Thankful Thursday | Hawaii girl

This week I am thankful:

that Lisey has been having fun adventures in Hawaii

She’s been doing some exploring while she waits for her job to start, and I am so happy for her!

that I got signed up for all the nursing class slots I wanted

Apparently it’s kind of a feeding frenzy once registration opens up, so I put all the sections I wanted in my cart beforehand, and logged on as soon as it opened up.

And I’m happy to say I got all the early morning slots I wanted. 

I know I keep saying it but…guys! I’m really doing this! I’m going to nursing school!

Sometimes, I can hardly believe it, and the struggles to get here make this all the sweeter.

And that’s why I almost cried when I tried on the sample student scrubs. 

I’m so thankful.

By the way, lots of you commented on the lovely blue color.

But alas, that’s just the sample color. My student scrubs will be a white top with navy blue pants.

That’s ok, though; it’s way better than the all-white my college’s students used to wear! 

that haze is the only problem we’re having from the fires

Yesterday I was thinking, “Man, I really don’t like these hazy skies!”

But then I looked at the pictures in New York, and wow, the air down here isn’t nearly so bad.

And of course, none of these hazy skies are nearly as terrible as actually living by the fires.

A string of hazy days is a small thing by comparison, so then I felt a little like, “ok, I’m not gonna be over here complaining!”

that I’m getting PRETTY close to having all my nursing school prep done

I have a physical this week, and a one-day CPR course the Saturday following, and then I think the only thing left to do is buy my books.

Yay me! 

No, wait. I also need to buy shoes (white. leather. no mesh. no holes.)

And a watch with second hands, because alas, my lovely Withings watch does not have a second hand. 

Then I can just chill for the rest of the summer.

(Who are we kidding? I’m not going to chill! I’m going to get things done. We all know how I am.)

that my big toenail is (mostly) back

Last year when I moved to this house, I stubbed my toe REALLY hard on my ottoman.

In August, the toenail came off, and a new one started growing in, and it is only just now that the new nail is jussssst about 3/4 of the correct size. 

When the toenail came off last year, I googled to see how long a new one would take to grow.

Google said, “One year.”

I said, “Hahahah, no way that’s right.”

Well. I’m here to tell you that Google was right. A big toenail actually DOES take about a year to grow back. 

And not having a proper toenail for a year will make you appreciate it when you do have one. Even if it’s only 75% regrown. 😉 

for a mild start to June

I have mostly not been super sweaty yet so far this year, and I am thankful.

I always try to appreciate this when it happens; I soak up the not-sweaty memories and store them in my brain.

Then in August, when I am dying of heat, I can remember that the world is not always like a humid oven.

for chocolate ice cream

Chocolate is the elite flavor, in my opinion.

I just wish I could find a really good dark chocolate ice cream at the grocery store. I’ve had a few dark chocolate versions at ice cream shops, but usually grocery stores just carry regular chocolate ice cream.

If you have suggestions, I’m all ears. 😉 

What are you thankful for this week?