i keep seeing flocks of wild turkeys on my way to and from millhaven lately. it's quite amusing. they're huge and brown. when i really think about it, i realize that i've never really seen a turkey in real life before, so seeing wild turkeys during my regular routine is rather remarkable.
last night i visited a 95 year old man at the hospital. he was surprisingly agile.
in the past few weeks, i've been hearing about recent grads who are actually getting jobs in their fields. it's so encouraging! first b, then jill, and now mj. like seriously, i've never heard of this before, what a nice change! in fact, these three people haven't even had their graduation yet. actually, joy had her first teaching job before her convocation, and i thought that was unique, but i guess sometimes it does happen!
i've been thinking about hair styles lately. i recall a conversation with rach about how women often cut their hair after they have a baby. rachel's theory is that they're subconsciously exercising their ability to control something in a time when almost everything is outside of their control. that makes good sense to me. when i was an angsty teenager, i would frequently want to change my hair or shave my head or dye it, and it's quite likely that i was because conflicted by external factors. i'm surprised that i'm already toying with the idea of changing my hair in preparation of this life change. i think there's a few reasons:
1) i want something light and practical. when i was 10 years old, my best friend's mom had a baby. he was unplanned, but ended up being a delight. his name was eddie and i really bonded with him. after his parents names, my name was the first he learned to say :) before eddie, i'd never really been around a baby, and i learned a lot about what babies are like. haha, i'm just realizing that it was a really really long time before i held him for the first time, but afterwards i found i enjoyed it and i held him a lot. it's funny how that hasn't really changed - my discomfort with holding unfamiliar babies. anyway... my point is, i remember eddie used to grab and hold on to my hair a lot, and i could understand why moms usually had short hair. now, i'm not thinking about cutting it SHORT, but just shorter. the question i have is will having shoulder length hair be easier to deal with, or will it always fall in my eyes or be too short to pull back into a ponytail?
2) i'd kinda like a new cut to go with my new beginning. the last time i had shorter hair and was growing it out, i really didn't like the awkward just-past-my-collar-bone length. i find it very unappealing. all this said, i feel that i've learned quite a bit about styling my hair since the last time it was shorter, and i feel confident that i could make it more interesting this time around.
thoughts?
oh... further to my last entry...
i read in 'birthing from within' that weight gaining restrictions were created in the 1800s when rickets was common. they found that by keeping the baby small, it would increase the infant survival rate during the birth process. while rickets is pretty much non-existant now, they haven't changed the policy on pregnancy weight gain. being able to put this in context is helpful. and i appreciated marlene and rachel's encouragement, which helped put things in perspective. i think as long as i'm exercising and eating well, i'm not going to worry about specific pounds.
you were in my arms, but you were out of reach
last night i visited a 95 year old man at the hospital. he was surprisingly agile.
in the past few weeks, i've been hearing about recent grads who are actually getting jobs in their fields. it's so encouraging! first b, then jill, and now mj. like seriously, i've never heard of this before, what a nice change! in fact, these three people haven't even had their graduation yet. actually, joy had her first teaching job before her convocation, and i thought that was unique, but i guess sometimes it does happen!
i've been thinking about hair styles lately. i recall a conversation with rach about how women often cut their hair after they have a baby. rachel's theory is that they're subconsciously exercising their ability to control something in a time when almost everything is outside of their control. that makes good sense to me. when i was an angsty teenager, i would frequently want to change my hair or shave my head or dye it, and it's quite likely that i was because conflicted by external factors. i'm surprised that i'm already toying with the idea of changing my hair in preparation of this life change. i think there's a few reasons:
1) i want something light and practical. when i was 10 years old, my best friend's mom had a baby. he was unplanned, but ended up being a delight. his name was eddie and i really bonded with him. after his parents names, my name was the first he learned to say :) before eddie, i'd never really been around a baby, and i learned a lot about what babies are like. haha, i'm just realizing that it was a really really long time before i held him for the first time, but afterwards i found i enjoyed it and i held him a lot. it's funny how that hasn't really changed - my discomfort with holding unfamiliar babies. anyway... my point is, i remember eddie used to grab and hold on to my hair a lot, and i could understand why moms usually had short hair. now, i'm not thinking about cutting it SHORT, but just shorter. the question i have is will having shoulder length hair be easier to deal with, or will it always fall in my eyes or be too short to pull back into a ponytail?
2) i'd kinda like a new cut to go with my new beginning. the last time i had shorter hair and was growing it out, i really didn't like the awkward just-past-my-collar-bone length. i find it very unappealing. all this said, i feel that i've learned quite a bit about styling my hair since the last time it was shorter, and i feel confident that i could make it more interesting this time around.
thoughts?
oh... further to my last entry...
i read in 'birthing from within' that weight gaining restrictions were created in the 1800s when rickets was common. they found that by keeping the baby small, it would increase the infant survival rate during the birth process. while rickets is pretty much non-existant now, they haven't changed the policy on pregnancy weight gain. being able to put this in context is helpful. and i appreciated marlene and rachel's encouragement, which helped put things in perspective. i think as long as i'm exercising and eating well, i'm not going to worry about specific pounds.
you were in my arms, but you were out of reach
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It's common in midwifery for new grads to get jobs right away, which is awesome for us! Most practices post positions and hold interviews before or just after the final semester finishes.
And to add to the conversation about weight gain, it's not a very good indicator of how healthy your baby or your pregnancy is. In fact, most midwives don't mind if women choose not to weigh themselves at all throughout pregnancy. It's usually not a big deal, so long as you are eating well and getting regular exercise.
well, i'm still super excited for you! besides, it's not just any job, it's at the clinic you wanted to be at! and it's close to home, and you live in the same town as justin bieber :p
any word on if you get to stay in your apartment? i've got to email you.
I'm super excited, too! But I don't think Justin Bieber actually lives here anymore.
I can stay in my apartment for now. If it turns into a long-term position, I'll have to move into the catchment area. So I can stay for another year!
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