wow. today was the first time since my (eight months ago) re-entry into the full-time work force, I had a day off that felt like "a day off." Until this recent job change, even on my "off" days, I was still not able to set aside my work. Happily, now that I'm working a shift, where other nurses take over and take care of that job, I actually felt ( Read more... )

(forewarning--this became quite long; the gist of it is the first 6 paragraphs ( Read more... )

The past two days were my first ones in my new position, (working at the same place where I was in management for four months, but am now (my preference) working as a staff/charge nurse). It's going really well. I'm feeling more capable and comfortable in this role than I have, since the times I was doing home health/hospice, five years ago. And I' ( Read more... )

I spent almost all of today in bed, sleeping and recuperating from the past month. What a whirlwind! -Aunt Elizabeth's apartment complex's fire, Tulsa for Steve's funeral and all his affairs, Paul's mother-in-law's death (including, among all the other details, several changes of flight plans for two of the grandchildren (Aeryk & Stephanie) and for ( Read more... )

today I start my new job. I'm relieved to be out of the last place, though still surprised that they gave me the last week "off" with pay, rather than having me overlap with the new nurse, so she would have the advantage of some continuity. And that decision was made suddenly, and delivered poorly. I mean, she called me at my home on Saturday at ( Read more... )

ok. several friends have suggested that I might actually make some entries, rather than just occasionally making a response to someones post ( Read more... )