thats it, i just love my days off , i like working hard on my last shift and waking up having 3 days off its great, sleeping in , relaxing all day, going to the beach , or just sitting around all day with my two girls , heres to days off !!
Vespertinas 652 Posts Apr 10, 2012 Amen! Sometimes when I'm in need of money, I think to myself that I could work 7 days if I wanted to...but when my 4th in a row comes around, all I want to do is put my feet up.
LobotRN, BSN, RN 183 Posts Specializes in Med Tele, Gen Surgical. Has 4 years experience. Apr 10, 2012 Love days off! Or being able to work my schedule to travel for an annual trip with my husband and kids that I have not been able to go on for three years! And finally having a few extra bucks to get a new toy that the kids and I will use at the lake often this summer. Sure, the work is super hard, but there is no way I would go back to an 8-5 MF job.
mazy 932 Posts Apr 10, 2012 Today is my first day off after an exceptionally horrifying week at work. Usually when I get to my day off I'm so excited about not having to work that I can't even sleep at night. I work eves so go to bed really really late, then my eyes pop open a few hours later, and I cannot get back to sleep. So no rest for the weary today.Then I just fuffle about the house, mess around on the internet, come to AN and cruise around in a fog, respond to dozens of posts, and then realize I'm not making any sense, then delete most of my posts, which makes my computer very confused.I have to take a shower now, and no food in the house, so will go off and do some grocery shopping. And I'm pretty sure that the employees at the store think I'm on drugs because I usually wander around aimlessly, put food in my cart, then walk around and change my mind and take it out; then stand in the aisles staring at the ingredients in a soup can until my eyes glaze over, then get confused at the check out and change my mind half a dozen times about whether I want to really buy what's in my cart. I'm also quite sure that I talk to myself out loud.
pockunit, ADN, RN 614 Posts Specializes in Emergency; med-surg; mat-child. Has 5 years experience. Apr 10, 2012 Oh god, I do that and I don't even have a job yet.
BuckyBadgerRN, ASN, RN 3,520 Posts Specializes in HH, Peds, Rehab, Clinical. Has 4 years experience. Apr 10, 2012 thats it, i just love my days off , i like working hard on my last shift and waking up having 3 days off its great, sleeping in , relaxing all day, going to the beach , or just sitting around all day with my two girls , heres to days off !!You said it!!! I got to pick my nights to work: M, T, Th. 7am on Friday my weekend begins! Of course it begins with a nap, LOL!!!!
gvernz 17 Posts Specializes in LTC/REHAB/GEROPSYCH/WOUND CARE/ICU. Has 15 years experience. Apr 10, 2012 thats it, i just love my days off , i like working hard on my last shift and waking up having 3 days off its great, sleeping in , relaxing all day, going to the beach , or just sitting around all day with my two girls , heres to days off !! I am going back monday after 3weeks on medical leave. This is the first time since 2008 that I had a long vacation. It feels so good...! I was able to organize things at home and spend quality time with family. Shopping with cousins. Enjoying the flowers as they bloom. Perfection. I normally worked 12hr shifts 3-4 days/week and on my days off I pick up shifts from my part time job. And yes, I did not have time to stop and "smell the roses".
GitanoRN, BSN, MSN, RN 2,115 Posts Specializes in Trauma, ER, ICU, CCU, PACU, GI, Cardiology, OR. Has 55 years experience. Apr 10, 2012 unquestionably, when i get days off in the middle of the week which happens every 3 mo. they are my favorites:yelclap: you see as a single parent i don't have to worry about the kids for 8 hours, or listen to a co-worker telling me stuff i'm really not interested in like "gitano i don't know why they gave her the promotion, i been hear longer than her..bla bla bla" in addition, i get to go to the beach on my own and surfboard, crank-up the volume & listen to my favorite music while i'm doing the laundry and dancing in my boxer shorts without the kids saying "dad really!!!
That Guy, BSN, RN, EMT-B 3,421 Posts Specializes in Emergency/Cath Lab. Has 6 years experience. Apr 10, 2012 Lets see I just burned through some .308, .22 and 9mm rounds. I love my days off.
LatinaRN978 29 Posts Has 1 years experience. Apr 10, 2012 Second that! I'm sure you enjoy the time with your family after a long shift! Great to hear you enjoy your work!
LatinaRN978 29 Posts Has 1 years experience. Apr 11, 2012 Mazy- Just want to send you a "cheer up" comment! Be thankful for having a job in this bad economy. Make the best of your days and try (although I know sometimes it’s hard) to see the positive, the light, the goodness in all things. Try to relax when you get home. Let go of the things that you cannot change. Enjoy your day! =)
