Daily 5 - Year 4, Day 53

Today's Daily 5:

1. Being out in the sunshine for a bit this afternoon
2. tackling several "to do's"
3. some last minute enjoyment of quiet space before housesitting ended
4. settling back into my own space
5. yummy bounty purchased on my behalf south of the border
6. magic bags
7. air purifiers
8. making lists
9. tasty leftovers at two different meals today
10. curling up in my own (still new and oh so comfortable) bed

Daily 5 - Year 4, Day 52

Today's Daily 5:

1. a zoo trip with A and my two favorite little boys
2. funny kid moments, like M announcing that flamingos are "juicy" thus fully convincing me that his meat loving daddy has completely indoctrinated him!
3. the warmth of baby J's body against me in the babybjorn
4. lunch at the mall, including ice cream (mmm... waffle cone)
5. a bit of quiet time
6. a nice long skype date with Lyds
7. cooking dinner for a school friend (baked brie with mango habanero jelly? yum.)
8. an evening spent studying together for an upcoming midterm
9. tea and cookie dough
10. crawling into bed and reflecting on just how lovely a day this was

Daily 5 - Year 4, Days 50 & 51

Yesterday's Daily 5:

1. That I got a cold while I am housesitting and away from the additional breathing challenges of bad air in Grandma's basement
2. laughing my way through a clinical shift
3. a patient who was willing and excited to help us learn
4. a nurse committed to teaching
5. sleeping late

Today's Daily 5:

1. my down jacket
2. wearing one of my favorite scarves
3. an audiobook I'm quite enjoying
4. a quote from Kathleen Norris "Prayers were a torment, but what I knew I needed to do."
5. the freedom of a Thursday evening with no commitments

Daily 5 - Year 4, Day 49

Today's Daily 5:

1. a restful sleep
2. waking up with much dissipated cold symptoms
3. sharing tea and laughter with a good friend
4. a really great clinical shift
5. the chance to share a bit of my history with depression and anxiety - to hopefully break down the stigma, and increase the awareness of other future nurses

Daily 5 - Year 4, Days 45-48

Day 45:

1. a lazy day
2. skype date with a faraway friend
3. enjoying the benefits of housesitting
4. an afternoon nap
5. really tasty tortellini for dinner

Day 46:

1. super lazy day as I began to battle a cold
2. nap after nap
3. browsing in Michaels
4. a long bubble bath
5. falling into bed after a long and frustrating work shift

Day 47:

1. going to the mountains with a friend from school
2. watching the fun her "babies" (two labs) had playing in the snow
3. mountain scenery
4. wide-ranging conversation
5. being fed Thanksgiving leftovers

Day 48:

1. the beauty of a long weekend especially since I have Friday's off this semester
2. taking the day at a lazy pace, to really start to recover from this cold
3. fresh French bread
4. strawberries
5. cookie dough dip