Mad Scribblings From the Life of a Middle-Aged New Nurse
As I look out my window on this cool and rainy September day, watching the raindrops hit the changing leaves in the glorious golds and reds of Autumn, I have found clarity. I know what I have to do. I have decided to part ways with the great and glorious Grey-Sloan hospital after a mere... Continue Reading →
Weight loss: This week: -2.3 - Total Weight lost: 32.5 lbs - Current weight: 301.4 - Original Weight: 333.9 The Weekly Challenge: Home from working at the hospital for an unusual five days in a row, it was a struggle not to eat myself out of house and home. It's also a struggle, on my... Continue Reading →
Weight loss: This week: +1 - Total Weight lost: 30.2 lbs - Current weight: 303.7 - Original Weight: 333.9 The Weekly Challenge: One pound gain isn't the worst news, I suppose, but working this hard to see the scale go up one pound is irritating. I'm still stressed out. No weekly challenge -- just surviving.... Continue Reading →
This week, I was asked if there's anything I like about my job at Grey-Sloan -- the job where I am slogging away trying to figure out how to do this and not die. I was also asked what stinks about it. So... here are my honest answers (not the ones I gave to management):... Continue Reading →
My days off from the hospital usually give me some much-needed perspective. I start thinking, "The job's not that bad. I'll catch on eventually. My preceptor, Tonya, is just trying to help me. I shouldn't take it so personally." Not this week. Tuesday at work was a shitshow. Wednesday -- which should have been much... Continue Reading →
Thinking I was posting to a New Nurses Support Group page on Facebook, I wrote a long diatribe on how tired I am as a new nurse, and how my preceptor, Tonya, is basically an unhelpful jerk, and how I feel like quitting. But of course -- as Tonya can attest -- I'm a moron... Continue Reading →
Weight loss: This week: -8.4 - Total Weight lost: 31.2 lbs - Current weight: 302.7 - Original Weight: 333.9 The Weekly Challenge: Huge total loss this week. From a weight loss perspective, the only challenge has been eating on my days off. At the hospital, I'm so busy for so many hours of the day,... Continue Reading →
Let me preface by saying that in all the years I have living on earth, I could never earn a fraction of what Madonna has likely earned just this year. The woman is rich beyond my wildest dreams and a far more successful actor and singer than I am or ever was. So my opinion... Continue Reading →
In Weight Loss News Whoever said you'll gain 15 pounds your first year of real-life nursing was lying their asses off. As of this morning, I've lost 25.5 pounds total. 2.7 pounds since Monday. It's a small victory, but I'll take it. My clothes are loose even if you can't really tell. It's weird, but... Continue Reading →
Weight loss: This week: -4.8 - Total Weight lost: 22.8 lbs - Current weight: 311.1 - Original Weight: 333.9 The Weekly Challenge: The specific challenge has been staying motivated to do anything while working at the hospital and feeling broke. Cheap, carb-laden food is always available. Easy to get, easy to fix, and mighty good... Continue Reading →
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