Mad Scribblings From the Life of a Middle-Aged New Nurse
First day of quarantine, and I'm already going crazy. I'm going to have to figure out the best way to order groceries or food for the next couple of days. I contacted my new job at the doctor's office to let them know. They said I can come back once I test negative, so if... Continue Reading →
It finally happened: I have had a direct exposure to COVID-19. You might think, with me working in health care, this would have happened on the job. Especially working in the hospital around high risk patients! But it didn't. It happened at my second job -- the office job -- where my guard is down... Continue Reading →
It's the thing I don't talk about. Almost all day spent in bed. That's the reason there's no weight update; I'm waiting until I go back to work this week and have a reason to be upright before I begin monitoring my diet progress. I'm sure my weight has gone up; how could it not?... Continue Reading →
I went for my second interview with a local medical practice and received my first job offer since leaving Grey Sloan. It was an eye opener. They offered me a measly $22 an hour, and my health benefits don't start for 90 days. I guess I should be grateful, but it's shocking. Twenty-two bucks? That's... Continue Reading →
In 2009, I had quit my career as a designer to strike out on my own. I had spent the previous 23+ years working for the government Initech and somehow, addicted to opioids, thought I could beat it and sustain myself with the random freelance job while living off my savings and 401K. I was... Continue Reading →
Since I quit my hospital job at Grey Sloan, things have calmed down... a little too much. The first day, all I felt was relief, still with some underlying anxiety. By the second day, I was binge-watching all seasons of the Great British Baking Show ad nauseaum while afternoon napping. By the third day, I... Continue Reading →
In nursing school, it is universally taught that new nurses should spend the first 1-2 years of their careers in Med-Surg before deciding to specialize (if you decide) so skills and time management can be perfected. So that's what I did. That's what many of us did. Some succeed. Some just survive. Others (like me)... Continue Reading →
I quit. After 8 weeks of hell and abuse, I said sayonara to my job at Grey Sloan this morning, sending my resignation letter to my Nurse Manager via email. Even though I'm nervous, and I was up half the night from worry, I gotta tell you, it feels like a massive relief to have... Continue Reading →
The end of my time at Grey Sloan appears to be close. I had hoped that maybe this situation could be turned around, but I've come to believe it cannot. After spending two days with a new preceptor -- who was really nice, by the way -- the news is grim. It seems my Nurse... Continue Reading →
Weight loss: This week: -1.6 - Total Weight lost: 34.1 lbs - Current weight: 299.8 - Original Weight: 333.9 The Weekly Challenge: It's always stress, but this week, we have a new complication: medication. Since my health insurance finally kicked in, I got to see the doctor for the first time in many months. I'm... Continue Reading →
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