Sunday, May 25, 2014

after the exam

it's a drizzly sunday morning. perfect for writing.

i've been m.i.a. for the last bit.

why?

living life. settling in. working hard. and planting my garden!

that last bit, some will know is true happiness for this vegabond. when you move around as much as i have, a garden isn't possible.

roots. i've planted roots!
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work.

i'm loving the "job".

i get paid, so i guess we will call it that. but when it's your weekend and you can't wait to get back to work, you know you've done something right.

i wanted to do a big post on the career fair i went to, but i never took photos of my booth, so...
but yes, i went to a career fair at one of the local schools. there were lots of other, definitely more career related booths, but i was the lady handing out condoms and information on sexual health and STI's.

births.

one of the most exciting happenings is that we have had our first birth in our new little birthing unit!

finally women who chose, can give birth without having to drive the additional hour to the city. we are already getting calls from women an hour + away about wanting to birth with us. i hope the hospital is saving their pennies to hire another midwife!

overall births have come in spurts, with a lull in between. a much slower pace then what i'm used to, and something that i'm not minding. i've been granted privileges at the hospital in the city and am getting all of those small details slowly worked out.

this fall is shaping up to be busy. and exciting. i can't wait until we transition into attending most of our births in our community hospital. it's wonderful that the family doctors are so supportive. we have a few that worked in rural scotland, so they are used to midwife-led birthing units. and the younger doctors, well they are eager to learn.

the exam.

this is the big one.
on thursday i wrote the national midwifery exam.
now to wait for the results. 5-6 weeks. bleurg.

failure is not an option.

the future is wide open, but the present moment is filled with clarity and all the rewards i could have ever imagined after this long journey to becoming a midwife. the fact that i returned to where i grew up, after all the travelling i've done, all the places i've been, the fact that i have returned, and feel at peace. i'm not sure there is anything better than that.

until next time...