Summer of Firsts

Happy summer break! It is crazy to think that there is really only a month left of summer vacation. Its been a busy season for the Minion household.

Recap of Firsts

• Little Miss Minion lost her first tooth! I think she is the last one of her friends to lose one, so she’s been looking forward to this for months. She was soooo excited when she was finally able to pull it out. The Tooth Fairy visited and left her some coins in exchange for the tooth.
• Mr Minion quit his job and is staying home with LMM for the summer. Since I am back at work, he gets to spend time with LMM and enjoy himself for once. Its been a long two years since I quit, plus the added stress of the pandemic and LMM starting school.
• I passed the NCLEX! I am now officially a Registered Nurse!
• I started my new job and it is incredible. I’m working at a pediatric hospital for medically complex kiddos so there is a lot for me to see and learn. On day 1, we played hide and seek with the Jack-and-Jill bathroom. My preceptor would hide in the bathroom and then sneak out the other door while the kids tried to open the first door. Then she would pop up from around the corner and surprise them. On my second day, one of the kids chased me around with a toy chainsaw. It was fantastic.
• I switch to night shift this week, and I am so excited. Day shifts feel like they never end, whereas nights never seem as long. Maybe I’m just a night owl. Night owl/vampire.
• This week, LMM and I will be going on a Girl Scout camping trip overnight. I have never been camping before, as I am more of an indoor girl. It is supposed to be 93 with a 50/50 of storms, so this should be interesting. We will be staying in something called a “permanent tent,” which appears to be a canvas sided tent up on a deck-like platform that is about 2 feet off the ground. So no air conditioning, no windows, no electricity…thankfully there are actual toilets though, so I’m counting that as a win.
• Our campout events include swimming, canoeing (which I have never done), hiking, and then some crafting activities. As long we both make it out without heatstroke, I will be thrilled.

I start school online for my (second) Bachelor’s Degree on August 1. The program is set up in 8 week chunks where you take one class at a time, so I will be starting the first session soon. My clinical preceptor from nursing school went through this same program and she liked it, so I am hoping I can keep up with work and school. I’ve been told there are a lot of papers to write, which works out really well for me since I love to write.

Off to pack for this week’s adventure!

Mrs Minion, RN