haaaaaa ha
The new job:
shitty work (literally, we're talking about a lot of human excrement) and yesterday by 3:30 my feet felt the way they did after the 10k (!)
........buuuuuuuuuut I love it. It's great to be working with people again. Older women most of all. I am the snake charmer of older women, little known fact. The nonverbal, the confused... bring them on my friend! Nothing is as satisfying as making them smile. nursing as sisterhood.
Truth.
One of my favoritefavorite nurses from my clinical rotation sophomore year was still there! And god help us by the end of the day she remembered me.
"Kimmy, you're a nursing student aren't you? I KNEW you looked familiar!"
she said she'd be calling my supervisor to request that I work on Fuller Unit next week with her. I wanted her to be my clinical preceptor from day 1 of that rotation, but now I'm looking more seriously at trying out for a critical care position while I'm still a student (less stressful and a lot safer with folks double checking everything you do). She's strictly med-surg, so going the CC route would mean finding a new preceptor candidate. Even so, it was nice to be remembered by someone I idolized.
The new house:
so far so good. I'm walking distance away from the Elliot, which is convenient because I still don't have/want a car. theres a 3 season porch that is excellent for reading/passing time because the only people I know in this city are my mother and bob. so. yeah. the weather is perfect for sitting out there, feet on the table listening to ella fitzgerald. All that porch needs is a cat and I would be set for life.
Scooby seems to be happy here so far, I refilled her little digging chamber the other day and it perked her up to be able to dig endlessly around. Little monster. My hamster has traveled more than some people have.
I'm sorry to report that I'm starting to miss school, if for nothing other than want for company. I don't think that the reality of not knowing anyone in this city has set in yet, and I'm grateful for that. Alex will be coming up this weekend and it will be so great to have him around.
shitty work (literally, we're talking about a lot of human excrement) and yesterday by 3:30 my feet felt the way they did after the 10k (!)
........buuuuuuuuuut I love it. It's great to be working with people again. Older women most of all. I am the snake charmer of older women, little known fact. The nonverbal, the confused... bring them on my friend! Nothing is as satisfying as making them smile. nursing as sisterhood.
Truth.
One of my favoritefavorite nurses from my clinical rotation sophomore year was still there! And god help us by the end of the day she remembered me.
"Kimmy, you're a nursing student aren't you? I KNEW you looked familiar!"
she said she'd be calling my supervisor to request that I work on Fuller Unit next week with her. I wanted her to be my clinical preceptor from day 1 of that rotation, but now I'm looking more seriously at trying out for a critical care position while I'm still a student (less stressful and a lot safer with folks double checking everything you do). She's strictly med-surg, so going the CC route would mean finding a new preceptor candidate. Even so, it was nice to be remembered by someone I idolized.
The new house:
so far so good. I'm walking distance away from the Elliot, which is convenient because I still don't have/want a car. theres a 3 season porch that is excellent for reading/passing time because the only people I know in this city are my mother and bob. so. yeah. the weather is perfect for sitting out there, feet on the table listening to ella fitzgerald. All that porch needs is a cat and I would be set for life.
Scooby seems to be happy here so far, I refilled her little digging chamber the other day and it perked her up to be able to dig endlessly around. Little monster. My hamster has traveled more than some people have.
I'm sorry to report that I'm starting to miss school, if for nothing other than want for company. I don't think that the reality of not knowing anyone in this city has set in yet, and I'm grateful for that. Alex will be coming up this weekend and it will be so great to have him around.