Has anybody out there been asking that question? Where is the Geriatric Raging Blogger? WELL....here I am!!! I have been here all summer. Unfortunately all I have been doing is working, working, working. Five 12 hour shifts a week, some weeks even more. None of which was voluntary. Just schedualed that way weather I wanted it or not. IT HAS SUCKED!! The summer is done, school starts tomarrow and the entire summer was waisted. The only thing I have for it is some extra money to work on the jeep, and I'm really really tired. My house is a mess, my laundry is in a constant mountain and I am constantly overwhelmed by what I am not getting done and guilty because when I am not working, I just want to sleep. Oh sweet sleep, how I have missed you!!! As I am sitting here typing I am thinking of how good it would feel just to close my eyes and sleep.
There is a light at the end of the tunel, but right now it is a very dim light. They have hired a new nurse...YEA!!! So why is the light so dim? Well, because this nurse will be my new partner. That means he is who I work with every night, which is fine, accept for the fact that he has never worked in a nursing home before. He has only done home care, that is...one patient at a time, Not 40 to 50. Talk about a whole new world. OMG, he is going to hate it...probably....I mean I hope not, but probably. I just am not sure he knows what he is getting himself into. Keep your fingers crossed for staying power. Because my luck, he will quit just in time to ruin Christmas.
Gosh, I am usually so much more optimistic. I really need to find some happy in my life. But here is one reason I keep going.....
(in your mind picture the man in this story with a very heavy southern drawl)
A couple of weeks ago I had been going through the worst 10 days of my nursing career. I walked out of work sat in my car and was physically and emotionally too tired to even drive. I had 2 days off that was very much needed. I came back to work in a slightly better place but still wanting to just throw in the towel. One old man seen me, came up to me, put his arm around my shoulder and had this conversation with me....
Nurse Lisa Honey, are you back? Are you my nurse tonight?
Yep, I am, all night.
Good, good, Nurse Lisa Honey, I am glad your my nurse tonight. I miss you when your gone. I loves you Nurse Lisa Honey!!!
Awww... melt my frozen heart he did. One old fella, a hug and some sweet talkin got me to put my resume away. I am way too easy.
