Friday, January 11, 2019

Mid-Day Check-In 01-11-19

Selfie

I started the morning with a doctor's appointment with a new doctor. Accomplished getting my routine physical and the blood draw for related blood tests.

I got some financial things straightened out including fixing our autopay for garbage that got screwed up when the bank reissued our cards so that's fixed now.

I think I've getting the hang of quilling though gluing coils to the paper is definitely not my favorite part.


Quilling flower


To Do List:
  • Fold Laundry
  • Put together storage cubes in the craft room
  • Unpack one mystery box
  • Unload the dishwasher
  • Listen to Nursing Lectures
  • Knit some on the Monster Blanket
  • More quilling!

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Mid-Day Check In 01/10/19


I'm tired of selfies right now so have a picture of the quilling kit that I'm playing around with. Contents: Paper Strips, Quilling Tool with slot and embossing head, Awl, Quilling board, Curling coach, scissors, pins, precision tip glue bottle, scissors, and tweezers. I have officially recertified in CPR and as a bonus got to take the class with a fellow member of my nursing school class and a former classmate from my Anatomy and Physiology class who is now a nursing student in another program. CPR class is way more fun if you know some of the people. The bad thing is that my knees are really hurting today. I took the morning easy and did some reading for fun.
 
When the Imagine Network commissioned a documentary on mermaids, to be filmed from the cruise ship Atargatis, they expected what they had always received before: an assortment of eyewitness reports that proved nothing, some footage that proved even less, and the kind of ratings that only came from peddling imaginary creatures to the masses.

They didn't expect actual mermaids. They certainly didn't expect those mermaids to have teeth.

This is the story of the Atargatis, lost at sea with all hands. Some have called it a hoax; others have called it a maritime tragedy. Whatever the truth may be, it will only be found below the bathypelagic zone in the Mariana Trench…and the depths are very good at keeping secrets.


This is lovely near-future horror written by one of my favorite authors. I love the portrayal of deaf and wheelchair-bound characters. There are great moments of humor interspersed within the horror. Even knowing that no one survives, I still enjoyed the entire journey.


The ocean is home to many myths,

But some are deadly...

Seven years ago the Atargatis set off on a voyage to the Mariana Trench to film a mockumentary bringing to life ancient sea creatures of legend. It was lost at sea with all hands. Some have called it a hoax; others have called it a tragedy.

Now a new crew has been assembled. But this time they're not out to entertain. Some seek to validate their life's work. Some seek the greatest hunt of all. Some seek the truth. But for the ambitious young scientist Victoria Stewart this is a voyage to uncover the fate of the sister she lost.

Whatever the truth may be, it will only be found below the waves.

But the secrets of the deep come with a price.

This is the sequel to Rolling in the Deep and it comes with even more killer mermaid goodness. Most of the main characters are scientists so their exploration of mermaids is wonderfully science based. I enjoyed the revelations about the anatomy and nature of the mermaids. I am always so impressed by how much thought Mira Grant puts into the science behind her fiction.

Wednesday, January 9, 2019



Today, I get to go renew my BLS CPR certification. Hopefully there aren't any newbies in the class and we can just power through.

I got the quilling kit that I ordered yesterday and spent some time practicing making coils.  The regular coils are easy so I tried out some other shapes. The heptagon is cool but I was definitely aiming for a triangle...  I think I have the hang of making teardrops though I need to get some practice in making consistent sizes.  Next step: turning the coils into a cohesive whole. My kit came with a couple pre-designed layouts so I may give that a try first.



Sunday, January 6, 2019

Night time Check-In 01/06/19


Today, I did a short foresty romp called the Kelley Creek Loop. Our explorations were in the name of exploring our new region of town so we also scoped out 3 city parks. One was really nice and the other two were basically open fields with no development which was a bit puzzling.

Erranding occurred, including a stop at Home Depot yielding more storage solutions for my craft room in progress.

I stopped resisting and ordered a kit for experimenting with quilling. I'm really excited to give quilling a try.

Saturday, January 5, 2019

Mid-day Check In 1/05/19


I had a lovely hike at Powell Butte this morning. You can expect to see Powell Butte pretty much every Saturday until tax season is over since my husband is a tax practitioner. It's a lovely bit of forest that is convenient to home and his work with a wide variety of trails to vary our route.

To Do List:

  • Grocery Shop
  • Listen to past Nursing School Lectures (Alternating Patho-Pharm and Chronic)
  • Fill newly emptied recycling bin with cardboard from craft room mystery boxes
  • Prepare for the removal of indoor Christmas Decorations
  • At least 5 NCLEX-RN mastery questions
  • Unload and load dishwasher
  • Sort through box of clothes from craft room
  • Laundry
  • Put away lingering clean laundry
  • Weave in ends of reflective scarf
Currently Reading: 

Building a Bucket List #127-133

Mendenhall Glacier in Junaeu, Alaska (2018)

  1. Snowshoe at Crater Lake National Park
  2. Snowshoe at Yosemite National Park
  3. Snowshoe at Yellowstone National Park
  4. See a live performance of Cats
  5. See a live performance of Avenue Q
  6. See a live performance of Kinky Boots
  7. See a live performance of Come from Away

Friday, January 4, 2019

Mid-Day Check In 1/04/19

Today, I was able to find the motivation to workout before I got sucked into the internet so here is a post-shower picture.



Today's To Do list
  • Make an appointment with a new Doctor due to change in insurance (Called and left a message)
  • Unpack one mystery box from the craft room
  • Listen to Pathophysiology-Pharmacology and Chronic Illness Lectures from Week 1 of Semester 2
  • Review Kaplan Fundamentals A Focused Review Test
  • Answer at least 5 NCLEX Style Questions
  • Research how to replace broken tiles in front of the fireplace
  • Unload Dishwasher
  • Nightly dog walk