5 Things I Did This Week

//1// Joined a gym.


//2// Shopped for active wear.



//3// Rocked out to Carrie Underwood's 'Church Bells' in my car.



//4// Went on two interviews.

//5// Started a new book.




Happy Friday! Have a great weekend!

Dream Destinations: Amsterdam

Way back when, I started a Dream Destinations series and didn't follow through with it. In this series I feature different places I haven't traveled to, but are a must see. I feature three things to do at that destination. It all started with Monaco, and I am super excited to report that Nick and I are planning a trip there for Summer 2017! Today we're flying to my second dream destination.... Amsterdam!


Things to do in Amsterdam:

//1// Anne Frank House


I was introduced to The Diary of a Young Girl at a young age by my grandfather. It's my favorite piece of non fiction. In Amsterdam you can visit the site where Anne Frank went into hiding and wrote her diary.

//2// The Jordaan neighborhood


The Jordaan area of Amsterdam is a perfect place to wonder around and view the canals. It also includes shops and bars, and if located close to the Anne Frank House. You can also view the neighborhood by water on a champagne canal cruise.

//3// Dutch National Opera and Ballet


Amsterdam is the boasts some of the world's finest talent. The Dutch National Ballet develops, produces and presents ballet that highest international level. The program aim is to reach a wide audience and bring today's audiences into conact with the beauty and passion of ballet.

Some other things you may want to see in Amsterdam include the Van Gough Museum, the Heineken Experience, Royal Palace of Amsterdam, and Dam square.

Space cake anyone? ::wink, wink::

Monday Madness 4.4.16

Happy Monday and happy first week full week of April!



I wish I could say it was looking and feeling like spring here in Michigan, but it snowed on Saturday! Ughhhhh!!! We had a surge of warm weather towards the beginning of March and I was really hoping it would stay. The five day forecast doesn't look so hot either.



Drone photo of our neighborhood taken by a neighbor.
Times like these make me wish I lived somewhere with better weather. I think it would improve quality of life.


Nick and I watched The Walk this weekend.


I'm not a fan of heights and this movie started getting to me! My hands were all clammy and my socks were soaked by the end of it.


Overall, the movie was just okay. I was a really weird role for Joseph Gordon-Leavitt. The main character is pretty eccentric and I found him annoying. Plus, I saw a documentary about it before and the documentary was much more interesting.


Last week I started looking for a transfer between jobs in my company. I still love what I do, but I'm ready to spread my wings and learn a new specialty or go into internal med or family medicine. Plus, my commute is horrible. I can get to work in 35 minutes if there is no traffic (which since I work 8-5 never happens #rushhour). So, it ends up being about 40 minutes in the morning and at least 45 coming home (it took me an hour to get home on Thursday). My main goal is to have a shorter drive and work a little bit closer to home. I had an interview with a pulmonary office and I'm looking at opportunities in  cardiovascular and OB/GYN. Wish me luck!