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!
Specializes in Pharmaceutical Research, Operating Room.
That parents will sink to lows that still surprise me, despite all of the terrible things I have seen them do. I had a "Mother" who "lost" (AKA threw away) her dead son's ashes just so the Father couldn't have them.. He is a good Father who has always worked hard to take care of his kids. Meanwhile she can't manage a pile of rocks. This event was revenge for him not sending her extra money for HER bills, despite the fact that they are divorced and that his child support for their other child is already paid ahead for several months due to her "borrowing" money. That honeslty just made me sick to my stomach and so angry I could have become violent had I seen her. Him, he was just heartbroken and cried and cried.
^This sounds just like something my husband's ex-wife would do out of spite. I don't understand how some women, especially the ones that ruined the marriage and subsequently caused the divorce, can be so hateful and vindictive, and most especially if there are children involved. I am so, so sorry for this man - this hurts my heart for him. A child is NOT a weapon. This is a whole other topic that hits especially close to home and makes me very, very angry, but I'm not going there right now. Rant over.
I've learned that things change so often and so quickly in the pharmaceutical industry that I don't ever think I'll catch up.
I've learned that I seriously need to find a way to motivate myself to get out of bed in the morning and go run. I've never been a morning exerciser, but with my schedule it would be much easier to just get it out of the way first thing. The problem is making myself actually get up out of bed
Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.
While I love my coworkers and we work really well as a team, hearing the name of the anesthesia provider can put a damper on the day- even more so when said anesthesia provider is the sole reason the room is way behind schedule and the surgeons are getting cranky.
Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.
They still do that? Not in NY. WE are lucky if we get pens.
Ours sponsor educational meetings. They just happen to be at a bar, with the rep putting the tab on the company credit card, and a little short on the education. Like, one sentence on a little bitty change on a product short.
People who have time to sit around and make paper clip chains (and then put them back in the paper clip holder so it doesn't look like a paper clip chain) deserve to be tied down and forced to listen to Justin Bieber songs. Forever. [emoji48]
Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.
People who have time to sit around and make paper clip chains (and then put them back in the paper clip holder so it doesn't look like a paper clip chain) deserve to be tied down and forced to listen to Justin Bieber songs. Forever. [emoji48]
Hold on to this!! It does go by too fast... I am preparing to spend my last Christmas with my son at home (leaving me with very little Christmas spirit, and many tears) as he prepares to leave for the Air Force in six short months!! Just yesterday he was 6 weeks old too!!
So I guess what I'm learning is, how to let go when you're not ready... And that you're never ready!!!
best to you all! â¤ï¸
This week I learned-
--That when people say, "kids grow up fast" they aren't kidding. My 6 week old baby is growing so fast I can't believe it. I'm cherishing every moment. One day he'll be 16 and I won't be able to sing to him and rock him to sleep every night. Getting up every other hour all night to feed him is actually worth it all!!! I've learned I love being a mom. It's the most awesome thing in the world.
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^This sounds just like something my husband's ex-wife would do out of spite. I don't understand how some women, especially the ones that ruined the marriage and subsequently caused the divorce, can be so hateful and vindictive, and most especially if there are children involved. I am so, so sorry for this man - this hurts my heart for him. A child is NOT a weapon. This is a whole other topic that hits especially close to home and makes me very, very angry, but I'm not going there right now. Rant over.
I've learned that things change so often and so quickly in the pharmaceutical industry that I don't ever think I'll catch up.
I've learned that I seriously need to find a way to motivate myself to get out of bed in the morning and go run. I've never been a morning exerciser, but with my schedule it would be much easier to just get it out of the way first thing. The problem is making myself actually get up out of bed