Wednesday November 8th 2023

[Joe NightingMale, MSN, RN]

Tweety I'm often very harsh with myself as well when I make a mistake, especially an obvious one

Stars good that you lost the weight, I wonder if a tailor could alter those blouses.  Though I've heard that often tailoring isn't worth the price unless it's something expensive

Ado I'm planning to watch that as well, people from my book club recommended it

NJ22 watch repair places seem pretty rare these days

Busier than expected at work yesterday, 2 more new cases came my way, and a bunch of documents to  review.  Was glad that I did not get upset, not even when I had to stay a little late to get stuff done.  Decided to save one of the new cases for today,  which I hope will be quieter

Not much happened after work, just the usual exercise.  Was emailing with my loan officer to get the details on the process.  Does seem a bit complicated, and I would have go to the credit union to sign the documents in person, which could be tricky as their hours are limited.  But we'll  see

Have been doing good with not only keeping calm but keeping present.  All too often I seek to fill the silence and distract myself, but I'm learning not to do that

Have laundry and grocery shopping after work.  Will be about 60 today,  unfortunately it looks like it will  rain all night

[No Stars In My Eyes]

Hello to one and all~

It is 82 degrees and sunny; don't think we'll be getting any rain anytime soon. TV news is talking about the drought.

Joe, no sense in having someone alter the blouses, as my "couture' comes from WalMart! I wish K-Mart was still in business, as that was where I used to buy my clothes, particularly jeans; at WalMart it is difficult to find long/tall lengths. When I get my SS check, I can go to Belk's or Kohl's to look for pants. 

Well, after I get Nannie up and she dozes off in her chair, I can go back upstairs and continue my puttering around, sorting through things and ditching the unused/un-needed things. Doing a little here and a little there doesn't wear me out so much. Small tasks do add up after a while. I did get some of my clothes transferred to the dresser drawers in hubby's room. The biggest thing to tackle in his room will be the closet, but I will go at that later. The thrift shop will be getting beau coups of donations, which actually makes me feel pretty good.

You should've seen the dust, I mean DUST! on the ceiling fan blades in hubby's room! I think it is 7 years old and was 1/2 inch thick. He usually just kept the ceiling fan on all the time. Chunks of dust came off the blades! I put an old pillow-case over each blade, hoping to collect the dust as I pulled it back off the blade, but it only partially worked and now there's LOTS of dust on the bed, too. I can just take off that sheet and flap it outside, then put it in the wash. The pillow case is a lost cause, not worth saving, so I pitched it into the trash.

Found out that when we go to the guardianship thingy at the courthouse, we have to take Nannie. It will be a "test" for Momo to be alone at home. I will spray some of that 'calming' stuff in her mouth before we go; that's all I know to do. She'll have to tough it out! But that's not until the 21st of the month. 

Got to call the lawyer's office for help with the IRS or get a referral to a Financial Advisor. 

Time to get the Nannie-person out of bed-------

[No Stars In My Eyes]

Busy, BUSY, BUSY! I have sorted through more papers I found...all of it 2017 to 2020, which can probably be shredded. I collected hubby's unused diabetic and respiratory stuff (unused) to donate somewhere (SiL mentioned a place). I collected all the various papers we have to have for guardianship conference, and put them all in one place (dining-room, on the table) so they'll be easy to pick out. I cleaned out the assorted bags of stuff that were in the trunk of the Ford. Gathered everything to go to the vet's donation box; my friend who got Momo for me has been buying all kinds of stuff for Momo, much of it she doesn't want or need, so I figured somebody would be able to use them! Also washed the dishes....it amazes me how many plates, cups, glasses and spoons we go through in two days! 

Have not decided about supper yet, but there's lots to choose from. May just do another omelet with veggies added (mushrooms and spinach, maybe, and some cheese). Right now I am resting with a cup of decaf (coffee, of course; I dislike tea!).

Got the vet papers from my friend so I can make an appt for the dog soon, and not worry about her getting doubled up on her shots, etc.

There are small piles of bags, labeled with  magic marker (does anyone call them that any more?) as to what goes where, so when it is time to distribute them, they are organized to make things easier.

Almost 5 PM, and I have called it quits on the tasks and chores. Well, except for the laundry, of course. There is always SOMETHING that has to be washed or dried or folded. And the wastebaskets are starting to overflow, so I will probably get their contents out to the trash barrel. (Can you see my halo gleaming?) ?

Four to five hours before Nannie goes to bed! My favorite time of day, uh, night!

[nursej22, MSN, RN]

It's raining, intermittently. I took the dogs for a short walk, and the three of us got pretty wet. I've mostly just cruisin' around the inter webs . I watched an interested movie about Diana Nyad, the long distance swimmer, and her attempts to swim from Cuba to Florida. Annette Bening and Jodie Foster are amazing actresses. I've been tackling small piles of stuff, too, to toss or donate. You are inspiring, Stars. 

Dd was re-elected to her school board seat, so I guess that's good. The furor that came up over books and such has settled, thankfully. 

I made an eye appointment for next Monday, I am working on the anxiety I feel around that. They are always uncomfortable, sometimes painful. Hopefully I don't have a panic attack while I'm there. 

I've had a couple of nice jackets tailored to get the sleeves shortened and I felt like it was worth it. But now that I don't go into the office, I don't think I'll do it again. One of my projects today has been pulling out clothes and shoes I used to wear to work. 

 

[Ado Annie, ASN, RN]

What a productive day, Stars!!

J22, glad your dd retained her school board seat. 

I sipped hot tea at the office to soothe my throat. As the night's cold medicine wears off, I have the sneezing/runny nose thing going. I should pick up some more Nyquil. It does allow me to sleep pretty well. 

I wonder how many times during a work day I can be heard muttering "stupid piece of crap software"... because there are multiple pieces of software that I mutter that about. 

If the powers-that-be knew how much time I have to put in to something like reporting staff covid vaccination rates to the feds, they'd have a fit, and probably tell me that I don't have to worry too much about how accurate I am. There are certainly better things I could be spending my time on. But we have to jump through the hoops to get as much of the Medicare money as we can. 

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

G'day.

Got a shift change admission, trashed so lots of stuff to get together and then he said "I didn't get any meds today"...so I had to gather all 16 of them together.  Very annoying.  

Stars, people now adays say "marker" and leave the "magic" off.  Or say "sharpie" if it's one of those skinnier ones.  Now you know.  LOL. Slow and steady will get the job done.   I would try small short outings and leave Momo alone to get used to the idea and so she knows you're coming back.  My first dog Caesar would apparently whine and cry when I left, but you got to be tough.  I think I said that already.  

 

[No Stars In My Eyes]

Tweedy~ I be one TUFF lady! ? Ima dew it! And ? Momo will have to, too, because who's she gonna call? Not ghost-busters!

(One of my dog's, years ago, had the knick-name "Tuffy-Bucksnort" .... because after he did his biznezz, he'd kick dirt with his back legs and then give out a healthy SNORT!)

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

No Stars In My Eyes said:

Tweedy~ I be one TUFF lady! ? Ima dew it! And ? Momo will have to, too, because who's she gonna call? Not ghost-busters!

Good, because I remember you talking about taking her with you wherever you go.  Can't let a dog control you like that.  But I get the fear of Nanny letting her out.

Anyway, I meant to say I got a patient that had a tracheostomy that was fresh and spell check changed trached to trashed.    I felt like trash when I finally made it home.

 

[No Stars In My Eyes]

Well, talking specifically about leaving Momo home when we have to take Nannie to the guardianship conference, so, Nannie won't be here to let her out. But, Nannie always thinking that if a dog is fussing, that must mean she's either hungry, or wants to go out....that does kind of bother me. I could, I suppose, put a large sign on the inside of the den door to go outside...in all caps..."DO NOT let the dog outside!" Might work once, anyway...

[abbnurse]

Tweety said:

 

Anyway, I meant to say I got a patient that had a tracheostomy that was fresh and spell check changed trached to trashed.    I felt like trash when I finally made it home.

 

Tweety, I thought you meant your patient was intoxicated !  ( I wonder if people still use that expression to describe being very drunk ? )  ?    

[nursej22, MSN, RN]

Tweety said:

 

Anyway, I meant to say I got a patient that had a tracheostomy that was fresh and spell check changed trached to trashed.    I felt like trash when I finally made it home.

 

I had visions of a patient who had been found down, with dried feces on them, with rhabdo, and poorly controlled diabetes. Oh, and they hadn't taken their socks off in weeks.