Mad Scribblings From the Life of a Middle-Aged New Nurse
Now that I have the job at Grey-Sloan lined up and have graduated Nursing School -- though still awaiting the license exam -- I'm finding myself entering a new phase of life. And I want that life to be better than the one I'm leaving behind. My brother's wife pointed out to me that I... Continue Reading →
Many changes on the way. First of all, let me say, I have finally been sleeping well. Not quite sure why, but I'm not questioning it. Maybe it's because I'm not in nursing school. Maybe it's Alexa playing "thunderstorm" every night. Maybe it's the air conditioning. Or maybe I've just become accustomed to the warmer... Continue Reading →
I just turned 52 years old. It's a strange feeling -- I know, I know, I probably say this every year. 52 certainly does not look like what I thought it would. There's an aura of the bizarre about it from my perspective. Celebrities make it look easy. Botox this, lift that. I do what... Continue Reading →
I am not faring well in the new spring heat. For the nth night in a row, I still can't sleep. I get a couple hours, then BANG! I'm up. It's probably my hormone shifts causing mini hot flashes. Whatever it is, it means long nights of being awake yet chronically sleepy. Sometimes, when I'm... Continue Reading →
Maybe it's a lack of sleep. Maybe it's the warmer weather. But lately, I've been considering the loss of heroes during this time when we really need some. (This post is gonna get political; sorry!) It's getting warm up here in the Northeast. FINALLY. After a really weird spring where we had snow on Mother's... Continue Reading →
My dog is old. We aren't sure how old. When I got him in the spring of 2009, shortly after Barack Obama was elected President, the SPCA estimated he was between 2 and 5 years old. I put him closer to two based on his high energy level. This little Pomeranian was part a group... Continue Reading →
Someone once told me that I might turn some people off because I tend to come across as "imperious." After assessing the situation, I decided I was okay with that. By definition, there are two meanings for imperious, closely related. One implies arrogance and a sense of acting aggressively without attaining the needed authority. The... Continue Reading →
After I officially passed Nursing, I sat in my feelings for about an hour. It seemed strangely anticlimactic. Hard to imagine that two solid years of frustration and fear and questioning my sanity in Nursing School would peak with one 75-question exam encompassing one semester's work for all the marbles. It was a dark, cold,... Continue Reading →
I finally slept last night! Utterly exhausted, I got all of 6 hours of sleep, but it was by-and-large uninterrupted, which is unusual for me. Even the dog seemed to appreciate that the worst of the educational storm was over, sleeping quietly all night in the cool of my bedroom. Along with depression, I have... Continue Reading →
I passed. I did fairly well on the final -- ended with an 88. Not the best, not the worst, I'll take it. I am still taking it all in. It's been a long, long road. And since I can never have a good time without screwing it up somehow, I am feeling a massive... Continue Reading →
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