Friday March 18, 2022

nursej22, MSN, RN · Mar 18, 2022

Good morning.

Thank you all for your support. I must sound like such a whiner. I took one of the new muscle relaxants last night, Robaxin, and ugh, feel like I've been hit by a truck. Sort of groggy and my head hurts, which is unusual. And I can't say that my leg feels much better. But today is a new day, and it's Friday, so I need to shake it off and move forward. I have a meeting with my new supervisor this morning, just a meet and greet. I actually met her before when I went with nursing students on a medical mission trip to the Dominican Republic. Our TB doctor's last day was yesterday. We gave her a card and a small gift. I picked up youngest ds last night. He is home from training for a few days, and then will need to return to complete his trucking driving orientation/training in Oregon. The dog was really excited to see him.

Dianah, your guitar will be better than ever after its visit to the shop! How long will that take? I bet you are excited for all the time you will have for playing.

Stars, your hubby sounds like mine when it comes family. I don't know when he turned into such an old curmudgeon. He was yelling at the TV last night about a cooking show saying "plant-based" instead of vegan or vegetarian. Wut?

Ado, that is quite the story about mice and Xanax. Isn't that something the young uns take at raves?

So weird not to see Joe yet. I hope all is well.

Editorial Team / Admin · Mar 18, 2022

2 hours ago, nursej22 said:

Good morning.

Dianah, your guitar will be better than ever after its visit to the shop! How long will that take? I bet you are excited for all the time you will have for playing.

Well, J's guitar has been in his shop since August. It is getting tended to now, these past few weeks. He has a lot of walk-in business, as well as the long-term projects (like J's guitar, and mine). We'll see... The person who looked it over, at the festival, had worked for Martin guitars for 20 years. He had retired, but as he said, he was bored, so set up his table and looked over ppl's guitars and changed their strings. He said there were a couple different ways of securing the cracks in the top of the guitar (that have been there since I bought it, used). But says the neck needs to be re-set, and that will change how the bridge lies (it will then need a new bridge), and will help the strings do what they should do. "When you get the geometry right," he said, "the sound of the guitar will change and be so much better!" I am looking forward to this!

I'm so sorry the pain is the same, and that now you deal with fuzzy head and h/a after taking Robaxin! Hope today goes OK at work. (it's Friday!)

Joe NightingMale, MSN, RN · Mar 18, 2022

Afternoon

Tried to post this morning but somehow it got deleted and I didn't have time to redo it

Has been crazy at work so only now have I a few minutes to post

Will meet J tonight for dinner

Going to be a rainy day here, in the 40s

No Stars In My Eyes · Mar 18, 2022

Oh me, Oh my, Oh you ~

Hubby is NUTS! ?? I wish you could hear him...he has gone over and over and OVER what he is taking for the trip up to see grand-daughter's wedding. In fact he has gone over ALL of it at least 2 dozen times since last night, and I could probably recite it word for word, but I don't. I just say, "Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh..." I think he got that repetition stuff from Nannie. He doesn't use a notebook/brain like I do, so I guess the multiple recitations helps him keep track of himself. You'd think he was going to be gone for a week. But, get this: he is leaving tomorrow in the mid-afternoon, will spend ONE night there, and plans of heading back here after the 3 PM wedding and reception on Sunday. He's said more than a few times that he dreads it and dreads all that driving (2 &1/2 hr trip), and dreads staying overnight at his dgt's house. I wish he could relax and just enjoy himself and the fact that he is getting out from under Nannie's shadow for....what...36? 48? hours?

But, y'know, this too shall pass; and when he is back here and gets up on Monday morning, he'll be dreading the daily slog here.

Later.....

Ado Annie, ASN, RN · Mar 18, 2022

Good afternoon!

Tweety, how sad for your patient. They will remember your kindness.

J22, you don't sound like a whiner. You're in pain and need relief so that you can do you.

Stars, I kind of understand your dh's anxiety about traveling for the wedding. I find that as I get older anything that disrupts my routine, even if it's welcome and a bit exciting, is also anxiety-inducing. I suspect that when all is done he will be glad he went.

Dianah, I'm sure you'll be thrilled with your guitar. Your old friend will be better than ever.

Joe, enjoy dinner with J and have a good evening.

Hello to anyone I missed.

It stormed last night and maybe the rain was enough to help extinguish the fire. Haven't heard more about it today, except that the dietary worker's neighborhood didn't have to be evacuated. It's chilly and windy today and I'm about ready to call it a week. The move-in date for the new hospital has been delayed until we-don't-know-yet. Something about the city firing the contractor who was working on the road around the new facility and now they have to get bids again...

I've been enjoying listening to the birds. We definitely have one of the "drink your tea" birds (a towhee?) around. The wildlife rehab volunteer coordinator sent a memo out about the avian flu with new rules about volunteering. I knew from Twin A that the zoo had isolated all its birds because of the threat of avian flu but I didn't think about how it might affect our wild birds. (some infection preventionist I am, huh?)