I thankfully did not have to go into work today. On Thursday my boss texted saying she had an extra nurse scheduled for Saturday and asked if I would want the day off. I had begun the process of letting her know that I do not want to keep the same schedule in the future. I absolutely told her yes and again felt very relieved. Today was very productive deep cleaning part of the kitchen and prepping for Thanksgiving weekend.

Sometimes it’s necessary to be more intentional with your time. As much as I would’ve liked to try and squeeze it all in, I did end up asking for an extension for my certification course. I asked for another month and they gave me instead until April 7th of next year. The end of school feels so close I can hardly believe it will ever get here. I truly am so ready to be done. School has given me tools and helped me slowly adapt to life outside.

The weather was noticeably colder again today. We may have seen the last of the brighter colors for this year since eventually the leaves start to shrivel and fall from the trees. I baked a pumpkin and made chicken broth with plans to eventually blend the two for tomorrow afternoon’s lunch. Elianna and Zorro were here for the day while she was cooking for a camp group. We scheduled our day to make the Thanksgiving pies.