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If dead rock stars are singing on the rivet line tonight, in the Home, people are just waiting to die. She is neither an old poop or a good sport, just another lady on the Death Watch. Circling the drain, as we say. Her myriad family has left at last, left her to rest in peace, which she will do very soon. The nurse wanders down the hall to ( Read more... ) -
Tales of Angry Nurse
Today's entry brought to you by the letter "I shouldn't have gotten so pissed" and the number "but still ( Read more... ) -
Yearly Recap
This was an eventful year for me. One year ago today, I held a letter in my hand. It was a letter a long time in writing, and that I was afraid to send. But, with Husband's support, send it I did. And now I have a whole new family. I've talked to my dad on the phone, I've met a lot of his family and it's been really great. They've all been ( Read more... ) -
I think what we have here is a failure to communicate
So, I work as a nurse in Long Term Care. It's not exactly fun, but it pays the bills. I also work 2nd shift, which sucks donkey dongs, especially when you have 3 kids, but what can you do ( Read more... ) -
The Weekend From Hell, or Why Going to the HS Graduation of a Stranger On the Interent Is a Bad Idea
We all had a very bad time last weekend. An extremely bad time. And our bad luck extended to those who tried to help us ( Read more... ) -
I got boned by work today
I'm so pissed I can't think straight. One of the first shift nurses, M., quit a couple weeks ago. The next in line for her job was B., then me. I had heard a rumor that they hired someone from outside for the position, but I didn't believe it. I thought, "no, they couldn't do something that rotten." I've been trying to get on 1st for 18 months ( Read more... ) -
And So This Is Christmas
And my friend H. had to have her dog, Cody, put down last night ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: Concert mania
This is too easy! Blackmore's Night. And we're going to see them next week in Cleveland. The last part of this question is odd to me, as around here it is not unusual at all to have to travel to Cleveland, Pittsburgh or Buffalo to see a good concert. -
It has happened.
With every job I have, I eventually reach a level of fed-up-edness. I am realizing that I am getting to that point with my current job. Now, there are certain things that I can deal with. It's repetitive. It's the same basic thing every day; come in, find out what's going on, shove pills down their throats, deal with the many disasters that you ( Read more... )