8 places….
So If I could have 8 homes they would be…
- Chicago, IL. I love Chicago and is one of my favorite places. EVER.
- New York, NY. I love the city and I would be close to DH’s family
- Alaska. Anywhere in Alaska. I love it there and it is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been.
- San Francisco. I really do love this city. I would love to live there!!!!!!!!!!
- Hershey, PA. I really love PA. Especially in the fall. And certain times of the day it smells like chocolate. Caesar, my cat loved this place. It’s the only place he would go outside. Of course it was just out in the yard but still he was a big ol’ homebody but he loved this place! And it would only be an hour away from one of my best girlfriends!:)
- Paris, France. Hello, it’s Paris!! I loved Paris, except I can’t speak a word of french.
- Trinidad, for obvious reasons.
- St. Jon.
It’s like 68 degrees and I’m freezing. There is something seriously wrong with this picture. Hello, I’m from Indiana, I should be use to this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Manic Monday….not really
So work wasn’t too bad Friday and Saturday. I didn’t have one discharge or admission and most of my patients were med-surg walkie talkies. Makes for two easy but boring days. I actually made it out of there by 7:30 both days. Amazing! I did have one DNR that was going to be made hospice and it I realized that I so could do hospice nursing. I have three areas I am interested in and just have to figure out what I really want and how to get into those areas. The thing is they are so different from each other! I just need to keep working on my skills and learn as much as I can. My goal is to give myself another 6 months on this floor and then I want to be off of it. Hopefully, I can transfer but if I can’t I will find another hospital because I made my intentions clear when they interviewed me. I made if very clear that they were just a stepping stone and that I wanted CVICU.
So yesterday I was a complete bum. I was on the computer most of the day, napped and then went out to my favorite Thai place with DH. I’m going to try and be productive today!
On my to-do list:
- Clean apartment
- work on my November to-do list
- work on to-do list for this week
- make my menu and shopping list
- make a couple of layouts
Those are my main things. I have a couple of small projects I might be able to get too. I bought a nice little feng-shui book the other day. I’m going to start decluttering this place. I have lost my ipod shuffle and one memory card. I know they are in this apartment somewhere!!!!!!!! So frustrating!!!!!!!! I was up to 1 last night playing with my camera. I have had it forever but just took out the manual last night. I didn’t realize that it did so many cool things. Like I didn’t’ know I could change the colors on pictures that I already took or that I could shoot in black and white. So very cool!
Tired
Work wasn’t so bad yesterday but I also didn’t have one discharge so that just made life easy. I work Friday and Saturday and those are always crazy busy days. Of course I had two patients threaten to hit me and one aide who yelled at me. The private aide ended up apologizing but I just let it roll off at that point. I just give people my look and leave the room. So sorry but I’m just too busy for your bullshit or drama. Especially when I’m trying to help you! The guy with dementia I can understand. But if your not crazy and threatening to hit me well you will get no help from me. I’ll do what I have to do for you but that’s it. Don’t think you are going to take out your crap on me.
I think I’m going stop by Barnes and Nobel today. I really need another book like I need a hole in my head. But I think I’m going to pick up a feng shui book. I also want to pick up Pray, Eat, love. A girl at work was talking about how good it was. On my to-do list:
- Bookstore
- Work on menu for next week so I can actually cook and stop eating junk
- Start cleaning out my computer closet. I have way too much junk in there and in my computer room in general.
- work on some layouts. I have to fill those new scrapbooks I got!:)
- Clean out some of this paper clutter I got going on
- Do some major laundry
I have to say that I did have a wonderful birthday. I got lots of well wishes and that was really nice. It’s nice to know that your friends care even when your family doesn’t.:) Of course I didn’t send one card or phone call either. A. I never have an address for them except their dad’s and then they never even say if they got the damn card and B. like I said before I’m not calling anymore. I know they are “busy” as they say but hell, everyone is busy. DH told me that he will be totally shocked if they even show up at the wedding. I have to say that at this point I will be too…….
On another note, my kitty has a bald spot:( He has some really long fur and it got matted and I tried to get it out but it was just easier to cut it out. I felt so bad!!!!!!!!!!!! I got a number to a mobile groomer in the area from a co-worker. I might have to give him a try because poor kitty can’t be walking around with bald spots! He’s too cute for that! I brush him almost every other day but I guess that’s just not enough.
Randomness
I have decided even though I really don’t like my apartment that I will be staying another year. Ugh. But I am buying new furniture because it’s time to have a grown up living space. We can’t afford to move right now because of DH helping out his mom. I could move but it would be another two bedroom and what’s the point? I found a really cute sofa bed from World Market that I will put in here so mom can use it when she is here. She really needs her own room. I don’t know how we will ever get ahead when he will always be paying her bills but that’s another rant and I’m just glad he loves his mom enough to help her out. But why can’t she work! It’s all just frustrating. I was mad last night by the whole thing but he’s going to do what he’s going to do. So whatevs. I’m buying furniture and that’s that.
I go back to work tomorrow. Busy season should be starting. I have seen a lot more people in wheelchairs and walkers out and about so that only means one thing. The snowbirds are back and the hospitals will be super busy because elderly people don’t think about the consequences of travelling down here. I think sometimes they would just be better off staying up north.
I off course was a total bum today. I got up made it to Target, cleaned up the apartment and napped. Oh, so productive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I so do not want to go to work tomorrow……
I’m 26….Again!
Not really but that’s what I’m telling people:) Today is my birthday! I have the whole weekend off and I don’t go back until Wed. As in true Libra fashion the whole weekend has been about me:)
- Work was horrible Thursday. HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!! I ran my butt off and was just frustrated with everything in general. Tired of the crap that goes on in this profession. But on a positive note I can do wound vacs now.
- Friday was just as busy it was really a good day. I got lots of positive comments from my patients and three hugs. Awesome!
- I slept from 1-6 on Sat. Seriously.
- We went out to dinner and dancing with close friends Sat. night. It was so much fun!!!!!!!!!!!
- I bought two scrapbooks and lots of scrappy goodness for birthday. I’m getting some cool stuff for my birthday but it hasn’t got here yet.
- DH took me Olive Garden last night for dinner so I wouldn’t have to cook on my birthday weekend:)
- We are going to Outback tonight for “official” bday dinner.
- I’m being a lazy bum and scrapping and reading blogs!!!!!!!
- I have decided to cut wedding guest list in half. I’m having the wedding WE WANT! The nikkah was for family. So sorry if you didn’t show up. I’m having a drama free reception.
- I’m so over my own family. My brother seriously just doesn’t get it and I can’t deal. I have my own problems and he needs to learn to a) get over things b) learn to deal with them on a grown up level or c) actually talk to my mom and not me. Because I’m done! DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Also, just tired of trying. If they call, they call but not going out of my way anymore. I’m tired of getting my feelings hurt.
New found respect
Can I say how much I love Ben Affleck for saying this?
#33424213 why my husband makes me smile…
The man claims to hate sports but Trinidad and the USA are playing right now and you should have seen how vexed the man got when we just made a goal. Trini to the bone….
Oh, I love how you can hear the steel pans in the background.
love-hate relationship
That’s what I have with my job. I really love being a nurse. I really hate being a nurse! I have moments where I know I make a difference and I love it. Especially when I get to take the time to truly connect with my patients. Even if they are confused. I took care of a lady for three days and she was not AAOX3 most of the time. When she left I told her my good-byes and she said she loved me. Considering she tried to beat other nurses up it made me feel good. But most of the time I feel like I’m giving really crappy care. I feel like I’m treading and it scares the hell out of me.
I went into this job knowing it was going to be hard but I hope that it does get better. I was so busy yesterday. It started off slow and I was able to get my discharged patients charts done. But then I got slammed. And I was stuck charting till 9pm. Then the night manager told me that I have to clock out if I’m there past 7:30 to chart. WTF???? Luckily I was done by then. Maybe if I had help I wouldn’t have been there so late. I really see so much wrong in the nursing profession. We need a change. I need to do something to make a difference not only for my patients but for nurses as well. Let’s face it, we get treated like crap. Does anyone really look out for us? No. I guess I need to start going to my FNA meetings.
What sucks is most of the time I feel like a complete idiot. Seriously. Another nurse pulled me aside yesterday and said something that I totally needed to hear. Allah, gives us messages exactly when we need them. Gotta love it
Plans changed and I didn’t go to Orlando with DH. He said since I came home so late to stay and rest and we would go out tonight. I so love him……..
Same old crap
Not much new here. Still hating my job. I had two really good days and then a really, really bad one. I am so sick of people yelling at me. The latest? A Nurse Practitioner because I took an Saline Lock out because she was discharged and the physician didn’t have an order for to be d/c’ed with it in. Kiss my a#%, B#%ch. That’s all I have to say about that.
I revised my October list and am actually making progress on it. It’s nice to see things get done! I think I got food poisoning from the halal Chinese place. I don’t think I’ll be going back. I should have know something was wrong when kitty turned down the food. He never turns down food! So I was up most of the night last night.:(
I made a doctor’s appointment for Monday. I will be back on Synthroid and hopefully feeling better. I hope I like this new doctor.
I work tomorrow and then I have three days off!!:) We are going to Orlando for the weekend. Debating if I want to see family or not. I really would like some time alone with DH without family. But we are invited for a post Eid dinner. I sorta want to go but if we do I know we won’t be able to spend anytime together because he will be off playing cards with his cousins. And we would be there all night. I really wanted to hang out and have a nice dinner with just us because it’s been awhile. I think I’m going to be selfish. I have been in a really foul mood and I think we really need to be alone. I think we need to make us a priority first because we haven’t been doing that lately.
Awesome…
I had a GREAT day at work. I got to be nice, productive nurse. Not one whiny patient, family member, mean doctor or discharge. It was pure Heaven!!! I was out of there by 7:45. That so rocked and I so needed it.
I’m feeling better. I’m on my last day of my Zpack. I’m going out with DH to get pancakes for dinner and since it’s raining I’m going to do some layouts. I love rain:) Sometimes, that is. It reminds that it is indeed Autumn in this tropical place. As much as I love it here I wish I could be in Indy right now. I really, really miss autumn. Like, I miss it so much it hurts. Crazy I know but true. It is my favorite month.
I just have to say I work with some really truly amazing women. I’m so thankful for that!! Now off to get those yummy pancakes!
