Merry, Merry Month of May.

April 30: Big deep breath.  Another. One more and hold it. Now, move.  Move. MOVE!

May felt like a video game - one long burst of motion between explosions.

May 1: Work in the Charlotte lab then zip down to Rock Hill, SC to teach CPR.
May 2: Breathe. Try not to be anxious about crowded calendar. Fail.
May 3: Work with home-health client.
May 4: In the lab then pack up the whole lab, stuff the truck and bolt to Asheville.
May 5: Unpack the truck, set up the lab, cram two nurses through 8 hours of training in 5 hours, pack up the lab, stuff the truck, fly to Shelby, NC, unpack the truck, set up the mannequin for 3 hour education station, pack up the lab, stuff the truck, cruise home.
May 6 & 7: Full lab days in Charlotte. In-laws here.
May 8: Charlotte lab, River's birthday dinner with in-laws.
May 9: Celebrate Mother's day with in-laws, prep for D.C. trip.
May 10 - 14: To Washington D.C. as primary nurse for home-health client.  Work 56 hours.  Sleep 17. Spend at least 6 working hours looking for !@#$% parking.  Good trip, though.
May 15: Charlotte lab followed by foggy phone conference.
May 16: Breathe. Feel bad for being too busy to call Mom on Mother's day. Breathe harder.
May 17: Work with home-health client.
May 18: Charlotte lab then hustle to VA clinic in Rock Hill, SC for CPR class.
May 19: Teach I.V classes in Charlotte lab then evening CPR class in Charlotte.
May 20: Early morning drive to Raleigh for day spent advocating and educating legislature on value of home healthcare.  Had to wear a suit. Sigh. 3 hour drive back to Charlotte that night.
May 21: Full day in lab.  Had to dismiss the student early for being terrible.  I HATED to do that. I NEVER do that. But she really was dangerous.
May 22: Full day in lab, rush home, pack, drive to Banner Elk, NC for Tammy's art show.
May 23 & 24: Beautiful, beautiful Banner Elk.  Crystalline air, skies of Carolina blue, sun-drenched mountains, Mookie's Kettle Corn, Chicago-style hot dogs, capricious zephyrs, shattered stained-glass art, wealthy waddlers from NY & FL, the hidden, jaw-dropping Los Arcoiris Mexican restaurant, the quaintly moldering Pixie Inn (Cash only! Bikers welcome!), Mountain Ground Coffee & Tea Co., two days of reading in a camping chair under a benevolent sun, good jewelry sales.  It was OK, I guess.
May 25: Memorial Day.  Breathe.  Remember.  Too frazzled to remember anything.
May 26: Teach First Aid class in Monroe, NC for Japanese chemical company.
May 27: Teach another First Aid class for same company. Very fun group.
May 28: Full day in Charlotte lab, zoom to CPR class for smart pharmacists. Bomb home to pack.
May 29 - 31: Fly to Philadelphia for BAYADA Awards Weekend; a non-stop celebration of excellence, compassion and reliability.
Fly home.
Stop moving.
Breathe.