Friday June 21st 2024

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Specializes in Med surg, cardiac, case management.

Stars hope you can get the car title straightened out fairly soon

Was not a bad day at work, which was good as the person I was covering for got a new case.  Thankfully it was one she had previously so most of the information was still in there.  Hoping today will be pretty quiet too

Rest of the day was pretty ordinary, had counseling during lunch, stopped at the library and the pharmacy for some new reading glasses.  Have started to focus more on meditation, the counselor suggested making a better effort would help with anxiety

Not much planned for today, think I may drop by that candy shop after work, since I seem to be healed and haven't been there since last month

Will be another warm day in the low to mid 90s.  Unusually long heat wave here

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

Good morning!

I'm taking a course on Insight timer that has 15 minute or so lessons about having a better mindful day.  It's 50 lessons and I'm halfway through but probably won't finish.  Some of the topics like relationships aren't helpful as I'm a loner.  But some of the tips I'm finding are helpful.  I would like to meditate more.

Sorry to have been absent the last two days.  Just in a mood I guess.  Work was busy and as usually got a last minute admission that needed an IV and a dressing change I didn't want to pass on.  

Off today and working the weekend.  Interesting is that I'm working the floor tomorrow and Sunday I'm in charge and the one in charge tomorrow is working the floor.  Makes sense to someone I'm sure.  She might ask me to work the floor Sunday.  

Today is the last check with some overtime on it.  I have to I've enjoyed the checks but am glad to not be working overtime.

Have a great day.

 

 

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Specializes in Med nurse in med-surg., float, HH, and PDN.

Howdy....

I woke up at 8:30 AM and had Momo follow me down to the den to eat her breakfast and do her business. When I turned around after opening the drapes, I was surprised to see Nannie sitting in her recliner! I'm not sure WHEN she got up, and neither was she. Asked he if she wanted breakfast and she said no, asked her about going to the bathroom or back to bed, and got a 'no' for each question. So I told her I was going back to bed to sleep another couple of hours, which I did. Got up at 11:30 and did the Nannie-AM-routine, Surprisingly she was not soaking wet, and neither was her bed! Oh, she had pee'd, but her cup did not 'runneth over'.

Anyway, she was dressed and I gave her breakfast and meds. BiL came over with this next month's pre-poured pills packaged by the pharmacy. Now she is on her way to napping, but I have already had to reposition the left hand and fingers twice so they are supported by the pillow. She does not seem to know or understand the difference of right and left anymore.

I have to make phone calls about the car title, and to set up my new card account on line, and I dread it. Can you see the furrows of my dragging heels in the carpet? Sheesh!

Got to stop lollygagging and get to it---------

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Specializes in Med nurse in med-surg., float, HH, and PDN.

I have spent the last 2 hours trying to get a transfer balance accomplished and I have finally even had a person trying to walk me through the process of doing it on line. HOWEVER! I became so frustrated after 35 minutes with the person on the phone, because I 'have to have' (they say) another device on which to accomplish it and I have no other devices, but it can ONLY be done on line. When they send me a text with a number on it, I can't switch to my dumb phone to get the number without being disconnected from the call I was on, and would have to go through the entire sign in thing again and would have to find my way back to her line to continue with what we were 'in process' of TRYING to do. I was about to burst into tears, and finally said I would have to get someone to help me, and hung up. I left a message for my personal banker because she is with another customer now. This is so maddening; how can they advertise it as SIMPLE, when it is not? Because I am the "simple" moron. dam-it-all!

Well I had to vent and I did, so that's all for now.

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Specializes in Public Health, TB.

Stars, can you get nephew in law to help? Or does the senior center or library have someone who can help? but yeah, it seems like the bank should be able to help. 

It's nice and warm here, in the mid 70s. dh got home last night, tired but happy from watching 12 games of baseball in 6 days. I enjoyed my golf lesson last night, but I really struggled. Oh well. Next week is the last week, when we hit off the tee, and play a complete hole. 

The neighbors took off for a week of camping, and dh agreed to gather eggs from their chickens, and we can keep them. But daily egg production is 6-7 a day! I think I can give some to our kids, and some to the neighbors on the other side. 

I should be doing more mindfulness too. I had the perfect opportunity to practice while dh was gone, but now he's here, and if I am sitting too long without talking, he seems to think I want to engage in conversation. 

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Specializes in Med nurse in med-surg., float, HH, and PDN.

I am to bring my laptop over to an appt with my personal banker on Monday at 10AM, and she will get it done for me. So, there may be hope in my lifetime.

Nannie is worried that the door from inside to outside, or vice versa, won't be able to open because her chair is in the way. The "door" she is in front of is actually just a window and does NOT open. The "real" door opens with plenty of room. This is something she's been bringing up for 2-3 days. 🙄😟🙄

I need a Xanax so I don't implode. 

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