Living with a Nurse

After 4 semesters of school, and another month of intense studying - Melissa passed her Nursing Exam. She is now a registered nurse! Congrats!
It's only logical that a RN lives with me full-time. I wouldn't say that I'm a clumbsy person - but the scabs & scars on me would probably tell a different story, which Melissa would definitely agree with. The other day she said "Whenever I'm around you I feel like I'm about to get hit in the face." And then followed it up with "Maybe you shouldn't be working from home anymore."

I've been working from home doing sales since the new year. It's challenging! Well the job isn't challenging itself - any monkey could do it.
But just working from home & constantly being distracted. Melissa doesn't distract me, I find things to distract the both of us!
Exhibit A: I have a small slinky on my desk. I like to hold an end in each hand and see how close I can get to hitting things - such as my face. I've gotten good enough that I can control if I want to lightly tap an object or just come within a few centimeters. I suppose it's doing things like that which make it beneficial to live with a Nurse.

My most recent injury happened after spending 2 hours working on our SUV for one of my classes. You would think that I would've been hurt at some point while the car has been lifted 8 feet off the ground and I'm changing hot oil or messing with the suspension. Nope. It was at the end when I was WALKING to my car...I went down on the ice ripping open my jeans and scraping up my hand.
So Melissa had to patch me up after I got home. We'll see how long I last until the next time I need a nurse.

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