Name your poison

[netglow]

What unhealthy thing do you absolutely HAVE TO HAVE - to make it through, or right after your done with... clinicals (students), or your shift (RNs). My poison is a large coke (on ice)... and I am pretending not to have a problem with Nacho Doritos.

[cardiacRN2006, ADN, RN]

God I love Cinnabons!

[flightnurse2b, LPN]

God I love Cinnabons!

oh god, me too. you can't pass by the smell of a cinnabon at the mall and not want one.

the pillsbury ones are really good, actually. they are a staple in my fridge. i buy a tube and make one every once in a while when i am having a craving (i buy the light ones so they aren't as horrible for me).

i think once a yr, cinnabon gives out a free cinnabon to nurses for nurse's week if you show them a work ID badge.

[nicurn5]

My choice is COKE as well... in fact you can tell what kind of day I am having by the number of bottles in front of me at my station. If it is just one, no problem but if you see 2 or 3 look out!

[nkochrn, RN]

Curling up into bed at 4am when DH already has it all warmed up and seeing my DD sleeping peacefully.

If it's a really bad night I crave a Coke with Jack Daniels! Haven't gotten one very often though. Last night was the WORST night I ever worked and if I wasn't pregnant I soooo woulda found me some liqour this morning.

[jjensen]

Before work is coffee, at work is coffee and Dt. Mountain Dew and on the way home is nicotine and coffee... I do like a nice cold beer or glass of wine when I get home... We are pathetic aren't we?

[Purple_Scrubs, BSN, RN]

These are such fun to read! Makes me feel normal.

For me, to make it through the day it is a Diet Dr. Pepper, preferably fountain from McD's or a convenience store with styrofoam cups. In a pinch I'll take canned DDP over ice with a straw, in a plastic cup from home or I wash out my styrofoam sup from the previous day.

On Fridays, after work it's all about an ice cold Corona light with salt and lime (learned that trick in Mexico - you rub the lime over the bottle neck then pour salt on it so it sticks to the lime juice, remaining lime goes in the bottle), and PIZZA! Something about beer and pizza, it is about the only time I drink beer.

Wait, today is Friday isn't it! Six more hours til quitting time, WooHoo! :beercuphe :cheers:

[Jaybird310]

Mine are the cliche coffee and cigarettes. I drink coffee all through the day, which is horrible I know and I have to give the cigarettes up by June 4th.

[amandajane]

A cold diet pepsi in a bottle.

[Brita01]

Unfortunately for me, I had to pass a Baskin Robbins with a drive thru window when I drove home from clinicals. I just had to have a regular size vanilla shake. Can you guess how quickly I gained 15 lbs? Needless to say, I had to give up my favorite poison and my new favorite thing became working out to the MTV The Grind video. Yes, I know I just seriously dated myself.