I respect nurses. Have about 4 of them in mind that are beyond amaZing at their jobs. Working 12+ hour days without complaining. "Hannah can you make me some coffee in your kitchen?" absolutely! You do your job- let me do mine by fueling you for the 3rd shift in a row that you've worked. With healthcare, work doesn't stop. With the elderly it really doesn't stop. I must admit i love what I do, but 3 12 hour days in a row are starting to make me feel like I need dementia or attention medicine. I know sleep will have to do for now, but it's a challenge. Thank you nurses for making me realize half the reason your jobs are hard, are the length of hours you guys and gals work in a row!! Wowza... The other half being the poop and throw up you have to clean up. :) I will continue my dietary roles for now and hope to learn from the patience you exhibit.
It's finally Friday. Hard to believe that there's snow on the ground and that I've used my ice scraper 3 days in a row now. But- it's fun. Challenging but fun.
Sunshine you're welcome to come out and melt the ice and snow.
Showing posts with label friday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label friday. Show all posts
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Friday, November 19, 2010
never a bad friday...
truly is wonderful (and I am thankful) to reach another Friday. woke up to DYNAMITE on 102.9 this morning on the radio- i found that the radio set on an upbeat station was more likely to wake me than the obsurd beeping noise that most alarm clocks make.
this weekend's forecast: warrior dash, meeting new friends of chase's, austin, and the rooted
there truly aren't bad fridays...i haven't figured out if it's the anticipation that i love so much or the fact that i have finally reached completion of another hard week of working and taking care of my residents. :) either way, i think fridays are well deserved.
i am still working on a title for the closing of my blog- but i had quite an experience yesterday, when my resident, who we'll call Mrs. Aloha went to the beauty shop and returned with a new do and new eye brows. my fair-skinned, 90+ yo female who i love dearly returned with a grin ear to ear after getting made-up in the beauty shop. she said she'd been there since 1:30 (it was now 4:30) "i spent half my life upstairs and spent all my money, but i hope it looks good." looking at me and two of my precious co-workers, we look at her face and see the thick, dark brown stained brows that now look like sharpie tattoos someone had painted on her face. "how do they look?" she asked with a smile. immediately leading into more questions back to back- "are they too dark?" ..."well, do you think i look better?" morgan, standing in front of her says, "Mrs. Aloha, i think it's best for you to look at them yourself and make that decision." she showed her the eye brows and she said, "oh no! we have to do something about them. they look just terrible." about that time, her son walked into the room and looked at her, and she looked back and said, "what do you think?" he replied, "mom, where do catepillars come from?" we busted out laughing...almost couldn't contain myself. what a sense of humor. hope to see thinner ones today. :) i am thankful for my residents- they are teaching me how to take life less seriously. it's not worth getting too overwhelmed, too stressed, too overworked....life is fleeting. i hope i reach 90+...what a story i'll have to share. thank you Lord for all the blessings you've given to me and the places you're taking me to show me your will and your way.
and ps. ANthroPoloGie opens today in University Park Village- check her out!
this weekend's forecast: warrior dash, meeting new friends of chase's, austin, and the rooted
there truly aren't bad fridays...i haven't figured out if it's the anticipation that i love so much or the fact that i have finally reached completion of another hard week of working and taking care of my residents. :) either way, i think fridays are well deserved.
i am still working on a title for the closing of my blog- but i had quite an experience yesterday, when my resident, who we'll call Mrs. Aloha went to the beauty shop and returned with a new do and new eye brows. my fair-skinned, 90+ yo female who i love dearly returned with a grin ear to ear after getting made-up in the beauty shop. she said she'd been there since 1:30 (it was now 4:30) "i spent half my life upstairs and spent all my money, but i hope it looks good." looking at me and two of my precious co-workers, we look at her face and see the thick, dark brown stained brows that now look like sharpie tattoos someone had painted on her face. "how do they look?" she asked with a smile. immediately leading into more questions back to back- "are they too dark?" ..."well, do you think i look better?" morgan, standing in front of her says, "Mrs. Aloha, i think it's best for you to look at them yourself and make that decision." she showed her the eye brows and she said, "oh no! we have to do something about them. they look just terrible." about that time, her son walked into the room and looked at her, and she looked back and said, "what do you think?" he replied, "mom, where do catepillars come from?" we busted out laughing...almost couldn't contain myself. what a sense of humor. hope to see thinner ones today. :) i am thankful for my residents- they are teaching me how to take life less seriously. it's not worth getting too overwhelmed, too stressed, too overworked....life is fleeting. i hope i reach 90+...what a story i'll have to share. thank you Lord for all the blessings you've given to me and the places you're taking me to show me your will and your way.
and ps. ANthroPoloGie opens today in University Park Village- check her out!
Friday, November 12, 2010
"his and hers?" the butcher asked
so many things to be thankful for today.
1. my chase and his honest self
2. my veterans that we celebrated with yesterday...ps. i have heard many war stories in the past year
3. rainy fridays- kind of relaxes me for the cool weekend ahead
4. the Lord placing me in the nutrition field- i truly love helping people understand it more in how it relays to them getting better, ...whether it's suggesting to a resident what to not eat with a colostomy, encouraging the check out lady at CM "how to get rid of her bloat," or suggest to chase and his friends the headache free way of eating...i love my role as a dietitian and nutrition coach
5. women of accoutability
It's been a wild and crazy week for the most part. Trying to finish out strong while enjoying it along the way. Here's a peek at our Thurs night dinner. I surprised my Mr. Wonderful with filets from CM....cooked off with rosemary, mushrooms, Chilean red wine, and paired with red baked potatoes.
she: "Chase, come here, how done do you want your filet?"
he: "Medium" then he gets up to look at it.... "Remember I can't see red... I'm sure it'll be great."
Never underestimate the great cooking skills of a dietitian- even if she isn't much a beef person. :)
1. my chase and his honest self
2. my veterans that we celebrated with yesterday...ps. i have heard many war stories in the past year
3. rainy fridays- kind of relaxes me for the cool weekend ahead
4. the Lord placing me in the nutrition field- i truly love helping people understand it more in how it relays to them getting better, ...whether it's suggesting to a resident what to not eat with a colostomy, encouraging the check out lady at CM "how to get rid of her bloat," or suggest to chase and his friends the headache free way of eating...i love my role as a dietitian and nutrition coach
5. women of accoutability
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| thursday night filets |
she: "Chase, come here, how done do you want your filet?"
he: "Medium" then he gets up to look at it.... "Remember I can't see red... I'm sure it'll be great."
Never underestimate the great cooking skills of a dietitian- even if she isn't much a beef person. :)
Friday, November 5, 2010
the reading glasses...
First off, I am thankful for Jesus getting me through this crazy, long week AND for Him to give me another Friday to share with special people in my life as well as my residents.
Second off, last night I learned a lesson through a lost pair of reading glasses. "All I want to do is read the paper...and I need my glasses"...she said. "Would you help me?" Exasperated, it was close to 7 pm, I had my bags in my hands, ready to walk out the door, and really the last thing that I had in mind was walking around a huge facility (which - to note had been filled with about 200 guests yesterday evening for an open house) to look for a pair of glasses. Her glasses could have been ANYWHERE....and I mean anywhere, BUT I did. I put my bags down, searched the dining room, sunroom, nurses' station, the hallway, talked to housekeeping, my dietary staff, nurses, guests, ...no one had seen any glasses. I returned to her in the middle of the hallway and said, "Mrs. Chardonnay (not her name), I can't find them....no one can." She was so discouraged. So, I told her that I'd push her to her room and we'd look some more. And we did. Everywhere. I then said, "Mrs. Chardonnay, how about I talk with our staff tomorrow and we'll all search some more?" This STILL wasn't what she wanted to hear, so I began to pat her little magenta colored velour sweatsuit jacket pockets. One side and then ...the other. "Let's check your pockets." AND there they were. Her thick-framed, little reading glasses tucked inside her pocket. She was thrilled. She hugged me and thanked me for helping her and being patient in finding them with her.
I paused and said, "my pleasure." Which, at the beginning was not the case, but at the end, knowing she would be able to read the paper and eat her breakfast today, was the truth. I knew we needed to find them....and it was my pleasure in helping her.
Even when our last ounce of strength is used up, there is always more. I promise. It's been a very long week, but Jesus stopped me in my tracks last night when He showed me how HE works, and the timing HE has for his people. Whether or not, my little resident remembers today or tomorrow that I helped her find her glasses isn't important, it's that I realized that my own interest of leaving to go home wasn't the priority.... I am thankful today. For His will and way working in me. :)
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| **ray bans like Mrs. Chardonnay's** |
Second off, last night I learned a lesson through a lost pair of reading glasses. "All I want to do is read the paper...and I need my glasses"...she said. "Would you help me?" Exasperated, it was close to 7 pm, I had my bags in my hands, ready to walk out the door, and really the last thing that I had in mind was walking around a huge facility (which - to note had been filled with about 200 guests yesterday evening for an open house) to look for a pair of glasses. Her glasses could have been ANYWHERE....and I mean anywhere, BUT I did. I put my bags down, searched the dining room, sunroom, nurses' station, the hallway, talked to housekeeping, my dietary staff, nurses, guests, ...no one had seen any glasses. I returned to her in the middle of the hallway and said, "Mrs. Chardonnay (not her name), I can't find them....no one can." She was so discouraged. So, I told her that I'd push her to her room and we'd look some more. And we did. Everywhere. I then said, "Mrs. Chardonnay, how about I talk with our staff tomorrow and we'll all search some more?" This STILL wasn't what she wanted to hear, so I began to pat her little magenta colored velour sweatsuit jacket pockets. One side and then ...the other. "Let's check your pockets." AND there they were. Her thick-framed, little reading glasses tucked inside her pocket. She was thrilled. She hugged me and thanked me for helping her and being patient in finding them with her.
I paused and said, "my pleasure." Which, at the beginning was not the case, but at the end, knowing she would be able to read the paper and eat her breakfast today, was the truth. I knew we needed to find them....and it was my pleasure in helping her.
Even when our last ounce of strength is used up, there is always more. I promise. It's been a very long week, but Jesus stopped me in my tracks last night when He showed me how HE works, and the timing HE has for his people. Whether or not, my little resident remembers today or tomorrow that I helped her find her glasses isn't important, it's that I realized that my own interest of leaving to go home wasn't the priority.... I am thankful today. For His will and way working in me. :)
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| Happy Fall Friday. **anthro coin purse cardigan** |
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