Introduction

Hello readers,
Just a little intro to my life and what my intentions are with this blog. I'm a twenty something night shift Neonatal Intensive Care Unit nurse (NICU) at a children's hospital in Southern California. This is probably what most of my blogging will be about, the trials and tribulations of dealing with that. I will warn you here that sometimes it might be upsetting for the layman to read. Sometimes it will be funny and/or surprising, but brace yourself for the sad. While I'm at it, another disclaimer- this is my opinion and my point of view. I might say things about work sometimes that may seem mean or callous to someone who doesn't know where I'm coming from. If you are offended by something that I say, please just stop reading my blog.

I grew up in a small town in Northern Nevada (Winnemucca), and it definitely has shaped the person that I am. I live in Southern California and mostly love it! I often hate the traffic. However, there are so many good things that outweigh the bad. You can get anything, ANYTHING you want or could even imagine somewhere down here! I have expanded my palette greatly and have tried and love all kids of cuisine. And let's not overlook Disneyland!

I'm an annual pass holder and love to go on the rides and enjoy the happiest place on earth atmosphere! The people watching is awesome and there's bound to be some blogs about my observations. I've invented a game I like to play called "harness". It's like slug bug, when you see a kid in a harness, you slug (lightly) the person you are with and say "harness"! It's a lot of fun and hilarious to see how many there are. There is really only one rule and that's that the harness must have a leash, or it could just be a back pack.

I have an amazing boyfriend named Suman. He just graduated from his pediatric residency and is in Northern Arizona working for Indian Health Services in a town that makes Winnemucca look like a booming metropolis. He's working there until May, then he will be moving back to SoCal and starting a pediatric neurology fellowship. It's going to be a long ten months of separation, but I'm really proud of him! I miss him like crazy, though.

So there it is. I hope my blog is entertaining and strive for it to be enlightening. Thanks for taking the time to read it!