12/12 This week I have learned (as I struggle to stay awake)

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I have very little to share this week. Truth is, it's been the hardest week I've had in a very long time.

This week, I have learned (relearned):

Mental health crises do affect all of us at some time.

It's a good idea to have Life Crisis's phone number and a local phone number for a local group similar to life crisis saved in your phone whether you think you'll need it or not.

Hyper vigilant anxiety/stress will leave you utterly exhausted. It might also rip up your tummy.

We still have so much further to go before the stigma is removed from mental illness and the medications used to help treat those who need them.

Forgive the abbreviated post. I hope your week has treated you well!

The heck with the recipe, just send me some!

Suddenly thought of Alec Baldwin as Pete Shweddy.

Specializes in Med-Surg, OB, ICU, Public Health Nursing.

I learned there are a lot of recipes for kahlua balls. I remembered that maybe it would be fun to make Nanaimo Bars for Christmas Eve.

I sadly learned that I don't understand "mean." I had to make a difficult decision to take a break from "mean person."

Specializes in Cardiac/Progressive Care.
I learned there are a lot of recipes for kahlua balls. I remembered that maybe it would be fun to make Nanaimo Bars for Christmas Eve.

I sadly learned that I don't understand "mean." I had to make a difficult decision to take a break from "mean person."

Mmmmm, Nanaimo bars....

I also dont understand mean. It takes so much energy to be angry and mean all the time, and to what point?

Specializes in pediatrics; PICU; NICU.

I learned, actually re-learned, that grief sneaks up when you're not expecting it. Today is 1 year since my nephew committed suicide. All last week I was in a horribly nasty, b*tchy frame of mind & couldn't figure out why. Yesterday I realized what the date is. Now all those feelings make sense. It's very hard when anyone dies suddenly but when it's a 26 year old with a wife & a 2 month old baby, there's no making sense of it. I just wish we lived closer to my sister so I could be with her today.

I also learned that my grandson, almost 4 years old, is still terrified of Santa Claus. I took him Saturday & he was really excited until he laid eyes on Santa & remembered who he is! He wouldn't go closer than 20 feet & didn't even want his picture taken.

I learned, actually re-learned, that grief sneaks up when you're not expecting it. Today is 1 year since my nephew committed suicide. All last week I was in a horribly nasty, b*tchy frame of mind & couldn't figure out why. Yesterday I realized what the date is. Now all those feelings make sense. It's very hard when anyone dies suddenly but when it's a 26 year old with a wife & a 2 month old baby, there's no making sense of it. I just wish we lived closer to my sister so I could be with her today.

I also learned that my grandson, almost 4 years old, is still terrified of Santa Claus. I took him Saturday & he was really excited until he laid eyes on Santa & remembered who he is! He wouldn't go closer than 20 feet & didn't even want his picture taken.

(((((Poopy))))

I'm sorry about your nephew.

Specializes in Neuroscience.

... that 62 degrees in mid-December in Indiana is awesome.

My dad lives in Indiana. He mowed the grass this week.

Specializes in Med-surg, school nursing..

This week I have learned:

*I love, love, love my job (okay... so I already knew this) but we had our Christmas Party for the school nurses, which also doubled as a craft night and I had a blast. Although I don't work directly with these women, the are awesome and we always step up for one another if someone is sick and we need to fill in at their school.

*It really ticks me off when I have to call in to my 4hr PRN job because another nurse wanted to work on a project. Hubs called in the middle of the day and said he was sick, so I needed to take my kiddo to ST. I call the house sup. to see my chances of being put on standby and learn they were going to send one of the other nurses home to work on a project and bring me in to take her load. So I called in. Had they actually needed me due to being short staffed I would've worked a little harder on finding someone else to take the kiddo. But it really made me mad that the other nurse couldn't say "Oh, don't call in, its just a project, I know you've already worked 40 hours at your full-time job and I get 4 days off a week that I could work on this..." Sorry, that just really irked me.

*It is really hard to assess, pass meds, and chart on 7 pts in 4 hours. Especially when one falls, one goes crazy, and one won't stop urinating in the floor (on purpose). That 4 hours turned into 5 1/2.

*The end of this pregnancy has brought forth restless legs. Severe. I get little to no sleep because it is like my legs move on their own. They just wont stay still!

*My grandmother told my 3 year old that my MIL was fat. Said 3 year old then asks my MIL if she is fat "because Granny so-and-so said you were." Broke my heart, we don't use language like that around her so when the grandmother tried to deny it I just wanted to smack her (believe I mentioned smacking her in a previous thread...this is why). She is a hateful, hateful woman. But constantly uses the "but I am a Christian so I will be nice" excuse. News flash lady....you are not nice and going to Church doesn't make you a Christian.

*****5 MORE DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS BREAK!!!!!!*********

*I probably shouldn't post on the WILTW threads first thing in the morning, I am cranky from lack of sleep.

Imagines a preggo Sully smacking a COB Granny. :roflmao:

Maybe she meant phat? And was being old school.

I've learned this, maybe? Jury is still out.

Sounds logical, maybe? Or maybe just the new Fish Oil/Kale/ We want a cure all thing?

METFORMIN!!!

Metformin for Protection Against Alzheimer's, Cancer and Heart Disease?

Specializes in Med-surg, school nursing..
Imagines a preggo Sully smacking a COB Granny. :roflmao:

Maybe she meant phat? And was being old school.

This woman.... I called her on Friday to check on my kiddos and she said "You all don't raise your voice to ---- do you?" Talking about my 3 year old girl.

Me: "We raise our voice when its needed, why?"

Granny: "Well, I was cleaning out your refrigerator and her and *son* wouldn't stop trying to help so I yelled at her to "Get away!" and it really hurt her feelings."

Well yeah, we don't yell at her out of meanness, we yell things like "Don't choke the dog!" or "Quit kicking your brother in the head!"

It hurt my heart. I was grateful she was watching them but c'mon... all I need you to do is feed them, keep them out of danger, play with them, change boys diaper, and try to get them to nap.

I had a full blown panic attack last night after talking to her about the "fat" situation. She said "that little snot, I'm gonna get her!" I just imagined her being mean to her, not physically hurting her, but being mean.

I'm a sensitive preggo.

No, mean old people are scary.

On a positive note I have learned that I LOVE a warm December!!! We have been wearing shorts when normally at this time of year we are knee deep in snow and wearing winter coats.

We had great weather here this weekend too! Got to destress last week away on the golf course two days in DEC!! Loved it!

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