So...Im a bit of a whiner

If your friends with me on Facebook or have been in the general vicinty of me for the past 3 months you most likely have heard something about my shoulder. People ask me everyday "Natalie, how are you feeling?" and everyday I tell them "My shoulder hurts and it sucks". Well, my shoulder does hurt, and yes trying to do things like blow dry your hair or put on a t-shirt when you can hardly lift your left shoulder without pain, sucks. But as my surgery date draws near, Ive come to realize one thing: Im a whiner. I complain far too much about something that in 6 short days will be fixed. I need to be thankful that I have two arms and that I have the opportunity to fix the one thats broken. There are people who are starving in this world, who walk around on broken legs, who are mistreated, and friends of mine who have had things go wrong in their lives and they are all much stronger than me. So Im going to take a minute to say what I am thankful for and give myself some perspective:
                                1. I am thankful for my health
                                2. I am thankful for my family and the support and love they give me every single day
                                3. I am thankful for my friends. They make me laugh, give me advice and are there for me when I need them most
                               4. Im thankful for my church and for my Heavenly Father. Without both of them, I wouldnt be the person I am today
                               5. Im thankful for my job
                               6. Im thankful for the Parkers. Without really knowing it, they got me through a very difficult and emotional time in my life, one which I dont think I could have gotten through without them
                               7. Im thankful for my testimony of the LDS church and Heavenly Father
                               8. Im thankful for sweatpants, chocolate, Dr Pepper and Cheese Its...I love you all
                               9. Im thankful for all the little kids I get the pleasure in babysitting. I get my baby fix, to watch silly movies and play dress up and its all okay!
                              10. Im thankful for my best friend Sam, more than she will ever know. She is always there for me, tells me how it is, gives me advice, and tells me what to do when I simply have no idea.

I am thankful for tons of other things to, but I didnt want to bore anyone. I have realized that while my shoulder does hurt, its a little thing. I should be thankful I have a shoulder that hurts. And yes I got hurt at work, but work is doing something I love, so at least I got hurt doing something I love. I hope this helps me from here on out and that I realize how truly blessed I really am.

20 Things You May Not Know About Me

1. I am mildly OCD. The volume on something has to be on an even number at all times, I check the front door 3 times before I go to sleep for the night, and all my clothes are organized by color and style.
2. I love Dr Pepper...and I do mean love!
3. I hate the word "moist"...it grosses me out
4. My favorite movie of all time is "Gone With The Wind"
5. Ive seen a lot of gross things, even touched a lot of gross things but I absolutly hate putting my hand inside a dish/pot that just held food in it. Something about the texture...yuck!!!
6. I am the nicest, sweetest person who would do anything for anybody. But once you make me mad, forget it
7. Going along with #6, I hold grudges forever and I dont easily forgive. Even though I know sometimes I need to let it go
8. I spend hours on the computer trying to find quotes or sayings that match perfectly with what Im feeling
9. I LOVE sports! Football, Basketball, Baseball, Hockey, all of them! Cant play them to save my life...but I love going to them and watching!
10. I still listen to Backstreet Boys, Nsync, Spice Girls and Britney....it makes me happy!
11. All of my friends will tell you that I am "too picky" when it comes to guys. Im not picky....I just have standards.
12. I complain about my job a lot, but honestly I wouldnt change jobs if you paid me. I love my job and it brings me such joy and happiness in my life
13. I need to be better about working out and eating healthier foods. Right now, I suck at it
14. I have had 5 major surgeries in my life; 4 of which had to do with my heart, 1 was my wisdom teeth. And Im about to have my 6th next Friday
15. My scrubs wardrobe rivals my regular wardrobe
16. Someday my house will look like it just came out of a Pottery Barn magazine
17. Its probably safe to say that I am addicted to chapstick. I cant go anywhere without it!!
18. I want to get married, I want to have kids. I just haven't found the right guy to do that with yet
19. The people that I work with are amazing. They are the greatest bunch of nurses, doctors, and techs that I have ever worked with. I love them all!
20. I hate doing laundry. HATE it! If I could pay someone to do my laundry...I totally would!!!

My First Blog....Ever

Ive never blogged before...ever. Mostly because Ive never really had anything to say that I thought anyone would care about. And if no one ever reads this, Im fine with that. At least I now have a place to write down my feelings. Many of you know I joined the LDS Church in January of this year. It has truly been a blessing in my life. You are supposed to write in a journal everyday, and basically I suck at it. Ive never done it. I never really got it in my mind that it was a good idea to do so, but this seems fun. So here goes nothing! Hope you enjoy this little window into my crazy, but so fun world!!