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...and then there were 3!
We discovered something wonderful this week.
Lately my cigarettes have been making me nauseous. I thought it was only a side effect of the diet pill I was taking on sleepy mornings to keep me going through the day. Then my back started hurting SO badly...
So Wednesday night I was watching "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant" on MTV. This 18 year-old ( Read more... ) -
Sitting down...what is this wonderful feeling?
I'm home, I'm home, yay!
Another exhausting day at the hospital. We now have THREE patients staying with us. The diabetic dog (who is doing well and will hopefully be discharged tomorrow), a Labrador with pancreatitis from her indulging in a bag of Hershey's Kisses on Monday, and a terrier who was hospitalized 2 weekends ago with pancreatitis and ( Read more... ) -
You gotta lose some to win some, right?
Tuesday night. My right eye is twitching, ugh. I'm struggling with quitting smoking, but overall I think it's going well. I got all the way to Friday night at midnight before I broke down and bought a pack. I had 2 that night, 3 Saturday, and 2 on Sunday. Monday I was clean (and got lots of compliments about the improvement in my complexion ( Read more... ) -
52 hours in as a non-smoker...
Okay. I want to rip something to shreds. DESTROY, DESTROY. I'm so tense, so frustrated, such an emotional WRECK right now, and over nothing.
I have NOTHING to be upset about. But everything upsets me.
This is the first time I've ever tried to quit completely cold turkey, with absolutely no nicotine assistance whatsoever.
I've been smoking since I ( Read more... ) -
Ahh, Sweet Saturday...
Why, oh, why, has this week been a nightmare? I'm usually not as appreciative of my one "evening off" as I am today, but wow. I feel like I've been run over by a freight train. Work's been overwhelming, primarily because of scheduling issues. Overscheduling, that is. Yes, that's great for our profit...but who wants to go home every day feeling ( Read more... ) -
What a freakin' day!
*SLUMP*
Wow, does it feel good to sit down. Today was so incredibly hectic, I don't even have words for it. The morning became so busy that we had to push surgery back to our lunch hour...and the evening ended up lasting until 9pm, with the last patient being a very angry bulldog who needed a thorough ear cleaning and nail trim. Lots of muscles ( Read more... ) -
The Big "C"
Today wasn't bad...until this evening. That fantastic dog I'd mentioned a couple days ago - did have cancer. Lymphosarcoma. Without chemotherapy, he probably had a month to live. With it, maybe 7 to 8 months. His owner made the heart-wrenching decision to euthanize him, as he'd already become quite sick. She couldn't be present, so she said ( Read more... ) -
Empty the brain...
I think this is healthy. I forgot just how relieving it was to get all of my thoughts out of my head. Nevermind that no one uses LJ anymore...(except Rachel - congrats on the engagement, btw!). It doesn't matter. Just letting the mundane aspects of life out of my brain really helps. All those things that would probably bore Steve to the brink ( Read more... ) -
Insomnia
I can't sleep. At all. And I have to work in the morning. The past hour has been spent laying in bed, mind spinning, staring wide-eyed at the ceiling. If it's not bills, or work, or wondering when my car's gonna break beyond repair, it's that obnoxious jingle from the Family Guy episode I was watching. Steve started snoring, and that was it... ( Read more... ) -
Winter Wonderland
Well, Christmas went well. Steve got me a beautiful diamond necklace - a twist on the past, present, future style. He even thought ahead and got a Steph-safe chain to go with it, hehe...since my job is kinda hard on necklaces. So far, so good - no little Yorkies have ripped it off of me yet! Still have the decorations up - I'm kinda following ( Read more... )