Texas Slow Down

Hey y'all- it's Monday eve. And I did NOT WORK this weekend- it was amazing. I did not take a contract wanting to work weekends and I'm tired of it. I have done it to make up for lower week hours (see previous post) but I've decided f*ck it I'm not going to worry as much about productivity and do my damn thing during the week. That's not to say I don't care about that just that I'm not going to spend as much time off the clock. 

One work story and I'm done for this post. So middle of last week rolls around and I head to one of my  buildings later in the day to see my patients after working at the other building the majority of the day. So I get a text from someone asking me about seeing one of their patients...  To shorten the story- the moral is I do not mind helping out my co-workers and generally feel like I am very dependable. HOWEVER- if you can't get your shit together and manage your time appropriately then that is not my problem. On the same vein of thought... 

There appears to be a stigma about single women in their 30s, especially from those older-fashioned. But generally speaking- I feel that people start to wonder what is wrong with you if you're still single. 

• Is she weird? 
• Does she have a big secret?
• Why is she still alone? Why hasn't she married?
• Is she going to shrivel up and die an old maid?
• Will she ever claim a dependent on her taxes? 

The answers to those questions are none of your business.  I'm not directing that at my readers by any means but if you are wondering those things kindly keep them to yourself. I'm perfectly fine and I'm gonna make it after all. Working with the senior population a lot of them ask if you have kids, are married, etc. It's a different time and generation and I respect that. You just get tired of saying 'no' all the time. But coming back to the previous paragraph- just because I DON'T have a kid or DON'T have a spouse doesn't mean my time outside of work isn't valuable. I won't stay later because you can't manage your time- I have a dog at home who needs to pee and dammit I just don't want to. 

Moving on. Sorry about that. Had to get it out of my system. Moving on. Things are slowing down in Texas and we did have some fall days and overall it's cooling down but we're back in the 80's for most of this week. I miss fall foliage. I have 3 weeks left in Texas before I head home for a couple weeks. The leaves will be dead when I come home. Just like my soul.  Kidding, mostly. 

Last weekend, Bella and I went to Tyrell Park's Cattail Marshlands for a leisurely walk in the sun that ended in a longer walk than intended, scalp and facial sunburns, and almost gator snack. It was a beautiful sunny day with a nice fall breeze. I did not anticipate my walk would be a lot longer- the map they provided was crap. 

Happiest. 

You can't even see the end. That's how far we walked. 

No gators, snakes, or other vermin in sight while we were walking the long long road. 

Do you SEE that gator lounging in the sun?

So I ended up Bella on and off again on our walk because it was long, she's a senior dog, and it was warm. So there's this family ahead of me and I finally catch up with them because they have stopped. Well, I reach them and they tell me they're at a standstill. I turn and see this gator resting peacefully resting in the sun. It's a mom, dad, daughter, and a German Shepard and they were waiting for me to catch up so they could warn me about the alligator. I told them whichever way they decided to go I was going with them. Ride or die. They had been trying to set off their phones for noise to see if this guy would react. Nothing. Just enjoying the sun. Of course their dog is quiet and thankfully Bella didn't see it (the gator). I pick up Bella, cover her mouth, and we all walk behind the dad on the furthest side of the trail. All's well that ends well. Except for my scalp sunburn. I feel like that gator sighting was a sign it was time to move on from Texas.

It's time to go shower. No fun fax tonight! 

Thanks for reading

peace, love, and INDEPENDENT women,

ME

⭐ I'm going to start a new series for the next couple blogs to give you clues as to where my next assignment. NO GUESSING until you get all of the clues (I will probably do max of 5 clues) and NO COMMENT from those who already know. ⭐

1. 10/20/18- FIRST clue: Wells Fargo Wagon (edited from last week)
2. 10/28/18- SECOND clue: Kanye