The above picture encapsulates my day. On the table are about fifteen nursing journal articles, the
Baktus from my unfinished knits pile, and a mug of tea. (Yes, the tea is in a Christmas mug. I have four similar mugs and those mugs are out every day of the year. I bought them at Michael's craft store about six or seven years ago for a buck a piece, and I have yet to find a better tea mug. And trust me, I've looked. These mugs are the right size-- the perfect combination of height, volume, and heft. They hold a lot of tea, and I like that. [Who said "I can never find a book long enough or a mug of tea big enough."? Must look that up.] I can drink coffee from any ol' mug [and do; our mug stash is extensive], but tea. Tea needs--
deserves--the right mug.)
I've spent the day reading about Traumatic Brain Injury for a paper I have to write. I should have gone to the library, though, because the distractions around the house are just overwhelming. In addition to reading, I also:
- stared at the dust on the ceiling fan for about ten minutes, wondering if I should dust it. I didn't.
- spent about a half hour debating if I should go for a run. I did. I did about three miles, which takes me about a half hour. This is why running takes me twice as long as other people. It takes me just as long as the actual run to talk myself into running.
- took a nap. This actually happened before the run, which gave me energy for the run.
- knit. Obviously.
- made banana bread. Cuz those black bananas ain't gonna walk themselves over to the mixer.
- cleaned the kitchen, the bathroom, and did a load of laundry.
- and did some online shopping for groceries that I can't get locally (chia seeds. Sometimes I truly miss living in a bigger metropolitan area. Or somewhere with more health conscious types.)
Anyway, after spending
most of the day reading about TBI, I have only one word of advice: Wear a helmet. Everywhere. Even to the shower. Man, this stuff is awful. Wow. Also, I really hope that I can get a clinical rotation in the Critical Care Unit so I can apply some of this/see some of this in action. It is truly amazing what we know about the human brain and how nursing care really affects how people with TBI recover.
Whew. What a day. I'm exhausted and off to watch Nashville.
Oh man. The helmet thing. I worked in a Pediatric ER for a while and I wanted to put a permanent helmet on every man, woman and especially child I saw. I wondered about the feasibility of always having a mini-trailer full of helmets with me so I could throw them as passers-by as needed.
ReplyDeleteAs for your procrastination activities -- sounds excellent to me. I love laundry for study delays -- it feels so productive!