Running thru life... A new addition to our patio

While walking Clemson last Saturday up to Fairfax Corner with my hubby we found a surprise.

I have been wanting a bench to put in our backyard on our patio to provide extra seating  but have not wanted to pay an arm and a leg.  I have done the research with my hubby and decided we would like an all metal one because the wood ones might have to be re-stained every couple years.

Also we wanted one that had some weight to it. 

Some of them are so light the wind would blow them around. 

I had my eye set on the one at Plow and Heath but could not bring myself to spending money that I  did not need to be spent. 

So while walking by they were having a huge sale.

My hubby said "We are not going to get a price better than this!"

So I went back up with a gift card I have been saving for a while now

and we now have a new addition to our patio area!

 Yeah for end of the season clearance....

"Patience my Young Grasshopper"

Running thru life... Lemon refreshing.....

There are a couple things that I love to drink

(not alcoholic!)

1) When I am hot- Lemonade

2) When I am cold- Hot apple cider

So I have been looking for something refreshing to drink when I get overheated when I am running and also something to just drink on a daily basis since I am not a huge water fan. 

I liked Sobe's try on Lemonade but did not love it. 

So one day at work- I went to the Soda Machine to find Vitamin Water- Zero Lemonade. 

I decided to give it a whirl and I am in love!!!!

It taste like lemonade, it is refreshing with B vitamins, and no calories. 

So can I tell you want I am trading my daily diet soda in for....

Yeap!

I am trying really hard to give up Soda and Coffee....

Seriously it is hard!!! Especially when you are gone for 13 hours a day like I am!!

But now I will be treating myself with a Vitamin Water

They can be expensive up to a $1.30 in the store but I look for them on special and get they for about $1 each.  I deserve it after all!!



Running thru life.... One of my favorite Smells

I was given a gift card by a patient a couple months ago and had been saving it to treat myself with a small something.  At first, I was having a hard time deciding what to use it for. 

Then after finding some lotion in my desk at work- the decision was made. 

Anything from Bath and Body Works in the Eucalyptus Spearmint!

This is my favorite scent in the world.

Just smelling it relaxes me. 

It is truely amazing... but i use it when I am stressed and just the smell of it calms me. 

Not to mention it is one of the few scents that my husband equally loves. 

So I headed to the mall with hubby in tow to go treat myself.

To my suprise I found out the Aromatherapy Candles were buy one get one free.

So I came home with a Eucalyptus Spearmint Candle for the bedroom,

and a Lavendar Candle for the bathroom. 

So every night when I get in bed to do my night time reading I light my candle and relax. 

=0)

Running thru life... Patience my young Grasshopper

This blog today is a reflectional blog for me. 

I hope someone will find soemthing in it that they can use in their life. 

When I was going thru Midwifery school I had an midwife that I worked very closley with that I loved.

She has made me who I am today as a midwife which has offically today been 4 years!!
It is amazing to think I have being doing this for 4 years!!

Last week while doing a delivery with a intern.... thoughts of her came to me. 

Interns are always overly ready- as I was when I was in training. 

To be honest this is why I love interns because I too was there once! 

So while pushing you could tell the intern was getting a little antzie... ready for the baby to come. 
I have been working with this intern for a couple weeks on L/D and we have come to understand and get eachother humor- which is the only way you make it through a day on L/D.

 So I whisper the same thing my midwife that I trained with whispered to me over 4+ years ago....

"Patience my young grasshopper."

This intern and I are have a good rapor and he totally gets my humor.  So he looked at me, nodded, and then went back to the patient.  Over the next couple of pushes the head delivered on it own, restituted, we delivered the shoulders followed by the body.   What I wanted the intern to see was the manuvers a baby makes when it born coming thru the birth canal so they can appreciate and understand the process. 
If you do not understand the process you can not know how to fix it when there is a problem!

Don't get me wrong there is always a time where more active management is neccessary but it makes me appreciate when it is not....

The same came be said for life....

So when things are not going the way you want them to or how fast you want them...

Just remember

"  Patience my young grasshopper.  "

Running thru life..... Urrrr

 After much consideration  we decided on a rug for the hall wall.  

I decided to go with RugsUSA.com because I found that we both liked.  

So I placed my order and it arrived earlier this week.  

Pictured below is the rug we ordered.  

It was described as brown and tan which is perfect!!!

This is not the same rug I opened up. 

Pictured below.  

Try brown and Olive....... 

Seriously!!!

My husband agreed that we both did not like the olive at ALL!!!

So I called RugsUSA.com and it went back yesterday....

This was truely a pain in my ass!  

To get free shipping back (i got free shipping to me) I had to send them pictures and put a complaint in that had to be overseen by a supervision and I had to wait 3 days to hear back from them.

But they agreed that the colors were not the same as in the picture online. 

So it back to the drawling board....

What do you think....

I think I am in love.........

My only concern is I do have to order it online again...

which is pain in my butt if it does not work out.

Also what do you think about this for the Clemson room...

Decisions.....