Healthier Living Thread Part IV

Nurses Stress 101

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Part IV

This is the thread where members come to share their journey to wellness and wholeness.

It's a holistic thread, talking about all apects of health, not just diet and exercise, but the mind and spirit as well. All posters are welcome (not just Premium Members) and encouraged on a periodic basis to share what you're doing, what you need to do and how you're going to do it, and what you know!

Specializes in icu,ccu, er, corrections.

Blue and Zoe.......ty, not helping out financially is the hardest, and unfortunately I can afford it, and that makes it even worse, however, I didn't struggle to get where I am so that I could financially support them their entire lives, there are things I would like to do.

Blue.....let me know how your "biggest loser" contest at work goes, tried it once, and started out great, ended terrible....lol

Zoe...I hate wearing other peoples shoes......just something not right about it, even bowling shoes...is just weird.

Hope everyone had a good weekend, very stressful for me.......please see new thread posted with travel nurses.....

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Trauma, Ortho, Neuro, Cardiac.

I have some rollerblades. I used to blade weekly. I haven't in a long while though. They require maintenance, like oiling and rotating the wheels. Too much work. LOL

ER, sorry to hear about your work stress. There does come a time when you have close the Bank of Mommie. But you have to be consistent. A coworker of mine was bemoaning that "because of the grandkids" they are constantly paying their kids car note, bills and other things. They co-sign loans and wind up making the payments. They get mad at the kids, but the kids haven't learned any responsibility of their own.

I'm o.k. I had a birthday party last night and today it's back to the gym and light eating. I'm not sure if I'm going to get on the scale or not. I probably should, just to shock myself into some better discipline than I've had this week. Maybe I need one more "snap out of it" slap. :)

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Specializes in icu,ccu, er, corrections.

Tweety,

Ty for your advice on the other thread about the work issue. It is driving me nuts.

This bank of Mommy is closed. If my grandkids need food, etc.....bring em on over...I'll be glad to feed em, but no more cash hand outs. The kids aren't learning anything by my handouts.

Was the birthday party for you or someone else?

The only time the scale helps me is if there is a loss....then I get jazzed and inspired, if the scale goes up, then I get bummed and think I should just give up....I tend to be a negative person...

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Trauma, Ortho, Neuro, Cardiac.

ER, it was for a friend who turned 55. Great food. The scale this AM as I expected wasn't kind, but it was a slap in the face motivator. Good luck with the work thing.

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Specializes in Alzheimer's, Geriatrics, Chem. Dep..
I have some rollerblades. I used to blade weekly. I haven't in a long while though. They require maintenance, like oiling and rotating the wheels.

Hadn't thought of that but it makes sense - something else to plan on getting.

Zoe...I hate wearing other peoples shoes......just something not right about it, even bowling shoes...is just weird......

Yeah, what I was thinking too is that we wear them (as in "wear out") differently - no ones feet are the same - and so their arches might be too low for my flat ones, etc. Plus, the support goes out of them after a while, as we know with our stupid nursing shoes, lol

If my grandkids need food, etc.....bring em on over...I'll be glad to feed em, but no more cash hand outs. ..

Amen, good grammy!

ER, it was for a friend who turned 55. Great food. The scale this AM as I expected wasn't kind, but it was a slap in the face motivator.

Good, I hate doing that fish thing, lol

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Specializes in Critical Care.
I think that's often the case lol

Hey, what do the words on your avatar say?

"I don't hate you for failing, I love you for trying."

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Specializes in NICU.

Thanks for the slap Tweety!

Haha Blue - nope, tubes are tied, but that's about how I feel - LOL!

Zoe - glad to hear it's not just me. Perhaps I shall survive then?

I am still not sleeping, but I start classes again tomorrow and hopefully that will help.

On the plus side, I have eaten very little lately, so that is good because my stomach is actually starting to understand the meaning of the word "full" - yeay!

How is everybody doing? Looks like y'all have been busy this weekend!

Take care everyone!

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Specializes in NICU.

Oops - hi and hope all is well to anybody I missed. Sorry, kinda whooshing through the posts today. ;)

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Trauma, Ortho, Neuro, Cardiac.

Up early today. I have to help a friend move, so that will be my exercise for the day. :)

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Specializes in Alzheimer's, Geriatrics, Chem. Dep..

I BOUGHT MY ROLLER BLADES (and gear) YESTERDAY!

yep, I'm shouting ;) Now I am going to practice in my living room so the little kids don't laugh at me when I venture out! ha ha!

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Specializes in icu,ccu, er, corrections.

Hey everyone, hope all are well.

Zoe.....Congrats and how goes the skating?

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Specializes in Alzheimer's, Geriatrics, Chem. Dep..
Hey everyone, hope all are well.

Zoe.....Congrats and how goes the skating?

Hi ER, haven't tried them yet, I had to do some stuff before work today ... tomorrow I will have time!

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