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Good morning! Joe, I hope you have a better day today. Ado, I hate listening to complaints which is part of my job. Many of them I can't do anything about like an MRI taking too long, or a doctor not rounding early enough. A good deal of complaints is patient's not getting their pain meds on time or in a timely manner. Patient's have such high expectations and so many can't tolerate the tiniest of inconvenience. Dianah, I hope the RV is an easy fix. Although this is only day two on the BP med, today's reading is 138/77. First time below 140/80's in a while. I will try not to obsess over it. The key ordeal and the nap threw off my day yesterday but I did manage to clean the bathrooms, grocery shop and get a load of laundry done. Today I need to mop and cook. I need to mow but will wait until the weekend. My financial advisor says it's time for my annual review to see if I can retire. In the past the answer has always been yes to my timeline of January 2028, but no to any time earlier unless I cut back. We also have to plan that I might live to past 90 like both of my parents. The way work is going I might just cut back and be more frugal. There are some things I can cut back but I'm already close to my tolerable low and I have to remodel my kitchen before I retire so squash that idea.

Good afternoon Joe, I hope you have a better day work wise. I get agitated when I fast so I only do so for procedures. Stars, I hope they can get your car road worthy and it's an easy fix and that they can squeeze you in and get the work done. I got up at 6AM for an early meeting at 7:45/ It was a good meeting but nothing much we're doing except trying to get people to do I&O and Daily Weights. As a leader I should make people more accountable. But just more stuff in an already busy overstressed staff. Dr.'s appointment for my benzo went well. She said she sent through the renewal but we didn't talk about my sleep or anxiety, she's just leaving well enough alone. Thank goodness as I do need it. I can't raw dog insomnia like Dianah since I'm working. Back when I had RSV my UA at the urgent care had hematuria and at follow up I did not. Today I was negative, so that makes two negatives so my doc so nothing to do there. Unfortunately my BP today was 166/90 and I admitted my home readings for the last month were over 140 consistently and I now have a diagnosis of essential hypertension and a prescription. She listened to my theory it's the steroids and she said when I'm off the steroids and it goes down she would take me off the medication. She agreed it could be that. Anyway somewhere at work are my keys. They disappeared from my possession and are no where to be found. I had the clerk at the doctor's check their office and the room I was in, the bathroom, nothing. No one turned it into security, as it's not in the meeting place, the bathroom or the cafeteria I stopped to get a bit to eat after the meeting before my doctor's appointment. Nada. I Ubered home and got my spare key, Ubered back and picked up my prescription and got my car. It's not in my car. This is not the first or second time keys have disappeared into thin air for me. Just up from a nice long two hour nap. Nothing else accomplished.

That's awesome Stars the kid was able to help you. I have a work committee meeting and a doctor's appointment (routine 3 month visit because I'm on a benzo for sleep) on Tuesday. Always something.

Dianah, hope your dog continues to get better. Stars, good luck with the move. I will not rant about work today but I could.

Good evening. No Stars, you won't need heavy northern coats. I usually get away with a late jacket and wear my heavy Winter jacket maybe once in a blue moon. I had a coworker once after moving hear had to buy a jacket because she left them all up north because "I thought Florida didn't get cold". As I eat my plate of whole wheat spaghetti I'm sorry carbs are an issue with some of you. I'm not liking the new crop of coworkers we got. One called in saying she's not coming in for three days because she's out of the country, apparently she said it was arranged with management. If it was, then why are you calling off an hour before your shift? And no, management made no such agreement. Another CNA in her first few weeks off of orientation called off FOR THE THIRD TIME. Another tech today was a no show FOR THE SECOND time in the two weeks she's been off orientation. Well actually she called at 11:30 so say she wasn't coming in. Thanks for the news flash. In the meantime those of us in the trenches taking the heat for being understaffed are getting tired. Morale is low. Especially when administration doesn't understand the downstream effects on us for their poor decisions. Sorry for the vent. I'm back for an overtime shift tomorrow. If everyone shows up we'll be staffed as three of us signed up to do overtime. Most likely it will be a big green flag to administration to float some of us because God forgive we sign up extra and staff our unit. On that happy note. I'll shut off the computer, finish dinner and go to bed and try to find my gratitude and zen.

It's amazing how much stuff there is. Stars, don't pack up all you Winter clothes. People are surprised to find out we get "cold" here too. But being from New England you're pretty hardy. I'm reading about all the recommendations to keep air conditioning at 78 so as to not overpower the grid and how people can't handle that kind of heat. I'm sitting in my 80 degree cool house. :) Had a busy day but I've had worse. We had a nice pot luck and plenty of good food and sweets.

Stars, sounds like things are coming together for the big move and you have a plan set in motion. I remember Hee Haw. Doubtful Gen Z would put up with such stereotypes about country folk these days. My parents loved and we watched it as a family when I was a kid. My Bavarian mother loves country music as does my Texas raised father. Saturday is Day 1 of 3 in a row which I hate. But we're having a pot luck. I showed up at the wrong store to get my chicken wings but when I went to the other store they had them ready. I have two Publix grocery stores within two minutes of each other because they bought out the one close to me. EVERYONE was out and traffic was bad and the store crowded at lunch hour.

Good morning! Joe, glad the knee is better. Hope you have a good day. I sometimes out of the blue get aches and pains like knee or like last year when my hip joint was really bothering me. Right now it's my left hand which is better but I think from holding my phone a lot and using my left hand on my computer mouse. Always something. I'm off one day and work three with Monday being an overtime shift. Bleh. Going to just to try to keep my act together and practice what I preach by doing one thing at time. I've already made the bed with new sheets and the sheets are in the laundry, and I've mopped my Florida room. Going to meal prep so I can eat health for a couple of days other than tomorrow the 4th. We're having a 4th of July potluck and I ordered a chicken wing platter and demanded no coworkers bring chicken. Last year I signed up for the same platter on someone else had the nerve to bring chicken wings as well. LOL I was a bit stunned at my paycheck today as it was probably the largest two-week paycheck in my life. I worked 25 hours of overtime and got $800 in bonus money for picking up the two shifts. I spent it on my car insurance and Amazon Prime bills which are coming in. The good news is the money I set aside for the car insurance can say out of site in my online savings account and make some interest until the next cycle and my Amazon Prime credit is down to zero. I know many people struggle and while no one can say I didn't earn it and it didn't come at a physical and emotional cost, I'm very thankful for the blessing of work. I'm doing an okay job staying off of my social media. I have watched a couple of YouTubers I follow but haven't doom scrolled, but spent that time reading (and falling asleep with book in hand and lights on). Have a great day!

I'm always barefoot indoors. Best friend is always in shoes due to his ortho issues. I would hate it. Stars, get something done. You already have won the "do nothing" prize but you took it from me. Joe wins most productive. Moving day will come whether you like it or not so getting little things done one at a time will help you in the long run. Today was a "meh" busy kind of day. I had two patients and the nurses had 6 apiece. Turns out one of the administrators that I shot that email last night about an issue, checked her email while in house visiting her father in the hospital and addressed the situation and stopped to see me today. I guess being outspoken can sometimes help. But I'm only outspoken when I need be and am mostly compliant doing what I'm told as I'm a worker not a boss. So nice to know they take me seriously when I do speak up.

Good evening. We're used to the humidity here but there are some days it gets really stickily. Nice photos J22 Glad the eye exam went well Ado. Stars I've found in my interactions with companies they don't care how they treat people anymore. They no show, don't call you back. Bleh Worked sucked. No secretary, but at least I was a "free charge". Tomorrow they say I will have a full patient assignment. I don't mind, but I hope there's a secretary,. One secretary is out sick, two are quitting (and one was at her grandmother's funeral today). I see a lot of days ahead without a secretary. There are techs cross trained but we never had enough techs. Bleh..... Have a good evening.

Joe, hope the knee continues to feel better. Stars, keep on keeping on. I had a decadent bacon cheeseburger and fries for lunch yesterday. It was good. Best friend is 75 today. Hard to belief we met in our 50's (me lower and him upper). Doing some meal prep, laundry and going to hot yoga shortened class here in a few. Nothing exciting. Cheers.

Sounds interesting. The music is available on Amazon but not the movie yet. Getting good reviews. I'll keep my eyes out for it.

The Sheep Detectives is a light hearted comedy mystery about a shepherd that is beloved by his flock of sheep and they help solve his murder. It's seems like a silly premise but it works and got really good reviews. It has a lot of heart. It's on Amazon Prime for members.

Good morning! Joe, hope the knee continues to improve. Sometimes, I think it's okay to take a time out and read an old book or watch TV/Movie and nothing else. I slept in. Must have been tired. Got up at 5:00 thinking I'd go ahead and feed Waffles so I could relax and get up when I wanted to without her bugging me to wake up. We went back to sleep. She's still there and I slept another 3 hours. Just as I was getting up the exterminator got here. I knew he was coming but didn't answer. I'll just let him exterminate the outside since there are no problems inside. I had pizza for dinner that a patient ordered from a downtown pizza place and it was really good. No one wanted to eat it because it came from a patient but I live dangerously. I forget my system is now delicate but I handled it just fine so far. The patient is my new best friend because I moved him to a room with a view of Tampa Bay. I'm taking the afternoon off from chores to have lunch with a friend and watch a movie on Amazon Prime. I have to pick out a place and some places are closed on Monday's. I hate being the one to pick out a place to eat. It's also "clean the bathrooms Monday" and I may or may not get that done. Best friend was able to get the tickets changed to a later date on a Saturday I wasn't working. He said ticket sales are low. Snowbirds are gone so that could be a reason but there might not be much interest in this play. His birthday is tomorrow and since I'm unprepared, I'll just shoot him off an Amazon gift certificate and call it a day and maybe buy him dinner one day. Have a great day.

I know it's AI but why portray nurses with those caps that have been obsolete for decades? Don't most people work out of financial necessity? Anyway, after a year of not working any overtime, I'm currently working overtime because I have a goal to remodel my kitchen and I just had my Florida room remodeled. If I didn't have a goal I probably wouldn't do overtime. As much overtime as I've worked over the years, I've never built it into my budget as a "must have". I can live off not working overtime. I do like that I have that option to work overtime and stay out of debt but it's exhausting but as a single person it's what I do. The "fake pay cut" and trying to live on the bare minimum is a good idea. I need to try that as I near retirement in January 2027.