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‘Snice saves the day

What an AWFUL day.  Fortunately, I had a seriously awesome dinner to provide the light at the end of the tunnel through it all.  Back to the beginning though… Like most days, I stopped at Starbeezies for a coffee.  Unlike most days, I didn’t have chance to actually drink it until 10:30!!!  Can you even believe it!  I was SO swamped with work.  It seemed like no matter how much I did to catch up, stuff just kept piling up.  TOO MANY PATIENTS!!!  Blah.  Even though I kept reminding myself to stop. breathe. relax…it did… Read more >

bring on the VIPs (and the hummus)

White as far as the eye can see.  I love that I work on the 10th floor, because the view is really pretty, especially on super snowy days!  It was snowing all day, but I still managed to make it to the ‘bucks before work and on my lunch break.  I was the only person on the unit today, so I had all the patients.  Baller!  No but for reals it was kinda crazy.  One of my patients went into sinus tach and then desaturated to the 86% range even with 60% O2 face mask… Read more >

Sleeveless running

The weather cracked into the 40s today, time to celebrate!  I was so happy when I woke up, it was sunny out and I had the day off to enjoy the nice weather outside. Here’s my morning cup of joe…along with some figs, carob covered raisins, and the crossword.  Talk about starting the day off right.  Since I woke up earlier than usual, I got hungry earlier than usual, so I made some french toast that I doused in Earth Balance. This whole wheat Alvarado Street bread is good, maybe even better than the California… Read more >

What’s with my math?

blue sky + sun – clouds = snow?  Wait.  That can’t be right, can it?  Apparently.  I DON’T understand how this east coast weather works.  Anyhoo, s’up kiddos!  Today was a mill times better than yesterday.  Thank you all for your sweet words of encouragement…lord knows I needed it today – heading in to work on the weekend (BOO).  I decided to skip the ‘bucks this morning since I woke up earlier than I needed to and my stomach was relentlessly demanding “feed me.”  I made my own cafe and silk-ed it up big time,… Read more >

insert profanity here

WDE.  (I’m in a TLA mood).  For those who aren’t too UTD… Translations: worst day ever, three letter acronym, up to date But in order to preserve my sanity I will do minimal venting here.  Remember the same horrible co-worker I b$%^ched about a few months ago?  Well, he’s AGAIN up to his evil, sly, scheming ways, and since his lazy apathetic nursing care was compromising the patients, I was forced to do my work AND his just to make sure certain people didn’t die.  AHHHHHHHHH!!!  I could have killed him.  I have never sworn… Read more >