LOST

All I can say… it’s one hell of a story.  Amazing.

So far so good…

My first week of work is almost finished. It’s actually going pretty well. No complaints. Everybody is really nice and welcoming. Yesterday I received a card in the mail from the Unit. Most of the people on the floor signed it to welcome me. My Unit manager said it was something that Lankenau did for all new employees. I thought it was a nice touch that should probably be practiced everywhere.

The patients are a mixture. It’s busy enough. Another added benefit is that I really can’t think about failed relationships when I’m at work. I’m too busy to let my mind wander.

The one thing I am noticing… that my feet hurt. I need to invest in a better pair of shoes.

Other things…

1. White Sox are doing pretty well… not as well as the Phillies…but pretty well and that makes me happy for the good guys.

2. Tonight is my “Lost” evening.  I am going to sit in front of the TV from 8-11pm EST and do nothing except watch “Lost” and continue to crochet my new baby blanket (sage green w/ white).

3. Here is a plug for Triscuits. I bought a “new-to-me” version: Cracked Pepper w/ Olive Oil. Very good. Just peppery enough. Actually, I need to stop eating them. I think I just ate a 1/4 of the box now.

That’s about it from here.

Stuffed.

I think I will need to be rolled back out to my car.  I ate way too much this Memorial Day. BBQ ribs, corn on the cob, pasta salad, brownies, watermelon, strawberry trifle. There will be no dinner for me tonight.

Tomorrow is my first day on the floor at Lankenau. I’m not scared yet…but I think I will be tomorrow morning.

That’s about it…  I think it’s time for a nap.

Hope you were able to get outside to enjoy the day.  It was a good one.

Uneventful Saturday…

Honestly, nothing exciting happened today. Nothing at all. I went to the scrubs shop in Drexel Hill to exchange (for the THIRD time) a set of scrubs. By the way, if one wants to open a clothing store of any kind a dressing room would probably help your business a lot. It’s just a thought. I know… it’s a risky thing.. (she said sarcastically as she realizes YET again… she will need to return to aforementioned scrub shop a FOURTH time because the large pants are clearly made for a short person of a large stature).

Recent movies update:
1. Prince Caspian. I want my money back.
2. Indiana Jones. Loved it.

My exciting evening is watching “Titantic” on TNT… I think Jack is professing his love to Rose right about now.

Bye for now.

10.58pm

Wow. I guess a lot more people are reading this than I thought. I’ve always let myself be pretty vulnerable at times on this blog… for better or for worse. People have disagreed with me. People have stopped reading because of some of my attitudes that I have voiced, etc…

If you ask any of my close friends… one thing they will ALL agree on… I’m honest. I don’t BS at all. So, I can’t really say I’m sorry if I mention J. more than you would like… or if I complain about my lack of dating &/or being single because I guess if you don’t like it… you can just go read cnn.com or something else.

I wish I had it more together when it comes to this area of my life. I stll haven’t figured it out at all. And, maybe I never will.. and that scares me. It scares me that the great majority of my friends are married with children and I know I can never have a child (Yes. It’s a medical fact).

Someone suggested match.com. Let me tell you one of the guys that I met.. Healthcare field, liked baseball, liked movies, seemed great. Well, he asked if I wanted to go to a concert on that Friday night. I met him at the local Starbucks on Wednesday night. We talked. He went to all the trouble to take down directions to my house. Said he would call on Thursday with details. Well, I think you know where I’m going with this. He never called. I know that’s just one guy. Not a very good guy in my book.

Or.. if you read back far enough… maybe a few years… a woman I knew from the university where I worked suggested that when I give more money to my church… then, and only then will I meet the “one”.

Or… all the married couples who tell me that marriage doesn’t complete you… “Wouldn’t you rather be single than marry the wrong one?”

I know all this. Believe me. I know all this. There have been a few wonderful people who understand that all I really want is for them to listen and to let me vent and to not offer advice and to just agree that “yea, it sucks sometimes.” Because sometimes it really does suck.

Ok. that’s it. Have a good evening.

Now comes the hard part…

Classroom orientation ended today at 2.30pm. I officially start on the floor on Tuesday morning. I’m hoping I remember where to go. I hope to remember where to swipe my ID card so I can get paid. I’m hoping that I bought the right color scrubs. I’m looking forward to this new challenge, but at the same time I’m extremely nervous and scared. I’ve always sat behind a desk. Going from one desk job to another desk job in a different industry isn’t all that bad…but going to a job where I won’t even have a desk…completely nerve racking. I’m used to patients… I’ve been a patient… I know how to talk to patients…but I’m still feeling a little insane about it.

Last night wasn’t a great night… I’m hoping it was a REALLY bad case of PMS… b/c I sat & cried about not being married all night (well.. ok.. not ALL night…but off and on for most of Grey’s Anatomy). I’ve heard all the axioms. And I’m sick of hearing them (so.. if you want to comment on this subject for me…you better think of something brand new to say). I’m just tired. I’m tired of waiting. I’m tired of being that cool girl that no one wants to date. I’m tired of having guy friends who screw me over and aren’t man enough to apologize. I’m tired of guy friends who think you want more than just friendship when you ask them to do something (because I’m over 30, single and therefore totally desparate). I hate myself (***author’s note: I do not literally *hate* myself.. this is more of a figure of speech. I actually really like myself… some will say I like myself a little too much) for missing J.because I miss his friendship (but then was it a real frienship? i don’t even know anymore).

Ok. Enough of that for now. Tonight I’m going to see the 4th Indy movie. I was extremely excited about it until my parents saw it last night and reported that 1) my mom liked “Iron Man” better and 2) my dad hated it. So, my expectations have been lowered quite a bit.

Tomorrow.. I was planning to go to NYC for the day. I wanted to walk around the Met. I guess I’ll “officially” decide tomorrow morning when I get up.

As for right now…I’m going to get the mail. I’m sure the TMobile bill will be waiting. I know.. an exciting life I lead.

Ta-ta for now. It’s Memorial Day weekend. Hug a Veteran. I see the elderly veterans outside of Wawa selling the poppies & I put a buck in their coffee tin and smile. They have the most amazing stories.

The Swell Season

Ok.  I’m more than extremely tired this morning..but my lack of sleep was totally worth it.  Last night my friend and I went to see “The Swell Season” at the Tower Theatre.  In case you don’t know.. The Swell Season consists of Glen Hansard & Margeta Irglova.  They were in a little beautiful film called “Once” that came out about a year ago.

The concert was amazing.  As I knew it would be (I saw them late last year in DC)!  They played until almost 11.30 last night.  It was their last night on the tour and so he said… “heck, we want to play a little longer”… and they sure did.  Their is so much passion and energy in their music.  It gave me goosebumps.

So… now it’s 6.22 Wednesday morning and I’m dreading sitting through another orientation day at the hospital.  It’s been really interesting actually…but it’s just LONG.  and the chairs aren’t all that comfortable.

And to Michael… the person who posted really, really early this morning… I long to be the person that you described.

Bye for now. Enjoy your day.

Doing a whole lot of nothing.

I’m back in Chicago for the week.  Doing Nothing except sleeping, watching massive amounts of cable TV, shopping, eating out, etc. 

It’s actually feels a little strange to NOT have to do anything or be anywhere.

It looks like a nice day today (mid 70s)… so, I’m thinking I might take a little roadtrip. I received my birthday present a few months early.  My parents last night gave me a Magellan (sp?) portable GPS.  It’s very, very cool.  Can’t wait to use it on my trip to Vermont later this summer.

Ok… here’s a funny story that would only happen to me. Yesterday morning I got up and needed to go the bathroom.  My parents’ home has 3 bathrooms in it and I was using the one of the ones upstairs… well, I didn’t have my contacts on and didn’t realize that the seat was UP (my dad must have used it before he left for work @ 6am).  So, I sat down and almost fell in butt first.  Not a pretty site…but it was mildly amusing.

Ok.. that’s it.  Enjoy your day. 

Finished.

I have just successfully completed my first year of nursing school.

now… back to the mundane.  like buying a new umbrella.