the gardening bug

Well after a wonderful lie in until 11.30 .. well i was up at 7 am doing the dog feeding and peeing/pooping at 7am! i decided to do some garden work, which started of with mowing the back lawn...this suddenly escalated into preparing the tortoises outdoor space... there i was with my gardening boots on, spade at the ready...started to dig...what is this i say to myself?

the whole space which was suppose to be lined with wire mesh then Doris and whistler cannot make the great escape, was already lined with mesh !!!!!! shriek with delight, the previous owners had a cute bunny which i had forgotten about...PERFECT! huge back breaking job saved, what now i thought..mmmm

'THE VEGGIE PATCH' and so here it is ....

waiting for the carrots, leaks and sweet onions to go in !

new job

well I'm on day 3 of my new job as patient care coordinator on the palliative unit that i worked as an RN, its ironic really because although i applied for 'interview experience' i was offered the job! i have to be honest i didn't really want to take it on due to personal reasons but as it turns out its going well, i know its very early days but at least i know the team and i like to think I'm not a 'bossy' boss... i will let my co-workers decide !

Its a temporary position until Christmas time whereby the previous post holder may well return so i am going to try to keep a ship shape unit and try my best to do the team proud, I'm so lucky in that it seems i have been accepted - if not encouraged by some to take the role by the short and curlies as they say in the UK, i just don't want to let the team down and hope to perform my duties well. Its very difficult not to poke my nose into the IC nurses role, i found myself today missing the hands on care etc, it was weird but i have no intentions of not being hands on where i can.

I'm on orientation for another two weeks, going back to Mon-Friday with no nights or weekends is very odd, i have meetings off site planned, meeting the other PCC's and preparing for the accreditation in the fall, which we have to pass ! much sooner we have 2 different fun things planned for nurses week but little time to pull it together ORGANISATION and TIME MANAGEMENT keep popping into my head- we will see how it goes...... update to follow

k

Hard work and fun DO mix!

I have had a wonderful Easter weekend with my hubby and Tom, we had perfect weather to start on the garden mini-makeover i say mini because it doesnt need much doing at it, the previous owners kept it looking quite neat and tidy.

Hubby had to work Good Friday and is working easter monday too...ohh the joys of being self employed having said that we got lots done...team work at its best. It started with Tom removing the dreaded Ivy making my garden shed look ugly not to mention it wanted to make home Inside ! so it had to go :). there is a nice little flower bed at the side and i planted two hostas, a clematis called 'The duchess of Edinburgh' which  i thoought was fitting since it is the royal wedding next weekend...it will have large white flowers on it when she blooms....its going to trail along my fencing and will look lovely i hope.

I planted two shrubs one in the middle of the same flower bed and another in the corner where my fencing meets next doors which happens to be the same spot that the dogs can see outside and bark at people passing bye... so im hoping to put a stop to that behaviour. During all this manual labour by me hubby was painting what we refered to as the 'ugly room' at the back of the house near the man-cave but i forgot to take before pictures- silly me ! after pics to follow soon, Tom mowed the lawns front and back and then pressure washed the siding on the house. I have one more clematis to plant at the front of the house, im hoping it will trail along the porch, this one has dark purple flowers, my dad's favourite so of course i had to have one in my canadian garden...no roses as yet though !

Today being easter sunday i got up early and sorted the pets out, the house was so quiet and so i decided to get back into bed at 8.00am, facebook my sis-in-law as it was her birthday and fell back to sleep..unbeknown to me hubby got up and off he went to walmart, woke me at 11.30 to tell me he had some plans to show me...shreeeeek !!! with delight he had bought the patio set we had been admiring, its brown wicker with red cushions, the chairs swivel... I LOVE IT ! how could i be mad at him for letting me sleep so long !

twas quite the easter in our house finished of with a movie, vino and easter eggs all round... such fun x

p.s pics to follow

Happy Easter !

NEW HOME !

The last month has seen me and hubby move house, yippeeeeeee the time finally came where were able to call a house a home and we are thrilled with our choice. Its the first time we have moved into a place that doesnt need to have much updating done, well that was what i thought!!!!! silly me hubby always finds something to play around with.

its been such an exhausting time, what with the move, cleaning the rental and then unpacking all of those boxes...and believe me there were many ! All of the manual work and stress has led to me being quite run down :(  'sighs' im feeling quite sorry for myself as i battle with a migraine that reared its ugly head late last night and my chest infection, urghhhh i hate not being able to perform ! so ive taken some of my remedies to help but not feeling better yet.

Tom (step-son) arrived from the UK 15 days ago, i think he gave me his germs ! he was sick with sinusitis and a chest infection for the first 5 days but he's better since i caught it from him :0 He likes the new house, its so nice to have family together and he is so funny. He's here till september so i plan on him doing the cooking and the housework then he doesnt get bored .

I spent the weekend clearing out the rubbish and recycling where i could and then put the final touches into my office where i have dedicated 1 wall to our wedding, its lovely and im proud of the results........... what do you think?

Thoughts !

At this time on this day today im thinking about you and your family and the impact you have had upon me and with that i can say R.I.P


When it comes to death and dying


There's a special gift you share

One that Angels all admire

One that goes beyond just care



It's a gift of deep commitment

One that eases pain and fear

And alleviates the sorrow

When the hour of death is near



Yet this gift is more than comfort

More than nursing at its best

For it cradles every patient

Right up till their last request



In this gift you give compassion

Wrapped in dignity and love

And in honor of your calling

There's a tribute found above



As a tribute to your Nursing

All the care that you bestow

High above this earthly planet

Hangs a Hospice Nurse Rainbow



And this rainbow graces Heaven

A reminder of your goals

"End-of-life-care" you excel at

It's your gift to human souls



To the soul of every patient

Every brother, Mom and Dad

Every household member present

Every heart that's feeling sad



To alleviate this sadness

That engulfs a grieving heart

Counseling and intervention

Set your Nursing skills apart



So within the skies of Heaven

Bows of silver dangle high

On a rainbow made of glory

That makes every Angel sigh



And upon each bow of silver

There appears a nurse's name

As an everlasting tribute

For the Heavens to proclaim.





by E.V. Stankowski RN

"Angel of Mercy Collection"

crazy times are around the corner with triple doses of stress

So i know...its been yet another month since i last blogged ! minutes, hours, days , weeks its all going way too quick for me and i cant seem to keep up the pace, if its not work thats so damn busy its my personal life and i know i shouldnt moan because everything seems to be going our way for once in almost 2 yrs.

As you know, we started house hunting , we saw another 5 or 6 properties and put an offer in, since that day 3 weeks ago, ive pretty much packed up the rental property were in, shopped my heart out for the new place and we move next weekend, im so excited its beyond words. We love the house, you could say its way big enough for the two of us, and the dogs but we do seem to have alot of visitors coming this year which were grateful for. I will post pics of the house once were settled in it, it has a whole floor dedicated to my hubby he calls it the 'man cave' it has a bar, media room, cute fireplace, sauna, yes i said sauna ! a full bathroom and a huge deck. So hubby has been exercising HIS interior design flare and these are what he bought from our fav store 'homesense' :

I love these very vivid orange Tommy Hilfigure towels, wont loose them in the closet !

Man-ly Orange Towels

Man-ly Lamps

 I love these lamps we got a pair, they are shiny pewter grey stems with a black and beige shade, very MAN-LY !

I like the picture below, i think my hubby has every intention of making the surround sound system this loud !

Love this pic, perfect above the Fireplace in the media room

Man-ly Cushions

These are his MAN-LY giraffe print black and pewter pillows, they only had a pair, need to get another pair if possible to go on the settee's hubby chose.


Im pleased with what we bought, all the other things are packed away so once im more organised i can show you a few more things.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder

So i was reminded by my co-worker whilst on night shift last night that its been 2 months since i updated my blog, so just for you RK and because BS asked so nicely here we go.............

Work has been as crazy as ever but i still love my job and always will, nursing is so rewarding (most of the time) and I'm proud to work with amazing people.

Christmas, New year and January flew buy ! I have no idea what I've been doing this last few months but it must have been something, ohhh yes that's it my new hobby ... scrap booking which I'm enjoying, I've almost finished the one of my step-children and about to move onto the vacation one of me and hubby in Greece.

we finally got around to booking flights for my brother and sister in law and their youngest daughter, they visit for 2 weeks in July and were super excited, she is my BFF!!!!!!! My mum is returning in August for 3 weeks, I miss her so much.

We are still no closer to hearing about our permanent residency but we did get mortgage approval last week, shreeeeek - we have to have signed the deal by march 18th or the mortgage duration drops, SO PRESSURE, you better believe it ! but its exciting, we cant wait to go looking in fact we have seen 1 property which we liked, woodland setting and we go looking at another 5 tomorrow.

Apart from all of that life in Canada is still as good as it was 18 months ago- if not better

bye for now oxo