Life Lately

How is it already October?? I know I've said so many times, but this year is just flying by! And it only seems to go faster the later it gets, if that's even possible. The last couple of months for me were busy, full of traveling, followed by some downtime in Texas, then more traveling. During that time I've tried multiple times to write something here, but nothing happens. The blinking curser on the blank page ends up taunting me and I call it quits. I can't even seem to get the last few recaps from my traveling on here, much less anything that requires more thought. Maybe it's lack of inspiration or whatever, but it's real and interfering with this space!

Here's what you've missed out on lately:

I ended up spending almost two months in East Texas, aka at my moms, with no job, and no car. The plan was about a month home, then back to the west coast for my next job, but when do things ever go as we planned? I went pretty stir crazy, but it wasn't all bad. I did get to make it to DFW a few times to see friends from there. I also got to see most of my family that lives in various parts of Texas as well.

My sister had her baby boy in August. Hunter Ford Holly is now my favorite little man on this earth! I got to spend lots of time with him after he was born. I cried like a little baby when I kissed him goodbye to leave. People kept asking me if I would stay in Texas once he was born, and I insisted that no, I'll keep traveling for at least another year or two. I thought I could resist that sweet boy, but now I'm considering moving back sooner rather than later. (Shh, it's not for sure yet!) Funny how a little 10 lb boy can change things!

My travel roommates and I took a week long camping trip in Washington and Oregon. It was an interesting trip, considering none of us had camped that many consecutive nights in years (or ever). We saw some amazing sights during the trip, and did some good hiking. We learned how to make campfires and managed not to kill each other after being together 24/7. Overall it was a success in my book! More to come on this later.

I'm now living in Portland, Oregon until late-December. It wasn't my first choice of assignments, but it was getting to the point where I had to make a decision because no job couldn't last much longer. Ive been here about 2 weeks, and it's less than wonderful so far. I hate to sound like a brat since I know I am very lucky to be able to move and live where I want so frequently. It's not Portland's fault, because it is great city! I like that it has more of a small town feel then a big city (except for the traffic). Parts of Portland are quite different, to put it nicely, so I do need to find an area I don't stick out like a sore thumb! Anyway, the reason I don't love things here is the job. Yes, the first couple weeks at new assignments are usually tough being in a new environment and all, but this is ten times worse. I won't get into details, but basically the staff here is abusing having travel nurses. I'm trying to stay optimistic about it all!

So that's me in a nutshell right now. I'm hoping the inspiration and writing will come back to me soon so I get more on here besides updates and pictures! Any tips on what keeps you inspired?