stress of surgery!

Well gang ~

If you haven't heard by now...I was feeling really nauseated, thought it was the flu, went to my doctor, who confirmed the flu but also sent me for an ultrasound (no, NOT hāpai)! They found a gall stone so big the gastroenterologist said, "you're going to the hospital right NOW."

I was so caught off guard that I had the worst anxiety attack EVER. I was in tears, especially since I knew Dad was on his way with my boys + I didn't want them to see me like that - they were already scared enough by the fact I had to have surgery! How totally messed up.

Anyway, I was supposed to stay two nights, which I wanted to do because I was still in so much pain. But then another nurse came in + said I had to go home. WHAT! Apparently she didn't get the memo that they just pulled my whole gall bladder out through my piko as opposed to just zapped a gall stone with a laser (which is an outpatient procedure)! So...there I was, kicked to the curb a mere 24 hours later.

I'm still on a mostly liquid diet; thank God for Jamba! Oh + hey, don't even get me started on having to take two weeks off from a job I just started! I love it + thank ke Akua every day that everyone is so wonderful. I hate that this had to happen right when I was getting into the swing of things there. *sigh*

My medication has kicked in again so it's la la nighty time for me...

Love you all, KKLL + mahalo for all your prayers!  *:)

gotta have faith

It's a given right? No one likes the stress of being without a job! First, for myriad reasons, you don't have the one you depended on. Second, you have to hunt down opportunities...then set up interviews + pray for the callback or offer.

a leap of faith
I stayed at my last job for nearly four years + the one before that for seven, so I'm definitely not a social butterfly when it comes to employment. However, I made a major career move on April 1 to work with wonderful people + better provide for my family. We'd just started to feel safe + believe in a secure future when my position was unexpectedly, traumatically cut due to budget constraints...so for the second time in four months I had to comb through the classifieds.

keep the faith
We are very blessed to have 'ohana to lean on, but I really hate to depend on anyone. So I prayed...+ I hustled! I got my name out there + reconnected with the very people I'd declined employment with back in March. It's really tough to stay positive when you're stressed about where your next paycheck will come from, but you have to make a conscious effort to keep the faith. Ke Akua has a better plan in mind than anything we could think up for ourselves!

faith-full
I started my new job today; it's also a brand new career. The people are wonderfully warm + 'ohana-oriented. Like my last one, this position will open up exciting new horizons for me to explore. I may have gotten here in a roundabout way full of potholes + speed bumps...but ke Akua has pulled us through once again + we are full of faith in His goodness and guidance. Mahalo ke Akua!