tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87664781777550434722024-03-19T06:13:32.666-05:00Quite SuddenlyKatrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066575471026010710noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766478177755043472.post-55549984223639519642011-07-10T20:34:00.002-05:002011-07-10T20:45:05.078-05:00No ExcuseWhile visiting the blog, I noticed it's been almost a year since I last posted. And like the title of this post implies, I don't have an excuse. I've thought about posting, I've had the post page up and started typing... I just have never fully written a post. And I don't have an excuse or an explanation.<br />Anyway, it's frankly been one heck of a year. And I wish I could say I've been happy with the year. But I can't. It's had its ups and its downs, but it feels like more of them have been downs. Especially when it comes to my job situation. I keep screwing things up and now I feel more unhappy than ever, but I'm praying for a resolution for that. I thought I was unhappy working at the hospital, but now I've realized that the old saying is true- the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence. Working at the hospital allowed me to actually have time off- a life outside of my job. My job ended when I clocked out. It was a job where I felt safe with my license, as compared to now. A job where teamwork really meant something. A job where people actually cared about their job and did it correctly... not where I had to correct or watch their work.<br />I keep feeling like all I do is complain now-a-days. And that's not me... I miss being myself.Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066575471026010710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766478177755043472.post-90808320579618580352010-07-24T20:59:00.003-05:002010-07-24T21:05:29.536-05:00Um.. Yeah.So needless to say, this blog has suffered from some neglect over the past few months. So much so that if it were a child, I would have been carted off by DCS a looong time ago.<br />I'm not saying that this is going to be a full-fledged post either, but I do plan to provide one of those within the next few days. There's lots to talk about. I've completed nearly 8 more goals on my list of 101 in 1001. And there's been some pretty drastic changes in my life since my last post in March (some expected, some not; most good, some not-so-good). And there are still changes to come (that is, if a certain apartment complex is EVER finished). But I'm taking it all in stride.Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066575471026010710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766478177755043472.post-71290934706885238282010-03-17T22:03:00.004-05:002010-03-17T22:21:07.347-05:001 Goal DownI had to update a little on the list now because I can actually say that I successfully completed one goal.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KVAcRn1sQD7fhHssFDAQqUV9iBYhPjf89e_Z4SKHpncKTixG8ZYxAtjZFbOFOHFumtw0ZqYVBdZNvrJm3ReqpFJYx5g4xcWQNcUBXWvNR4hZBKi-9rLKOOIr_fQLeD2kWwKAggV75IuK/s1600-h/0312002230.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KVAcRn1sQD7fhHssFDAQqUV9iBYhPjf89e_Z4SKHpncKTixG8ZYxAtjZFbOFOHFumtw0ZqYVBdZNvrJm3ReqpFJYx5g4xcWQNcUBXWvNR4hZBKi-9rLKOOIr_fQLeD2kWwKAggV75IuK/s320/0312002230.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449807848897796898" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">60. Create something for Hannah to put in her room.</span><br />Status: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Complete</span><br />Date completed: 3/14/2010<br /><br />I made Hannah a trinket/treasure box on March 12th and gave it to her on March 14th (thus the completion date- I considered it complete when I gave it to her). I really like how it turned out. I've always wanted to try using Modge Podge and scrapbook paper, and this was the perfect small project for that. I also got to use my new paper cutter. :) I'm such a dork when it comes to crafts, haha.<br /><br />And I know that this is only one goal out of 101 completed (although I am incredibly close to finishing another), but it still feels great!Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066575471026010710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766478177755043472.post-65779179445171177082010-03-10T22:59:00.002-06:002010-03-10T23:05:25.367-06:00WaitingI'm currently writing from the waiting room of the local cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVICU). And basically, the adjective that describes this room also describes what is going on in my life right now. Waiting.<br />Waiting on answers. Waiting on results. Waiting on guidance. Waiting on news. Waiting on whether or not my life is going to completely change. Waiting on my grandma to please get better.<br />I absolutely hate this. I truly do. I feel so raw. So exposed, confused, and hopeless.<br />I'm trying to keep something in mind that a friend I've become close to over the past month or so told me. Whether or not Grandma survives this horrible situation, Jesus died on the cross so she could be healed. And whatever the outcome, she will be healed, whether it's in Heaven with our Saviour or on earth here with us. She's going to be healed.Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066575471026010710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766478177755043472.post-62164590856126169782010-02-28T21:55:00.002-06:002010-02-28T22:04:48.147-06:00Month 2Another month down, another update on the list. I still haven't completed one single task, but I've been working on them. I hope to complete one task over spring break, so we'll see. Anyway, on to the updates.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">17. Watch 26 movies, each one starting with a different letter of the alphabet (3/26).</span><br /><ul><li>Dear John (2-20-10)</li><li>Facing the Giants</li><li>Valentine's Day (2-12-10)<br /></li></ul><span style="font-style: italic;">31. Give someone a thank-you card once a month (2/33).</span><br /><ul><li>My mom (January 2010)<br /></li></ul><ul><li>My second thank-you card went to my preceptor for my Management clinical rotation, Loretta. (February 2010)</li></ul><span style="font-style: italic;">38. Go to the movies at least 5 times a year (2/15).</span><br /><ul><li>Valentine's Day (2-12-10)</li><li>Dear John (2-20-10)</li></ul><span style="font-style: italic;">41. Learn one new word a month (2/33).</span><br /><ul><li>Panacea (January 2010)</li><li>Gelid (jel-id)- adjective- extremely cold; icy. (February 2010)<br /></li></ul>Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066575471026010710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766478177755043472.post-81462532381945510922010-02-24T22:24:00.002-06:002010-02-24T22:32:40.004-06:00Not NeverlandToday was the first day toward the start of the rest of my life. Job searching. And not just a measly part-time job as a cashier or computer-watcher that I would dump as soon as I no longer needed it, but a real, serious "big girl" job. A job that I've been going to school for the past 4 years to obtain.<br />I'm a nervous wreck. I feel like a bumbling idiot when talking to managers, like I'm just repeating myself or making no sense at all or sounding false (or a number of other negative things). It's nerve-wrecking to think that the people I talked to today have the ability to control the path my life takes for the next few years. Do I even know what I want my life to be in the next few years?<br />Basically, this isn't Neverland, and I'm being rushed into growing up at full, rushing speed. And it's scary as heck.Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066575471026010710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766478177755043472.post-14562565246383252012010-02-17T09:57:00.001-06:002010-02-17T10:09:31.196-06:00SometimesSometimes it feels like I have all the time in the world, yet no time to do anything. It's a really weird feeling, and it explains these next 2-3 weeks perfectly.Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066575471026010710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766478177755043472.post-22120959557996345402010-01-31T21:27:00.003-06:002010-01-31T21:45:53.780-06:00Month 1<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span></span>So I started the 101 in 1001 list 1 month ago tomorrow, and I thought I'd give a little update on how things have been going. No goals completed yet, but they are in progress. :)<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">17. Watch 26 movies, each one starting with a different letter of the alphabet (1/26).<br /></span><ul><li>Facing the Giants</li></ul><span style="font-style: italic;">31. Give someone a thank-you card once a month (1/33).</span><br /><ul><li>I gave my mom a thank you card- she deserves it for so many reasons. :)<br /></li></ul><span style="font-style: italic;">41. Learn one new word a month (1/33).</span><br /><ul><li>Panacea (pan-uh-see-ah)- noun- a remedy for all diseases, problems, or evils; a universal medicine; a cure-all</li></ul><span style="font-style: italic;">99. Leave 50 Operation Beautiful post-it notes in random places (1/50).<br /><br /></span>As for life in itself, it's a little hectic right now. I'm still not loving the drive I have to clinical, but it's something that has to be done. I had scheduled to go into clinical yesterday and today, but I had to cancel because there was no way I would be able to make it up the "hill." So that puts me a bit further behind schedule than I had hoped, but I still remind myself that God has plans and reasons for everything. I have my first post-conference this week, so hopefully that will go well. Keep me in your prayers. <span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span>Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066575471026010710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766478177755043472.post-9381098735828718872010-01-14T22:59:00.000-06:002010-01-14T23:00:54.956-06:00OkToday's been kind of a rough day. It started with finding out something about my schedule this semester that I really did not want to hear and in fact had been praying would not happen.<br />But, I have to remember that everything is in God's hands and He has a reason for everything. I'm just praying that it all goes well.Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066575471026010710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766478177755043472.post-40954042002257054562010-01-10T20:48:00.013-06:002010-01-10T21:03:07.185-06:00Wishing, Hoping, Dreaming<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRF_u64Knm6yStCtd1hWM_mpyv6x-3igPlBgLNh_5CBnICWgY-CTdOZrsk5Ovzrp5Bxa8g-yWCk2pqeyI37hhEsYev6VDil3RnY5bvIcUtgBZEhimesWN2dr26v1d4J3y8OAURETfclFj/s1600-h/lucy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRF_u64Knm6yStCtd1hWM_mpyv6x-3igPlBgLNh_5CBnICWgY-CTdOZrsk5Ovzrp5Bxa8g-yWCk2pqeyI37hhEsYev6VDil3RnY5bvIcUtgBZEhimesWN2dr26v1d4J3y8OAURETfclFj/s320/lucy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425311996892529042" border="0" /></a>I want this. It is <span style="font-style: italic;">I Love Lucy: The Complete Series</span> 34 disc set in a heart-shaped (!!!) DVD container. I saw it at Target the other day, and squealed in the aisle. It's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">amaaaazing</span>.Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066575471026010710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766478177755043472.post-6993967188172377822010-01-06T20:10:00.001-06:002010-01-06T20:11:32.472-06:00And another...Add yellow nail polish to the list of purchased supplies for the 101 in 1001 project.<br /><br />Just felt like updating with that tidbit :)Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066575471026010710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766478177755043472.post-47685817032248156232010-01-05T18:40:00.002-06:002010-01-05T18:56:40.282-06:00AdventuresMy grandma, grandpa, and I took the long, back road to downtown Nashville today. My grandpa has wanted to go that way for quite some time now, especially since he knew I had never traveled that particular route, and he continued to claim that he was sure he knew the way even if he had not taken this route in 30 some odd years. I told him when he first mentioned it that I would drive us to Nashville on his route, and finally, since I had time (and I now have a TomTom navigation system!), we took off this morning! It was really great to see different scenery that the ol' standby I-40 doesn't provide. And needless to say, it made my grandpa happy, and I love spending time out and about with them. I was able to show them a lot of downtown Nashville, a place they hadn't visited in years. Maybe next time I can show them the area up close, rather than through the glass of the car's windows.<br /><br />Another plus of this trip- we ended up driving by a small shopping center with the two stores I had been wanting to visit, Target and Marshall's. I'm a Target fiend. I can hardly leave the store until I have scoured every shelf and walked on every linoleum tile (ok, I'm exaggerating... a little bit). I like Marshall's, too, and I bought a couple pair of jeans today, which is neither here nor there as the saying goes.<br /><br />The real exciting part of the shopping excursion was the start I was able to make on my 101 in 1001 list. I purchased some post-it notes (adorable ones at that), a Disney coloring book, and a 750 piece Disney puzzle. (Yes, I am Disney obsessed and not ashamed.) And I left an Operation Beautiful note for some unknown person to find. I hope they are inspired. :) I also received my "Wreck This Journal" journal in the mail, which looks absolutely awesome.<br /><br />I'm so excited (and maybe a bit giddy)!Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066575471026010710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766478177755043472.post-76330977578541569242010-01-01T01:05:00.011-06:002010-01-01T09:57:28.219-06:00A New Year, A New... List?Happy New Year!<br /><br />Ok, so I've been pretty bad about keeping up with this blog. But that's okay. It's just a blog! :) I would resolve to write more, but I have a tendency to let resolutions fall by the wayside, and quickly at that. So I'll just continue to update when I feel like it.<br /><br />However, I did complete quite a task- a task full of tasks to complete, actually. I made my list of 101 things to do in 1001 days, with the starting date of today (01.01.10). (I actually just wrote 2009... this may take a while to catch on to!)<br /><br />Hopefully I'll be able to grow from this list and have lots of new experiences. And I'm willing to accept that I may not be able to complete all the tasks in those 1001 days (ending 09.28.12), but it's the trying that counts! :)<br /><br />Anyway, to learn more about the project, visit the <a href="http://www.dayzeroproject.com/">Day Zero Project</a>.<br /><br />I hope to keep up with my progress some on this blog. And without further ado, here is my list:<br /><br />1. Go to Europe or Hawaii.<br />2. Go to Disney World again.<br />3. Read 50 books.<br />4. Do the 365 Day Project.<br />5. Have my first kiss.<br />6. Complete the Couch to 5K.<br />7. Go to New York City.<br />8. Get a spa treatment at a real spa.<br />9. Buy a designer item.<br />10. Get a manicure and pedicure on the same day.<br />11. Read the entire Bible.<br />12. Send a secret to PostSecret.<br />13. Leave a secret in a PostSecret book.<br />14. Complete the 5000 question survey.<br />15. Don't eat fast food or food from any restaurant for one month each year (excludes water) (0/3).<br />16. Don't drink anything carbonated for one month each year (0/3).<br />17. Watch 26 movies, each one starting with a different letter of the alphabet (0/26).<br />18. Attend the midnight premiere of a movie.<br />19. Have at least $1000 in savings.<br />20. Place 25 different inspirational quotes in unsuspecting places for people to find (0/25).<br />21. Go ice skating.<br />22. Go on a semi-spontaneous overnight trip.<br />23. Swim with dolphins.<br />24. Give 5 "just because" gifts (0/5).<br />25. Write a short story.<br />26. Graduate.<br />27. Move out.<br />28. Buy a different car.<br />29. Learn to crochet.<br />30. Learn to knit.<br />31. Give someone a thank-you card once a month (0/33).<br />32. Send 10 postcards via PostCrossing (0/10).<br />33. Make a skirt for myself.<br />34. Go bungee jumping.<br />35. Go rock climbing (indoor or outdoor).<br />36. Start a scrapbook and fill at least 15 pages (0/15).<br />37. Fit into size 14 jeans.<br />38. Go to the movies at least 5 times a year (0/15).<br />39. Watch every Julia Roberts movie I have not seen.<br />40. Attend a dance class (of some sort).<br />41. Learn one new word a month (0/33).<br />42. Take a picture of 26 different things, each starting with a different letter of the alphabet (0/26).<br />43. Lead Vacation Bible School.<br />44. Go into a salon and have them cut my hair in the style they think would look best.<br />45. Try 10 new recipes (0/10).<br />46. Have a Disney movie marathon day: watch The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Snow White, The Lion King, and Sleeping Beauty all in one day<br />47. Buy a coloring book and complete it.<br />48. Grant 3 wishes via http://www.wishuponahero.com (0/3).<br />49. Create a small recipe book of my family's favorite recipes.<br />50. Watch a sunrise three times and take pictures at least once (0/3).<br />51. Watch a sunset three times and take pictures at least once (0/3).<br />52. Make a list of 100 things that make me happy.<br />53. Go parasailing.<br />54. Go jetskiing.<br />55. Create something for Lily to put in her room.<br />56. Create something for Hannah to put in her room.<br />57. Grow my own herbs.<br />58. On graduation day, open the letter I wrote to myself on my 18th birthday.<br />59. Eat at a restaurant I've never eaten at before.<br />60. Complete 15 creative writing prompts via http://www.creativewritingprompts.com (0/15)<br />61. Ride my bike.<br />62. Visit Wildhorse Saloon.<br />63. Wear a flower in my hair for an entire day (can be a fake flower).<br />64. Pay for someone behind me in a drive-thru.<br />65. Reread the Harry Potter series.<br />66. Send flowers to someone on their birthday.<br />67. Spend 24 hours away from the computer five times (0/5).<br />68. Find out my blood type.<br />69. Participate in a charity/foundation walk.<br />70. Learn to say "I love you" in 5 different languages (0/5).<br />71. Wear my hair a different way each day for one week (0/7).<br />72. Play tennis.<br />73. Get personalized stationery.<br />74. Go to a yoga class.<br />75. Make a card for someone.<br />76. Watch every single episode of I Love Lucy.<br />77. Read the rest of the Twilight series BEFORE their respective movies are released in theaters (0/2).<br />78. Start a financial record book, and keep up with it for 6 months at least (0/6).<br />79. Buy for at least one child off the Angel Tree at Christmas time.<br />80. Go fishing with my grandpa.<br />81. Buy a new swimsuit.<br />82. Wear make-up (other than foundation and powder) every day for one week (0/7).<br />83. Build a gingerbread house.<br />84. Watch all seasons of Sex and the City.<br />85. Host a murder mystery party.<br />86. Put together a 500+ piece puzzle on my own.<br />87. Buy a journal and wreck it (via Wreck This Journal).<br />88. Drink 64 oz of water a day for one month (0/30).<br />89. Jump into the deep end of a pool.<br />90. Memorize 10 Bible verses (0/10).<br />91. Go white water rafting.<br />92. Create a flower arrangement.<br />93. Keep bedroom clean for one month.<br />94. Keep inside of car clean for one month.<br />95. Paint my toenails yellow.<br />96. Create a soundtrack of my life so far.<br />97. Accessorize an outfit with jewelry every day for one week (0/7).<br />98. Take at least a 10 minute walk every day for a month (0/30).<br />99. Leave 50 Operation Beautiful post-it notes in random places (0/50).<br />100. Compile a list of 101 of my favorite quotes (0/101).<br />101. Photograph and/or document every goal completed.Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066575471026010710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766478177755043472.post-28743218330673933172009-09-22T13:48:00.002-05:002009-09-22T13:50:13.498-05:00Those DaysGood news: I survived the first pediatric clinical.<br /><br />Am I exhausted? Yes. So much so that I fell asleep in my car in Kroger's parking lot.<br /><br />It's one of those days.Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066575471026010710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766478177755043472.post-668345963723979902009-09-18T22:33:00.002-05:002009-09-18T22:50:44.614-05:00StationarySo I've actually had some productive days this week. I have one test down, finished a homework assignment, organized things for some students going to a nursing student convention, and am writing my second blog of the week.<br /><br />But for some reason, I feel stationary. I know I'm getting things done, but there are so many things I <span style="font-style: italic;">want</span> to be doing. Things I want to have in my life. Things I want my life to be.<br /><br />Sometimes I feel like everyone's lives are moving on in any which direction, while I'm stuck idling. Just sitting. Waiting. There's no map or GPS to tell me where to go. There are exits right beside me, but I can't turn to get to them. Like I said, I'm stationary.<br /><br />Part of me is comfortable being stationary. That means there's no change, and no change means there's no fear of <span style="font-style: italic;">what's</span> changing. And change terrifies me, even if it is for the better.<br /><br />But there's the other part of me that feels like I'm ready to move forward, at least in some way. Even if it's just puttering along; I want to feel like I have a direction. Who knows... I may end up completely regretting having ever said/thought/typed this, but for now, I can't help what I feel.<br /><br />"I'm continually waiting for something better that never comes. Maybe it would help if I knew what I wanted."- author Megan McCaffertyKatrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066575471026010710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766478177755043472.post-86089558302007311172009-09-15T23:21:00.002-05:002009-09-15T23:31:10.222-05:00LateSo I haven't been able to update this blog as much as I had originally planned, but that's life for you. Especially life in nursing school!<br /><br />Speaking of which, I'm in the middle of week three of semester three. I have my very first clinical (of the semester) Monday, and I'm kind of petrified. These are kids. Sick kids. From what it seems, they have so much more going on than what I've been used to on a typical floor. Feeding tubes, traction, etc. I'm just used to the basic IV and oxygen hook-ups. And that's a bit nerve-wrecking. Not only that, but I'm afraid of having a kid who doesn't like me. In the words of one of my favorite instructors, I'm not getting paid for whether or not my patient likes me. But these are kids, and it just seems more important that they like me than it did with my adult patients.<br /><br />I'm also scared that I'm going to hate pediatric nursing. I've always considered this something I'd absolutely love... something I'd bank on as my future. But what if I hate it?<br /><br />Maybe I'm just putting too much thought into this. That's what I get for late-night blogs made as an attempt to avoid studying.Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066575471026010710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766478177755043472.post-79953598879223722492009-08-30T00:58:00.002-05:002009-08-30T01:02:15.827-05:00WHAT'S going to happen?!?I was reading through my obstetrics/women's health assignment (42 more pages to go before Tuesday... ugh), and now pregnancy scares me. Growing things (besides children), vessels dilating, mucous plugs forming.<br /><br />Adoption sounds nice.<br /><br />Just saying.Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066575471026010710noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766478177755043472.post-39074292399272998712009-08-29T00:20:00.002-05:002009-08-29T00:44:22.331-05:00Summer Nights, Driftin' AwayCue John Travolta singing a very high, strung out "nights."<br /><br />I realized something today (or technically, yesterday, seeing as I'm a night owl to an insane degree). It is/was (I'm going to refer to it in the present tense from now on to avoid confusion, and I don't consider a day "over" until I go to bed) my last day of summer vacation. Ever. At least, as I've known it for the past 21 years. Of course, there will be summer vacation trips, but instead of a multiple-month break, I'll be returning to a job after a few days spent enjoying a fantasy life. This is the last day of enjoying that for which every kid wishes, summer break.<br /><br />It's so weird to think that this is my last summer break from school. Next May, instead of being so incredibly ecstatic (which doesn't actually even begin to cover the joy of a break from nursing school!) that I'll have a few months off, I'll be graduating and moving on to a job. A permanent staple. Never having to return to the days of homework and exams and grades.<br /><br />Summer has always been my favorite season, full of fun and a general happiness and sense freedom in the air. This year, today not only symbolizes the end of a season, but a certain end to a chapter.<br /><br />And to summarize using my familiar adage, in retrospect, it's a chapter that ended quite suddenly.Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066575471026010710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766478177755043472.post-74876892063075258512009-08-25T20:30:00.000-05:002009-08-25T20:45:24.834-05:00Put It SimplyIt's kind of amazing how fast things can change. You can be having a pretty great day, and within an hour, end up crying your eyes out and wondering if there is somewhere you could go for the night to get away from everything.<br />I've been having a great last few days. Saturday was spent with most of my favorite people in the world, followed by a good birthday Sunday. Yesterday involved a wonderful afternoon spent with my best friends, just chatting on a patio until the sun went down.<br />Turn the clocks to twenty four hours later, and here I am writing a blog post about how I am huddled in my room and wondering why things go downhill so quickly.<br />I really don't want this blog to just turn into me whining everyday about the "horrors" in my life. But sometimes, I think the devil just really tries to throw rocks at the window that looks out over what seems to be a perfect landscape (either a beach on Hawaii or Disney World, in my vision at least). Sometimes he throws small ones after small ones, slowly cracking the glass until it shatters. Other times, he throws boulders that just obliterate the entire window into shards, which is what it feels like he did today. And to put it simply, it just really... sucks.Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066575471026010710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766478177755043472.post-6513412972413945652009-08-24T01:47:00.000-05:002009-08-24T00:28:37.181-05:00The 21st YearWelcome to my blog, Quite Suddenly.<br />As I sit here typing this very first post, there are 12 minutes left of my twenty-first birthday. For some reason, I felt starting this blog on my birthday (even though it's quite late) would have some type of symbolic meaning in my life. New beginnings or something of the sort, I guess. I just felt it was the time to do it.<br />I'm not quite sure what the purpose of this blog is just yet. Maybe that's a good thing. Maybe I'm not supposed to know anything other than to start it on my birthday. The twenty-first birthday at that. For all I know, I may just chronicle my everyday life or my crafts or my goals or what I think the world would be like if cars ran on mashed potatoes.<br />What I do know is that I'm excited about starting on this venture. And maybe as I go along, I'll realize a purpose for this blog. Quite suddenly.Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066575471026010710noreply@blogger.com0