Can I get a fast forward button please?

I wish it was 14 hours in the future. That means I would just be getting off of work and I could be coming home to my bed. I had a good night last night..busy, but good. One of our kiddos was in isolation though, and not that I think I'm too good to take care of an isolation patient, but it makes me more tired because you have to add a couple extra steps before entering the room. It's not just the physical part of it, but the mental as well. You constantly have to be on your toes so you don't forget. Don't want to be spreading C-diff around now do we? I'm sure we'll be there again tonight, and I'm tired just thinking about it. I love that kiddo though! She's adorable and happy 95% of the time. We love that! :)
We were busy ALL night last night. Both kiddos had vitals due every hour, I was running blood gases every other hour it seemed, and to top it off one of our kiddos was throwing up. Ugh! Hopefully the poor thing has been able to keep something down today.
I have Thursday night off, so I guess I can hold out for another 14 hours and then I can rejoice with a night off. What will I do?? Where will I go??? Probably nothing and nowhere, but atleast I have the option! :)
Alright, I should probably choose something to wear. I'm thinking of opting for scrub bottoms and a tee again. I feel more comfortable that way and if I'm going to be running around again tonight, comfort is a must! Speaking of comfort...I got some socks from Old Navy on Sunday and I wore a pair last night. They were fantastic! They were soft, breathable, and stylish to boot! I think I'll wear another pair tonight! :)
Alright people, have a good night! Cherish your health and hug and kiss those little ones. As I've seen... life can change in an instant, and I don't want to see you on my floor!!
XOXO

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Pre-exhaustion

Oh man am I tired.... I worked Sunday night, therefore I did not get home until almost 8a on Monday. I caught a few hours of sleep and then got up so I could sleep that night. Well that sounded like a good plan, but at around 8:30 I started getting really tired. That could also have to do with the fact that I had just endured 2 1/2 crazy hours of VBS.

VBS = exhaustion in itself. There were 4 of us helping in the 4 year olds. There were only 12 of them, but it felt like 20. You know how some kids equal about 3 kids in themeselves? Yea, we had one of those. I knew he was trouble when he walked in the door and tried to escape within the first minute of being there. Thankfully I have to work tomorrow night and Thursday.

Work......... that's another thing that's going to wear me down this week. After I work those two nights I have one last night of VBS to do. Oh, did I mention that I was watching my friend's cousin's kids this weekend?? Yea....that starts Friday afternoon. So I'll get a few hours of sleep and then be off to watch the kiddos and then have VBS that night. I'm going to be fried come Sunday....

Oh well.... it's my own fault if I'm tired. I signed up to do all of those things. I could have said no when someone asked me (well, except for the whole working part...). But I wanted to be a part of it all, so I said yes. It will all be fine and I will just have to make sure my next week is full of rest. Moving on.....

Can you believe that June is over halfway done? That doesn't even seem possible! It will be 4th of July before we know it.

Well, I better get going. I have a couple of things to get done today. Hope everyone is having a good week!

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Second time was better....

Work was pretty good last night. I was with two different patients, but still helped out with the patients I had the day before since I was familiar with them. This Thursday and Friday I'm supposed to be with my preceptor, so we'll see what actually happens. I emailed my educator about it since I need to be consistent and not jerked around like the day shift's charge nurse thinks they can do.
Anyway, it was a good night, and I slept kind of okay. I think Sydney was confused because it was daytime and I should be up playing with her instead of sleeping. Now I'm the one awake and she's on my bed sleeping. How come she couldn't have done this 6 hours ago?
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First day.....

Well, my first day of work is behind me. It was actually not too bad. All 4 of us that are in the Pediatric ICU and Pediatric Intermediate were together. I like all three of the girls, however I will probably never see them. Well, I know I'll see Caitlin, because when I'm done with my shift she'll be starting hers. :) Sam works nights too, so I may see her on breaks or something. Who knows.....
Today was kind of an easy day. We weren't really assigned to do much, but we did get to observe a nurse take on a post-open heart surgery patient. Then I helped feed a trach baby. She was ADORABLE! Her chubby little cheeks were to die for! Saturday will be my first "real" night at work, so I'm sure it will be more interesting, or atleast more involved.

Not much else is new around here. I'm just adjusting to "summer". I wish it would be 10-15 degrees warmer. I'm going to have to bring my fan up from the basement soon. It helps me sleep, and since I'll be sleeping during the day soon I will need some extra white noise.

Speaking of sleep, I'm getting kind of tired, and I am going to lunch with my cousin tomorrow to show her my trip pics. Hope everyone has had a good week!!!

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Stress Free Friday....

Oh today was wonderful! I didn't do much of anything! I slept in (well I got about the same amount as normal because I stayed up late, but it felt like sleeping in to me...) and didn't do anything for school today. It was glorious! Next week I will be running around like mad studying and wrapping things up, but this week I was blissfully obligation free in regards to school.

Tonight I went and watched Brooke and Meredith for a couple hours while Dan took Luke to baseball practice and Becky went to see a movie. Brooke is getting so big! What happened to that chunky little 5 month old that I started watching two summers ago?? Now she's walking, talking and potty trained! When I got there she was waiting for me at the front window and I wasn't there 5 minutes before she was asking me if we could go outside so I could "swinga her" on the swingset. I chatted with Becky for a few minutes and then I took the girls outside to swing and play on the slide. Brooke's little laugh as I pushed her on the swing just melted my heart. She is such a character and she cracks me up at some of the things she says. For instance...this was a conversation that took place while I was making dinner and the girls were snacking on cereal.

Meredith: takes bag away from Brooke to grab some cereal for herself

Brooke: NOOO!!!! AHHHH!!!!!

Me: Brooke, don't cry....we have more cereal in the box. Don't worry.

Meredith: sticks her tongue out at Brooke

Me: Mer, that's not nice. Don't do that.

Brooke: You not me best friend no more!

Meredith: (joking) Well you're not my best friend anymore! Megan's my best friend!

Brooke: No Meggy's me best friend.

Meredith: (trying to make amends) Brookie's my best friend (going in for a hug)

Brooke: (pushing Mer away) No! You still not me best friend! Meggy's me best friend!

At this point I starting laughing out loud. It was just the seriousness in her tone and that she was the one that said it first, "You not me best friend anymore". What two year old says that?? Too funny! Of course it wasn't 5 minutes later that they were BFF's again.

I love those girls! I will definitely have to go see them this summer when I have time off of work.
Speaking of work... I went and got my physical yesterday. I was there for an hour and a half. For atleast a half hour I was filling out paperwork. Some questions were 'different'. Have I ever worn a respirator? Am I claustraphobic? (This was asked to me several times and the doc brought it up in the exam room too. Did I sign up to work in a small box or the PICU??) Anyway... I liked the doctor. He was super nice and I didn't feel creeped out at all. The nurse however was another story. He was a little weird, and he didn't seem overly confident in his skills. He was poking around for awhile when he was drawing my blood. He's like, "Oh, I think it rolled on me." Well, maybe if he had the band a little tighter on my arm he could actually see my vein. He had it loosly around my upper arm, so I'm surprised he got what he did. He went for the best vein in my arm and still had trouble. It's a good thing I'm not a wimp and can handle a little bit of pain. Honestly, my arm hurt worse afterward than it did while he was digging around.

Providing the urine sample however was no treat. I knew I had a shy bladder, so I very smartly drank a whole bottle of water on my way there. Well when he's drawing my blood I could feel it coming on that I would have to go to the bathroom, so in my head I'm thinking "Perfect! Only the drug screening left and then I can go to HR and get my id and sign papers and be home before 4:30." WRONG! My bladder, in true form, decided to be shy. Why?!? It was ridiculous! I thankfully got enough out that he could run the test, but it wasn't as much as he would have liked. Seriously though, I can only do so much. I wasn't going to cath myself so he could have a little bit more. It ended up being all clear... no drugs, not pregnant. So off I go to HR. Here I spent another half hour on paperwork and finally got my ID picture taken. It was "eh". (see for yourself)

I finally got home a little after 5 and I was exhausted. However, mom and I still decided to trek to Walmart. I'm glad we did, because we needed food, but that wore me out even more. Oh well, it's over and done with.

Alright, well I should go. More shopping with the sisters tomorrow (for our trip) and then I have a graduation open house. My mom just came in to have me open her Reba season 1 DVD with my pampered chef blade (I love that thing. It opens cd's and dvd's so easily) so she can watch it so I'm gonna go watch some with her. I'll be back later this weekend probably.

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