the weekend that was...

this week AND weekend were a bit nuts.  i have been trying to take care of some things that need being taken care of and that, has led to mass chaos in my life. 

first and foremost is this pesky job thing.  i was thinking nursing...and i realized that i cannot do it with working...at all.  i mean, literally, the only time i'd have is on the weekends and it wouldn't be feasible for me to work at real estate on the weekends only, nor would it be fair.  so, i started looking in different directions...very interesting ones that i had never thought of.  i've always been told over and over again that i'd be great in HR.  Low and behold, I have an interview for a national company in HR this week.  i also looked into an academic advisor role at some of the universities nearby.  both of these options interest me greatly! 

secondly is the whole cancer thing.  it was time for my 6 month checkup.  the exam itself was anxiety provoking, but even more so is the "waiting for results" period that i'm in right now.  not fun...but necessary.

also, last week, i finally had the MRI on my knee that i likely should have had months ago.  we'll see what comes of that as well. 

I've been trying to dig into our veggie share as much as possible.  chard has been incredible and definitely a new favorite!  it's really versatile.  i'm waiting to get into the English peas tomorrow. 

the last, and most detailed part of this week was our travel plans to Duluth this year.  we have stayed in a condo repeatedly.  it's a nice place, great view of the lake...it's just great, but one minor hitch...it only has one bed.  this is an issue, when at times, we've had up to 10 people staying in the unit.  last year, we went and stayed at a hotel just to have a bed.  i started looking into other options that could accomodate us, yet still be affordable.  i found this house, newly-built, that is amazing.  i was really leery though.  i had never done this before, and who knew what i was actually putting money down on?  i think it should be good though.  it's a house, with views of lake superior, and located only three miles from the race start.  this is good on a few levels.  for the people doing the full marathon, they were stuck with a half an hour bus ride for the start of the morning, at around 6 a.m.  not a huge thing, but it will be nice for the people to be able to just leave the house and get to the race.  this one, also has sleeping space for about 10, and the owners are willing to bring extra beds and such for us.  ahhhh, BEDS!  we will have two kitchens, a deck with views of the lake, and a firepit!

This weekend was really a culmination of me just enjoying not dealing with any of these things.  it was really great.