I'm Official!

My Georgia nurse practitioner license was approved on Friday and I just received this fantastic news today! Yay! One step closer to new beginnings!

Pesky ants

This week I am grateful for pest control. Strange, I know, but I was welcomed home by carpenter ants this past Monday. I can deal with most bugs, but not ants. We tried several home remedies, but carpenter ants are pretty resilient, and huge! I think Annabelle will be thankful not to share her bowl with these unwelcome visitors.

Sunsets

This is not tonight's sunset (its cloudy tonight) but I came across it while looking at my pictures. Its from when I first moved to Wilmington. I love sunsets; dusk is my favorite time of day. I'm never willingly up early enough to see the sunrise at the beach but I'm sure it is quite beautiful too. 

Although solitude becomes lonely after long stretches of time, peaceful introspection provides me with a delightful respite from the pressures of every-day life. I generally keep my responsibilities tightly coiled and constant, but these last two weeks have overwhelmed me despite my close personal acquaintance with chaos. Since my last blog I have acquired a new degree and condo and shed a live-in boyfriend and hour-long commute. I miss daily companionship and the rambling craftsman bungalow, but I am perfectly content without the arguments and automobile congestion. Despite the melancholy that always consumes me after periods of change, I am happy to be in close proximity to my Dad and Aunt, thrilled that I can walk to coffee, public transit, and dog parks, and delighted to spend some stress-free time in quiet introspection. I am at a crossroads in life I suppose. Missing my Mom and brother still hurts daily, but I am truly thankful for the career freedom I finally have, my small but loving family, which includes those subscribed to this blog, and the chance to breathe and think in a small condo in the City of Decatur.