Raising Maine

I HAVE BEEN IN THE FIELD OF NURSING/HEALTHCARE FOR TWENTY YEARS NOW! IT DOES NOT SEEM POSSIBLE. HEALTHCARE FACES SO MANY CHALLENGES THESE DAYS AND NURSING IN GENERAL HAS CHANGED GREATLY SINCE I BEGAN MY CAREER. MY PASSION LIES IN THE REALM OF THE AGED. GERIATRICS HAS ALWAYS PULLED AT MY HEARTSTRINGS THOUGH I HAVE BEEN PRIVILEGED TO HAVE EXPERIENCE IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT FIELDS.
I HAVE KNOWN THE UPS AND DOWNS OF MOTHERHOOD FOR OVER 11 YEARS NOW, MOST OF WHICH WAS AS A SINGLE MOM. I HAVE REMARRIED AFTER NEARLY 9 YEARS ON MY OWN AND NOW HAVE A BLENDED FAMILY OF 6. TWO 11 Y/O BOYS, A 6 Y/O GIRL AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST OUR 10 WEEK OLD BABY GIRL.
I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE A NEW MOM AGAIN AT NEALRY 40 YEARS OLD. WOW!
I HAVE LESS THEN TWO WEEKS LEFT OF MATERNITY LEAVE. SIGH....IT IS REALLY HARD TO GET BACK INTO THE GRIND. MY BRAIN IS SLEEP DEPRIVED MORE THEN EVER, I HAVE 40 POUNDS TO LOOSE AND I NEED TO GET BACK INTO THE SWING OF MULTI TASKING. WHAT A CHALLENGE. THANK HEAVENS FOR MY WONDERFUL AND SUPPORTIVE HUSBAND AND OUR BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN :) NOT TO MENTION JUST AS WONDERFUL AND SUPPORTIVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

NATURE IS ONE OF OUR PASSIONS AS A FAMILY. HIKING, WALKS IN THE WOODS AND IN/NEAR STREAMS AND PONDS. BIRD WATCHING, CAMPING, OCEAN GOING. WE SO APPRECIATE THE SANCTUARY OF NATURE.