Whew ! ! !

Wow, what a crazy few weeks! If you are still checking to see what I've written lately--sorry for the absence and thanks so much for reading my silly ramblings! Are you ready? Here is a not-so-short update :-)

This evening I am in DesMoines, Iowa. haha, "where in the world is Kari?" My dear Mom and Dad are used to calls that begin with: "guess where I am?" and the answer? ...The top of the Empire State Building...Niagra Falls...Hollywood beach in Florida...the rest escape me now, but it's pretty funny :-)

(See upcoming post on the Denver SVU annual conference!!!)

So I am in Iowa right now. I am at a very nice Hilton Garden something-or-other... I just killed the largest beetle I have seen in a long time...on the wall above the bed...and it left a lot of glow-in-the-dark goo. I'm not kidding. Neon green GLOW IN THE DARK goo. Ewwww. Here I sit...watching the coverage of Michael Jackson's death on CNN. Wow, Farrah Fawcett is nowhere to be found in the news. I don't have cable TV at home...now I see why! It's getting late and I just keep watching. Blast! I wasn't even an enormous Michael Jackson (or Farrah Fawcett, for that matter) fan. What am I doing!?

So I gave a 2+ hour lecture this evening on Renal Artery duplex scanning. I think it was very well recieved--It really went great! However, it is easy to fall prey to our insecurities, the fact that we're all harder on ourselves than anyone else is. I am very blessed to have had at my lecture the gentleman who's company invited me this weekend...he gave excellent constructive feedback, which is something I am very thankful for!!

The next business trip won't likely be until the autumn...and I'm looking forward to it! I like to think of it as a "field trip". I am so thankful to have these opportunities, and (aside from the sweaty palms, abdominal cramping, etc.) am doing what I LOVE: Hands-on training & consulting. What an incredible blessing!!