I need to get better at blogging as I go. By the time I sit down to write, I have so much to say, I could go on and on.
Saturday will be the end of my first travel contract! 13 weeks already! I can’t believe it. I’m really growing fond of the Pacific Northwest (or PNW) as the locals call it. I extended my contract here until the beginning of February. It really was more for convenience, so I wouldn’t have to move around the holidays. I am seriously considering coming back here in the summer to get in some great scenery by way of hiking! My next stop (hopefully) is California. The RN license takes forever, so I have my fingers crossed it will come in time. I need to be somewhere warm and sunny and close to the beach.
I’m starting to get out more, be more social. There are some travel nurses here I’ve become friendly with. A couple of us went to Portland, OR last weekend. It was the first time I had a girls weekend in a long time (probably since my catastrophic bachelorette party)! We had a great time and it was no stress, do what we want kind of weekend. We met some cool people while we were up there and it really opened my eyes to how cool the “traveling lifestyle” could be. Just great people making great memories.
I’ve even gone on a couple of “dates” I guess you could call them. Some good, some not so good but I guess that’s part of this whole thing, right? Obviously not anything long term here, just looking to meet new, cool, intriguing people and so far I’ve succeeded.
I went to a Seattle Sounders (soccer team) game last night. I don’t even really like soccer but I got to see CenturyLink stadium without seeing the Seahawks! Bonus points for me! 😆 all kidding aside, it was a lot of fun. A friend had told me they were playing some big championship game, and I had the night off, so two hours before the game I went online and searched for a single ticket and scored an amazing seat! I had a great time and became friendly with the people around me. I got to experience the stadium and their “rituals” which are not the same as those at Gillette, but they are still pretty cool. They won, too which is always nice. Cue the confetti and cool after parties.
I am going to be flying home for two weeks for christmas/ New years. Then starts the journey of changing my last name back to my maiden name, which it will stay of the rest of eternity because I’m not going through all this shenanigans again. What a pain in the butt!
There’s a ton of Christmas-y things here I want to do before I head home. This whole working thing is seriously impacting my exploration plans! If only we could travel and not worry about time, or work, or money. I believe people would be so much happier.
This weekend I work 4-12hour shifts = 48 hours in 4 days! I wish I had the weekends off because that’s when all the cool stuff happens. Oh well #nurselife
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