Trying...My Best...

To get back to posting. Navelgazing Midwife made a comment on Facebook recently that it seemed so much easier to post there than on her blog. I know the feeling...with Facebook we get nearly immediate response to our posts...it's more interactive than the solitary blog...and much more seductive when you have limited time.

I spend entirely too much time on Facebook. I could (and probably will at some point) write an entire entry on the media and how it affects communication between me and many of my peers. It can be a boon...lots of access to information that I might miss but that other nurses and midwives have come across...and even more access to public opinion (or lack of awareness of) that information.

But my original intent in starting this blog was to write about my experiences in, and transitions into various areas of women's health and maternity care; to hone my writing skills; and to increase my critical thinking/writing skills with the feedback of those who may still be checking in on my posts. The time I spend on Facebook has given me yet another way to avoid writing. Time to address that.

On a positive note...I truly am back...or at least rebounding nicely from...my recent health scare. Pulmonary Rehab has done wonders. I'll soon complete the program and return to work full time (I'm already back part-time). I'm exercising regularly, my sats are back to near-normal, and I've lost 24 lbs (to date)! In that department I have a long way to go...but it's been a great start...one that I plan to continue...

...just like this blog.....