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The Future:Over the past two years I try to find things to occupy my mind, so I don’t go crazy. If you ask my husband he thinks I’ve already lost my mind. I play computer games, read lots of books, watch way too many cooking and court shows. I also watch lots of the nurse videos that are out there and it makes me scared about future health care.The last three years that I worked I saw nursing students come to our facility for their clinical training, which was nothing…
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Lets say welcome to spring. Hopefully it will be great with lots of blessings for everyone. Spring is one of my favorite times of the year. I love the rain showers, the beauty of all new flowers, trees that blossom and then leaf out. On the farm it was time for all the baby animals to be born. A time of the year where certainly God’s work can be seen.Its been a hard adjustment to not have to get up and go to work everyday. I have worked full time…
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Its a new yearHappy New Year everyone. I know it’s late for wishes but with a hospital stay, rehab stay, and a birthday have been kinda distracted about things. Thoughts have been all over the place. I think I need some time to reflect, think about things, and pray about what I should share. After reading a post today about health care burn out, it helped me with some ideas.I have been frequently asked over my career, knowing what I know now and have been through, would I still have…
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As we near Christmas, I’ve been thinking a lot about it, what it means, how we celebrate it, and Christmas past. My husband does a blog too and I may steal a couple of his thoughts along the way.Over the years with all PC, we are not suppose to say Merry Christmas, it suppose to be Happy Holidays so no one is offended. I will always say Merry Christmas. The thing is I am not offended if someone says, happy holidays, happy Hanukkah, happy Kwanzaa or whatever that person may…
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Since Thanksgiving has just passed, I thought I would share things that I am thankful for. Even in my situation I still have so many things I am thankful for.First and foremost I am thankful for my wonderful loving husband. I thank God that he brought me and Richard together 40 years ago in that Chemistry class. Richard has always been a wonderful father, husband, supporter of my career ( even though it took away from family frequently), grandpa, provider, and friend. Over this past year he has proved this…
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I found something that helps my insomnia, extra strength Sleepy Time tea. Sadly tonight we are out creamer and without it tastes like grass. So no tea tonight.I thought I might share embarrassing moments that happened throughout my career. Nurses are known for their inappropriate humour, but all said and done you must laugh or you will not survive in healthcare. You will either burn out, go insane, or cry every day. Sadly I think my husband tends to lean towards me being insane.I was working urgent care, and it…
Nightingale Interrupted 