Soooooo I went into work last night & upon entering my patient's room, she tells me she's burning up - yet she has the covers pulled up to her chin. Me being the clever one that I am...suggested she take the blanket off. She agrees & throws off her sheet & blanket & guess what! She is dressed in navy blue scrubs....just like me & every other nurse in the hospital. What the ??????? I felt like I was in an episode of that movie...what's it called...the one where the roommate tried to look exactly like the star in the movie....Single, White Female. Creepy! She then proceeds to tell me that it is her "going home" outfit, but since she wasn't going to be discharged tonight...could she please have a gown. Huh???
This is the same patient who the night before wanted to take a shower & had a doctor's order okaying it.......with her husband. Who am I to object? It is all about patient satisfaction, right????
Just when I thought I had seen it all!!!
Happy Mother's Day!
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Friday, May 10, 2013
Renewed Effort!
I have decided that I need to make more of an effort when it comes to blogging......so, I will try to post at least once a week. Here goes....
I get the pleasure of working this weekend....yay me! I already put in 2 days this week & will finish up with Fri & Sat. A little bit of overtime which is what I really could use. Work has been tough though. I don't mean mentally...I mean physically. Funny how that changes as you gain more experience. I mean maybe it always has been physically demanding & I was too focused on the overwhelming mentally draining side of it. I guess one good thing is that is helping keep me fit. I mean when you run around for 5 miles in a shift...that is a pretty good workout. Even with having pct's to help out, we still seem to be running around like crazy. Of course having 5 patients sometimes does not make life any easier. We have some new pct's being trained....younger & more eager because they are brand new on the job. Some of our current pct's know exactly what they can get away with it & use it to their advantage. I try to be understanding....I've been there. It is not an easy job. Hopefully things will fall into place though.
This patient satisfaction measure of hospitals is turning our patients into spoiled brats. Seriously...I am not being sarcastic. We always have at least 50% who are decent, normal human beings who are there for health care & to get better & to get back to their decent, normal human being life outside of the hospital. The other 50%...oh lord. I can't even say it is psych issues....of course that may account for 20%. They are who they are & they can't help it. But that last 30%....they make me smile, laugh, chuckle...remind me that life is full of surprises.
I actually had a female patient get mad at me the other night because she forgot to bring her makeup to the hospital & wanted me to get her some. Ummmmm, say what? Makeup? Like I'm going to run over to the mall or Target & pick her up some makeup. Seriously? I had another female patient get mad because I would not rub her thighs. Hello!!!!!! Not happening...ever. I can guarantee you I will not be rubbing any female's thighs (probably not even my own) EVER!!!!!!! There are some lines I have drawn that will not be crossed. I can get you some ice cream or apple sauce though, how's that? :)
I am proud of myself. Since mid-March I have been working out on a continuous basis. I've missed a week or two here and there...one week because I was sick as a dog and just recently because I had dental surgery & there was no way I was in any mood to add to the pain I was already feeling. Of course the only time since mid-March I have lost any weight was those two weeks I missed. When I was sick...I lost 10 lbs. It found me as soon as I got back to the gym. And this last time with dental surgery, I lost 7 lbs. But it's back. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr! I'm trying my hardest not to focus on that scale. I know it will take more than a couple months of working out to make much of a difference, but it would be nice if I could stop losing & regaining the same 10 lbs. My clothes are looser, so I know I'm losing some inches. I've been doing cardio & weights. I feel so good after working out. It is hell sometimes getting my booty to the gym, but afterwards I am stress free & happy. I've been going to Planet Fitness & it's great. The price is great, the people are nice & my fellow gym members are all courteous but not overly friendly. My only drawback is the number of elderly people there......and it's not because I don't like elderly people......it just makes me wonder if I'll still be dragging my booty to the gym for the next 40 years. Gasp! I do get a kick out of them...especially the husband/wife teams. They are just so damn cute. Maybe it's a hobby because 95% of them are thin & certainly don't need to lose weight.
Then again, with my hospital heavily pushing the "Healthy 100" marketing campaign, maybe that's what these people are doing...trying their best to make it to 100 yrs old. That is not really my dream, but like all things in life, I am being forced to join the program. It started out being optional & they would encourage us with promises of a free water bottle or towel or some other crap to make us sign up. I started to...but then resisted - because back then I preferred to be lazy. This year it is mandatory & although I understand they want us to be healthier (probably so we won't call in sick very often & lower insurance rates)...I think it is also a personal invasion. I don't think my workplace needs to know all of my lab results, what I eat or even how much I weigh. It is my damn business. If at any time, it hinders me from doing my job----then call me on it. Otherwise, keep your nose out of my personal life. Yeah, I can say that on my blog...but we all know it isn't an option, unless I want to get a job somewhere else.
And in other crazy news...I just sent the new Galaxy S4 back to T-Mobile. What was I thinking? I mean...why the heck did I even order it? And why did I order it over the phone instead of going directly to a T-Mobile store??? Why why why?????? Cause I had to pay $15 to have it shipped to me & now I just had to pay $28 to ship it back. It cost more to ship it back because I wanted signature confirmation & I had to insure the package for $700. So that's what...$43 just in shipping. Plus I have to pay a $50 restocking fee - didn't see that fine print until after the phone arrived. So $93 to try out the hottest phone for 3 days. Oh well! I just didn't like it. I will never be one of those people that is staring at my phone 20 hours a day. I'm not the most social person, but I am no phone addict either & never want to be. I love my Windows phone. The only problem is...it won't recharge the battery anymore. I ended up buying a separate battery charger on Ebay & am hoping that is the solution to my problems. However, if not.....T-Mobile just announced they'll be selling a new Windows phone on May 22nd. So that is my plan B. Life has returned to normalcy in Jen-world. Expensive lesson, but well learned. NEVER ever buy a phone online or through customer service online. Go directly to the store & if they don't have it in stock...then wait.
I should be sleeping right now since I have to head to work in less than 6 hrs. I'm wide awake....uh oh!
Have a great weekend, my friends!
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Whoa
How is it May already? I swear it was just the beginning of the year & then I blinked & it is May!
Work seems to be getting better...or maybe my tolerance for all the b.s. is getting higher. We are no longer 3 patients to 1 nurse - not that they ever really kept us at that ratio. We are now 4 patients to 1 nurse and we get 2 techs at night. Dayshift has the same ratio, but they get 4 techs. Hopefully we will be staffed appropriately & not just randomly have techs. They say they want us to get back to being nurses. ABOUT TIME! Of course we still have to kiss ass. Our manager told us today we are not allowed to say "no" to a patient. That we must find a way to meet whatever needs they have. This is just so unrealistic. I had a patient last week ask me to rub her thighs. Ummm, the answer is NO. I am a nurse, not a massage therapist. I am never going to be rubbing some stranger's thighs...ever. Never ever ever ever.
I went today for a dental procedure called an apicoectomy. I am not a wimp when it comes to dental procedures. I don't like them, but I can tolerate them. I was told it would 30-40 min procedure. I declined IV sedation (I am an idiot) & opted for a Valium & some Novacain. If I had a do over...I would pay the $350 for sedation. The procedure ended up being 70 min of torture. I've been home now for 7 hours & actually feel ok. Not sure if my 4 rounds of Novacain have worn off yet or the Vicodin & Ibuprofen are doing their job, but I feel ok. Sore, but tolerable. Hopefully the next 24-48 hrs will be ok.
Wish me luck!
Work seems to be getting better...or maybe my tolerance for all the b.s. is getting higher. We are no longer 3 patients to 1 nurse - not that they ever really kept us at that ratio. We are now 4 patients to 1 nurse and we get 2 techs at night. Dayshift has the same ratio, but they get 4 techs. Hopefully we will be staffed appropriately & not just randomly have techs. They say they want us to get back to being nurses. ABOUT TIME! Of course we still have to kiss ass. Our manager told us today we are not allowed to say "no" to a patient. That we must find a way to meet whatever needs they have. This is just so unrealistic. I had a patient last week ask me to rub her thighs. Ummm, the answer is NO. I am a nurse, not a massage therapist. I am never going to be rubbing some stranger's thighs...ever. Never ever ever ever.
I went today for a dental procedure called an apicoectomy. I am not a wimp when it comes to dental procedures. I don't like them, but I can tolerate them. I was told it would 30-40 min procedure. I declined IV sedation (I am an idiot) & opted for a Valium & some Novacain. If I had a do over...I would pay the $350 for sedation. The procedure ended up being 70 min of torture. I've been home now for 7 hours & actually feel ok. Not sure if my 4 rounds of Novacain have worn off yet or the Vicodin & Ibuprofen are doing their job, but I feel ok. Sore, but tolerable. Hopefully the next 24-48 hrs will be ok.
Wish me luck!
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Poor Social Skills
Here it is...the beginning of my 9th year in nursing. My oh my has it changed in 9 years. When I think back to my first couple of years compared to now...it is beyond ridiculous all the responsibilities piled onto the nursing staff. We do the jobs of doctors, pharmacists, respiratory techs, phlebotomists, housekeepers, waitresses, customer service reps, people pleasers, ass kissers...you name it, we are probably somehow responsible for it or will be. The question I have is...when do we get to be nurses???
I blame the govt for a lot of these changes. That stupid survey patients...I mean "customers" get after their stay at a hospital. If they don't answer every question with "always", it is like they are answering "never." It is impossible to make everyone happy ALL of the time while they are in the hospital. No longer does it matter that we helped them get better or maybe even saved their life. The survey doesn't ask that. It asks if their room was clean enough or if the hallways were quiet enough or if the nurses communicated enough or if they learned every side effect of every medication they were given. Did the doctor communicate enough? We always seem to fail in that category.
Anyways, that isn't my grievance right now. It is a survey written by the govt...we are expected to fail. I only wish we could take a survey in regards to whether we are satisfied with our govt & if they don't receive the answer "always"...that they too fail & have to give us money back.
My grievance is with my manager. She's a kind, wonderful person...but she is lacking in social skills. I'm not even sure if she realizes how rude she sounds, but she is killing our unit morale. And even though she has an "open door policy"...no one dares to try to correct her because we don't want to be on her bad side. She's been in this position a little over a year, so I realize the stress is probably eating her alive. I've decided to just let everything in one ear & out the other. Until she sits me down & speaks to me one on one about something "I" have done...I'm not gonna let her stress be contagious to me. That's the thing about admin...rather than going to the source of the problem or complaint, they lump us all in & tell us it is all our fault & that we need to correct it. Ummmmm, go directly to the source please & leave the rest of us who are doing our jobs correctly alone.
Ok, enough of me being Debbie Downer. I am starting my 9th year. Wow, just wow! There are still moments when I wonder how the heck did I even venture into nursing. I am grateful for whatever led me down this path. I am self sufficient. I have a flexible schedule. I refuse to get burnt out. I am balancing work with home life. I seem to have it together...so far...this year. It's only January...so we shall see how the rest of the year goes.
This past weekend I went to two concerts. Justin Bieber on Friday night and Luke Bryan on Saturday night. I only went to Bieber because my 16 yr old niece loves him & I was able to fulfill a wish of my best friend's 10 yr old daughter. She had no clue we were going & only told her as we were standing in front of the arena. She broke down into tears. Such raw emotion...so sweet. I think it is something I never will forget. As much as I really can't stand the Bieb, seeing those two girls smiles was well worth it. That & knowing 24 hrs later I'd be seeing my favorite singer in the whole wide world........LUKE BRYAN!!!!!!
I knew he'd make it to the big league when I saw him for the first time 2 years ago. Now he's headlining his own tour & it seems to be selling out at every venue. He is well worth every dime & his tickets are like half the price of everyone else. He is simply amazinggggggggggg!!!!!!!!
I have started a little side business on Ebay, but I don't think it is going to last very long. I got some really good deals on clothing from Victoria's Secret...so I put some up for auction. I've made a little money, but I'm not sure it is worth the aggravation of waiting for people who won the auction to actually pay, pack things up for shipping & all that jazz. Part of me says just take it all back to the store & give up...but I'll give it another week & see what happens.
Happy New Year everyone...sorry it's a little late. :)
I blame the govt for a lot of these changes. That stupid survey patients...I mean "customers" get after their stay at a hospital. If they don't answer every question with "always", it is like they are answering "never." It is impossible to make everyone happy ALL of the time while they are in the hospital. No longer does it matter that we helped them get better or maybe even saved their life. The survey doesn't ask that. It asks if their room was clean enough or if the hallways were quiet enough or if the nurses communicated enough or if they learned every side effect of every medication they were given. Did the doctor communicate enough? We always seem to fail in that category.
Anyways, that isn't my grievance right now. It is a survey written by the govt...we are expected to fail. I only wish we could take a survey in regards to whether we are satisfied with our govt & if they don't receive the answer "always"...that they too fail & have to give us money back.
My grievance is with my manager. She's a kind, wonderful person...but she is lacking in social skills. I'm not even sure if she realizes how rude she sounds, but she is killing our unit morale. And even though she has an "open door policy"...no one dares to try to correct her because we don't want to be on her bad side. She's been in this position a little over a year, so I realize the stress is probably eating her alive. I've decided to just let everything in one ear & out the other. Until she sits me down & speaks to me one on one about something "I" have done...I'm not gonna let her stress be contagious to me. That's the thing about admin...rather than going to the source of the problem or complaint, they lump us all in & tell us it is all our fault & that we need to correct it. Ummmmm, go directly to the source please & leave the rest of us who are doing our jobs correctly alone.
Ok, enough of me being Debbie Downer. I am starting my 9th year. Wow, just wow! There are still moments when I wonder how the heck did I even venture into nursing. I am grateful for whatever led me down this path. I am self sufficient. I have a flexible schedule. I refuse to get burnt out. I am balancing work with home life. I seem to have it together...so far...this year. It's only January...so we shall see how the rest of the year goes.
This past weekend I went to two concerts. Justin Bieber on Friday night and Luke Bryan on Saturday night. I only went to Bieber because my 16 yr old niece loves him & I was able to fulfill a wish of my best friend's 10 yr old daughter. She had no clue we were going & only told her as we were standing in front of the arena. She broke down into tears. Such raw emotion...so sweet. I think it is something I never will forget. As much as I really can't stand the Bieb, seeing those two girls smiles was well worth it. That & knowing 24 hrs later I'd be seeing my favorite singer in the whole wide world........LUKE BRYAN!!!!!!
I knew he'd make it to the big league when I saw him for the first time 2 years ago. Now he's headlining his own tour & it seems to be selling out at every venue. He is well worth every dime & his tickets are like half the price of everyone else. He is simply amazinggggggggggg!!!!!!!!
I have started a little side business on Ebay, but I don't think it is going to last very long. I got some really good deals on clothing from Victoria's Secret...so I put some up for auction. I've made a little money, but I'm not sure it is worth the aggravation of waiting for people who won the auction to actually pay, pack things up for shipping & all that jazz. Part of me says just take it all back to the store & give up...but I'll give it another week & see what happens.
Happy New Year everyone...sorry it's a little late. :)
Friday, December 21, 2012
Wayyyy Toooo Longggg
Just like that...time flew by again. I swear this entire year was over in 5 minutes. Is this what it is like as we get older? Even on my days off where I do nothing but lay around & watch tv....are over in an instant. Crazy, just crazy.
I have been working nearly a full time schedule the last few months. I was hoping to make some extra money, but somehow I have nothing extra & I've been relying way too much on a credit card to pay bills. I have been debt free for the last 8 yrs & then bam...this year I'm no longer debt free. I make the same amount of money, yet everything costs more. It isn't fair. I blame it on gas & supermarkets. Because other than a couple of cruises this year, I haven't really done anything. Barely even stayed at any hotels like I usually do. Where does the money go???
I'm already working on my New Year's Resolutions. One...stop biting my nails. Two...work out, eat healthier. Three...stop spending all my money.
I think I just discovered where a large amount of money just went....concert tickets! I gotta have some fun. Thing is, I end up buying 4 tickets in the VIP seating & then don't have the heart to make my friends or family pay anything. I need to stop being so generous. With that being said...I have a great lineup. Justin Bieber, Luke Bryan, Pink & Maroon 5 in the next 3 months. Woo hoo!!!!!!! Then I'm done with concerts for the year. Seriously. Done.
I've been wanting to do the theme park thing, but there's just a few problems. I hate crowds. I hate theme parks during hot weather. I hate how much they now charge to get into these hot, crowded theme parks. I cannot begin to imagine how much it costs these families that come down for a week & stay at the Disney hotels & hit all the theme parks. It has to be between $5,000 & $10,000...easily. How do they do it? They offer us Florida residents season passes for just a little more than the cost of a one-day ticket. Once I've been to a park, I don't feel like going again anytime soon. I haven't even been to Aquatica! Again, the crowds. I can't stand them.
Work has been going fine. I don't let anything get to me. They tell us we're great, then they tell us we have to do more. Whatever. Now they are on our case if the patient even uses their call light at all. So dumb. I had a patient last week that was scheduled for a colonoscopy & was drinking the GoLytely prep. He was using a bedpan that he could put himself on & call me when he was done. Worked out perfectly. The next day in our breakroom...there was a piece of paper showing the number of call lights with our (the nurses) name next to it. My patient had used his call light 13 times....the horror! So I told my manager the reason behind it cause I'm sure she thought I was slacking. Her reply "good to know the reason you fell out of meeting your patient's needs." Huh??? What??? I was doing exactly what he needed...exactly when he needed it. Did she expect me to spend all night in his room waiting to empty the bedpan? How creepy would that be if I was the lurking nurse while he was having to deal with constant bowel movements? Oh well, no biggie....not letting it get to me.
I can't believe it has been 8 years since I graduated nursing school. It really has gone by so fast. Have a Merry Christmas everyone! Say a prayer for the families in Newtown, CT.
I have been working nearly a full time schedule the last few months. I was hoping to make some extra money, but somehow I have nothing extra & I've been relying way too much on a credit card to pay bills. I have been debt free for the last 8 yrs & then bam...this year I'm no longer debt free. I make the same amount of money, yet everything costs more. It isn't fair. I blame it on gas & supermarkets. Because other than a couple of cruises this year, I haven't really done anything. Barely even stayed at any hotels like I usually do. Where does the money go???
I'm already working on my New Year's Resolutions. One...stop biting my nails. Two...work out, eat healthier. Three...stop spending all my money.
I think I just discovered where a large amount of money just went....concert tickets! I gotta have some fun. Thing is, I end up buying 4 tickets in the VIP seating & then don't have the heart to make my friends or family pay anything. I need to stop being so generous. With that being said...I have a great lineup. Justin Bieber, Luke Bryan, Pink & Maroon 5 in the next 3 months. Woo hoo!!!!!!! Then I'm done with concerts for the year. Seriously. Done.
I've been wanting to do the theme park thing, but there's just a few problems. I hate crowds. I hate theme parks during hot weather. I hate how much they now charge to get into these hot, crowded theme parks. I cannot begin to imagine how much it costs these families that come down for a week & stay at the Disney hotels & hit all the theme parks. It has to be between $5,000 & $10,000...easily. How do they do it? They offer us Florida residents season passes for just a little more than the cost of a one-day ticket. Once I've been to a park, I don't feel like going again anytime soon. I haven't even been to Aquatica! Again, the crowds. I can't stand them.
Work has been going fine. I don't let anything get to me. They tell us we're great, then they tell us we have to do more. Whatever. Now they are on our case if the patient even uses their call light at all. So dumb. I had a patient last week that was scheduled for a colonoscopy & was drinking the GoLytely prep. He was using a bedpan that he could put himself on & call me when he was done. Worked out perfectly. The next day in our breakroom...there was a piece of paper showing the number of call lights with our (the nurses) name next to it. My patient had used his call light 13 times....the horror! So I told my manager the reason behind it cause I'm sure she thought I was slacking. Her reply "good to know the reason you fell out of meeting your patient's needs." Huh??? What??? I was doing exactly what he needed...exactly when he needed it. Did she expect me to spend all night in his room waiting to empty the bedpan? How creepy would that be if I was the lurking nurse while he was having to deal with constant bowel movements? Oh well, no biggie....not letting it get to me.
I can't believe it has been 8 years since I graduated nursing school. It really has gone by so fast. Have a Merry Christmas everyone! Say a prayer for the families in Newtown, CT.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Catching Up
Wowsers...can't believe it has been nearly 3 months since I posted. Sorry! I'm still around. Time to catch up:
**I'm still at the same hospital....over 3 years now. Time really does fly. Glad my old hospital was so unorganized in the hiring process, because now they are laying nurses off. Crazy! I was pretty upset back in March with my current hospital, but I adopted a new attitude....I'm just not going to let anything from work get to me. Life is too short & I do not thrive on stress. So even if I'm having a bad night, when I walk out the door...I leave it all behind at the hospital. And we have had a crazy year...the hospital has been full & the admin stretch us to take more patients than we should. But with my new attitude, I survive. I love my co-workers & my flexible work schedule. So I shall stay for now.
**I took a cruise back in August. It was awesome. I love cruising & the only things on my mind is what to eat & what to drink. Such a simple life.
**I went to my 25th high school reunion last month. I was a little nervous about it because I really didn't hang out with too many people in my class. All my best friends were a year ahead of me. Regardless, thanks to facebook, I have been in contact with quite a few & it certainly made the reunion more fun. There was no "who are you?" They all knew who I was thanks to my charming fb personality. :) I had a great time. Even ran into an old crush & we flirted quite a bit. Takes me right back to those high school days, except I was too shy & innocent to flirt back then. So basically I got to act the way I wanted to now with they way I felt back then. Does that make sense? It was all in fun.
**The boyfriend...we're still together...sort of. Our problem is the distance. He's over 2 hours away which I realize is barely anything, but still...it is not right here by me. I don't want to move there, he doesn't want to move here.....but we love one another, we get along great, I have never been so open & felt so loved ever before. That counts for something. At the same time, I get frustrated that I don't get to see him more often. I've tried to break up in hope of finding someone more local, but if any of you have tried the dating pool lately....it definitely isn't easy & the older I get, the stranger the men get. So again, I have decided I'm not stressing out over this. If it is meant to be, somehow something will change & we will be together more often or I'll move on with someone else. I'm not going to worry about it.
**I'm still debating about whether to go for my Bachelor's in Nursing. The rumor of Associate's Degrees being phased out & you won't be able to get a job without a Bachelor's Degree is going around. I have no desire to go into administration or anything else in nursing. I just want to do bedside nursing & not get caught up in the aggravation that comes with moving to the next level. Plus I don't want to do anymore school work. On the other hand, I think one or two classes a semester isn't that hard...it is more busy work (papers/projects) than anything else. I'll think it over some more.
**I'm still at the same hospital....over 3 years now. Time really does fly. Glad my old hospital was so unorganized in the hiring process, because now they are laying nurses off. Crazy! I was pretty upset back in March with my current hospital, but I adopted a new attitude....I'm just not going to let anything from work get to me. Life is too short & I do not thrive on stress. So even if I'm having a bad night, when I walk out the door...I leave it all behind at the hospital. And we have had a crazy year...the hospital has been full & the admin stretch us to take more patients than we should. But with my new attitude, I survive. I love my co-workers & my flexible work schedule. So I shall stay for now.
**I took a cruise back in August. It was awesome. I love cruising & the only things on my mind is what to eat & what to drink. Such a simple life.
**I went to my 25th high school reunion last month. I was a little nervous about it because I really didn't hang out with too many people in my class. All my best friends were a year ahead of me. Regardless, thanks to facebook, I have been in contact with quite a few & it certainly made the reunion more fun. There was no "who are you?" They all knew who I was thanks to my charming fb personality. :) I had a great time. Even ran into an old crush & we flirted quite a bit. Takes me right back to those high school days, except I was too shy & innocent to flirt back then. So basically I got to act the way I wanted to now with they way I felt back then. Does that make sense? It was all in fun.
**The boyfriend...we're still together...sort of. Our problem is the distance. He's over 2 hours away which I realize is barely anything, but still...it is not right here by me. I don't want to move there, he doesn't want to move here.....but we love one another, we get along great, I have never been so open & felt so loved ever before. That counts for something. At the same time, I get frustrated that I don't get to see him more often. I've tried to break up in hope of finding someone more local, but if any of you have tried the dating pool lately....it definitely isn't easy & the older I get, the stranger the men get. So again, I have decided I'm not stressing out over this. If it is meant to be, somehow something will change & we will be together more often or I'll move on with someone else. I'm not going to worry about it.
**I'm still debating about whether to go for my Bachelor's in Nursing. The rumor of Associate's Degrees being phased out & you won't be able to get a job without a Bachelor's Degree is going around. I have no desire to go into administration or anything else in nursing. I just want to do bedside nursing & not get caught up in the aggravation that comes with moving to the next level. Plus I don't want to do anymore school work. On the other hand, I think one or two classes a semester isn't that hard...it is more busy work (papers/projects) than anything else. I'll think it over some more.
Monday, July 23, 2012
Yeppppp....still around
Wow oh wow...my is time just flying on by. Bullet time...
***Work has amazingly gone well the last 6 weeks or so. I have been working mostly full-time hours & so far, so good...nothing bad has happened. I hope I haven't just jinxed myself. I work the next 3 nights in a row.
***I have discovered Brighton jewelry....sometimes I wish I hadn't. ($$$)
***I have also been influenced by my niece in regards to Vera Bradley merchandise. Again, sometimes I wish I hadn't. ($$$)
***I can officially say I am tan!!!!!!! Many hours dedicated to lounging around...it has not been easy. (Are you feeling sorry for me yet?) However, tonight I have opted to use the lotion with a little bronzer in it. :)
***Magic Mike...overrated. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy watching a man like Tatum Channing dance & strip, but the plot was dumbbbbbbbbb. And I hear they are making a part II.
***Katy Perry movie...underrated. That has been one of the best movies/documentaries I have ever seen. I went into it thinking it would semi-suck & that I'd enjoy the music since I loved her concert. I was pleasantly surprised...she even had me crying...happy tears & sad tears. I can't even count the number of times I got the chills either. It was either really touching or I was pms'ing.
***My thyroid is finally straightened out...by this I mean my TSH is back in a normal zone. I don't feel much different except my elbows don't seem so dry & I am not having hot flashes anymore. I seriously thought I was starting perimenopause with how hot I would feel & waking up sweaty....not to mention the sweating at work. Ugh.
***With that being said, I have not lost anymore weight. Total lost since April 1 is 23 lbs. But 20 lbs were when my thyroid was all screwed up & I shouldn't have been able to lose anything. The last 3 lbs....I keep going up & down. I haven't even weighed in the last 3 weeks because I haven't lost anything. I still need to get into a regular exercise habit - I plan on joining the YMCA. I want to do the classes...like kickboxing & zumba. I know I can do them at home, but I also know that being out in public...I am more likely to keep going instead of sitting down & quitting when I get tired. I also need to start walking. I'm not giving up!
***Best of all....I leave on a Caribbean cruise in 12 days!!!!!! I CANNOT WAIT. I'm going with my niece, my friend & her two kids. Oh & maybe my doctor....lol. He's a friend of my friend & next thing I know, I'm booking him a cabin on the same cruise. Should be interesting.................
***Work has amazingly gone well the last 6 weeks or so. I have been working mostly full-time hours & so far, so good...nothing bad has happened. I hope I haven't just jinxed myself. I work the next 3 nights in a row.
***I have discovered Brighton jewelry....sometimes I wish I hadn't. ($$$)
***I have also been influenced by my niece in regards to Vera Bradley merchandise. Again, sometimes I wish I hadn't. ($$$)
***I can officially say I am tan!!!!!!! Many hours dedicated to lounging around...it has not been easy. (Are you feeling sorry for me yet?) However, tonight I have opted to use the lotion with a little bronzer in it. :)
***Magic Mike...overrated. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy watching a man like Tatum Channing dance & strip, but the plot was dumbbbbbbbbb. And I hear they are making a part II.
***Katy Perry movie...underrated. That has been one of the best movies/documentaries I have ever seen. I went into it thinking it would semi-suck & that I'd enjoy the music since I loved her concert. I was pleasantly surprised...she even had me crying...happy tears & sad tears. I can't even count the number of times I got the chills either. It was either really touching or I was pms'ing.
***My thyroid is finally straightened out...by this I mean my TSH is back in a normal zone. I don't feel much different except my elbows don't seem so dry & I am not having hot flashes anymore. I seriously thought I was starting perimenopause with how hot I would feel & waking up sweaty....not to mention the sweating at work. Ugh.
***With that being said, I have not lost anymore weight. Total lost since April 1 is 23 lbs. But 20 lbs were when my thyroid was all screwed up & I shouldn't have been able to lose anything. The last 3 lbs....I keep going up & down. I haven't even weighed in the last 3 weeks because I haven't lost anything. I still need to get into a regular exercise habit - I plan on joining the YMCA. I want to do the classes...like kickboxing & zumba. I know I can do them at home, but I also know that being out in public...I am more likely to keep going instead of sitting down & quitting when I get tired. I also need to start walking. I'm not giving up!
***Best of all....I leave on a Caribbean cruise in 12 days!!!!!! I CANNOT WAIT. I'm going with my niece, my friend & her two kids. Oh & maybe my doctor....lol. He's a friend of my friend & next thing I know, I'm booking him a cabin on the same cruise. Should be interesting.................
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