A Journey's End

I head back to work tomorrow. I feel like I'm at the end of a journey and back to where I started...or maybe back to where I left off is a better term.  It's been a long, cold, snowy winter here in Ohio and many other places too.  I was never bored while being home.  I found things to do and ways to fill my days.  In the beginning it was mere survival and recovery! I had to learn to navigate differently.  I navigate without pain and that's a good thing.  I've taken time off work before.  When I've had kiddos or surgery in the past,  I've taken as much as 2yrs off.  It's a scary thing when technology is moving fast and you've been out of it for a bit...relearning and getting back into the swing of things.  I'm hoping for a smooth transition.  I'm hoping that the changes that I'll be facing with our new hospital merger will be OK.  I'm hoping I can stand at the OR table for hours and not get tired! Time will tell I guess.  Today the weather was very cold.  In Chicago it snowed like crazy and I thought how lucky we were to escape that mess and how thankful I was we came home from there yesterday instead of today.  Tonight I sat in front of the fireplace in the kitchen reading most of the evening. It was warm and cozy. I looked out the backdoor and saw this:

More snow on the deck and flakes coming down...not as lucky as I thought! I don't think we're in for big accumulation and by Wednesday it will be 60de and raining but it's a reminder that some things don't change...Mother Nature will get the last laugh! Oh well, I watched the last log burn down and I'm heading for bed...big day tomorrow! My journey's end in this chapter!