DH signed us up to participate in Brighton’s Harvest Fest (market/art and craft show) … umm – this SATURDAY. (8am-3pm 9/27/14) So, it’s a good thing I’m not stressing out, experiencing any sort of insomnia spike while I systematically search the internet (like some neurotic, jonesing sociopath with only one thing on her mind …) …
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(S)he sleeps. Or, I slept … in the non-Pretty-Woman version of the tale. But, ya know, it’s still a happy ending. Crashing for 14 hours after a week long bout of insomnia, with 4 hour ‘cat naps’ in between several undesired periods of 24 hours of wakefulness. Apparently, I was testing something in my system. …
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WWU: ‘Twilight Zone’ Moon + Busy ER = Bizarre Patients. What did you do during last night’s (86th) Super Moon? Did you gaze upon it’s beauty and splendor? Not me … I ran my butt off … I argued with educated a parent for several hours to convince inpatient admission was the best (and only) …
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in bits and spurts. I am having too much fun! But, to be fair – I did work a 24 hour nursing tour, played with puppies, marinated in the pool, paid bills, touched base with my 22 year old birthday girl, and got a nap or two … Now that I’ve shared …
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I’m trying, re-trying and learning. Let me show you: Here are the fired pieces from previous posts; Two coffin loads this week (Tuesday and today); A close up of my first ‘palette knife’ trial (fingers crossed), peacock re-try WITH success (yay), and a new votive candle mold trial (didn’t quite work, but I …
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Minute by minute?? Yeah – that’s about right. Here’s the scoop: My grandma is rallying; She has a trach, peg tube, foley and a tube in her gallbladder; per the specialist doctors (rehab), she suffered a major neurologic event at some unknown time … Is she down and out? Nope – NOT My Grandma. She’s …
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Can you go from 80 degrees to 40 degrees inside of 24 hours in May … Not complaining, just still in awe … while my teeth chatter. Got through Mother’s Day 2014. It wasn’t awful, although there was plenty of drama in the E.R. … But, no emergency enemas – so it qualifies as a …
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This weekend, while at work someone asked me a couple of questions: 1. How long have you been a nurse? [Oh! … Oh! Wait … I know the answer to this one!!] “Umm … 24 years.” 2. Do you still like it? [Oh … Umm … Well … So, you see – it’s complicated… (You …
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It’s back to work I go! I’ll let you know later which of the dwarfs I am/was over the weekend …
Let’s start with the bad, cuz she’s awful darn cute: Here is Cally. She is DH’s favorite Yorkie (therefore, doubly spoiled and a COMPLETE brat!). I think I figured out why he loves her so … she has the same coloring as his beard! [Doh!] The ugly: While on sick leave, my employer called to …
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