What have I been doing lately? Several things-

I have been working. Unfortunately, I have not yet won a lotto drawing so I have to go to work. Just three days a week. Sounds as if it is part time, right? No, I work 12+ hour days so it is full time. I like to work fewer days, more hours, but sometimes it is difficult. My work day is just that ... a work day. The whole day is consumed by work, thinking of work, running around taking care of patients, from waking until bedtime. I wish I could just stay there in the hospital for those days - it would save a bit of time and gas from having to drive home -sleep, change clothes and go back. I am not whining... not exactly... I am grateful I am able to work and grateful my phone is ringing off the hook with people begging me to go to work, but there are reasons there is a nursing shortage..... whoops, different blog.

I also have been shopping.... no, not normal going to the mall and shops shopping. But good ol' agoraphobic shopping from my computer. I am trying to find beads to make a necklace. I like to look at jewelry and collecting things to make jewelry. NOTE: repeat .... collecting stuff to make jewelry. I haven't really made anything yet . It is kind of odd too... I don't even wear a lot of jewelry. Right now I am wearing none... most days I wear none. But I am attracted to it - to little shiny, pretty objects, but I don't actually wear it. Ok, rarely wear it. I will wear this necklace though, once it is made. For now I am still collecting all of the supplies. I am now waiting for the boro beads to made...I will post a photo when done. Maybe, not a promise, even of me wearing it.. ohhhhh.

I have been working on a painting. Well, three paintings. One horse painting on canvas and two other smaller abstracts. A small altered-art metal box, mixed media thing is floating in my head. Maybe it will come out soon. It involves dog tags and color... not sure where it will go, but... .ahhh....that is the journey. Tomorrow is my last free day - then on to three days of intense patient care. pfft-

Stay warm because even in Florida it is supposed to be very cold tonight