well… it looks like i still have a few readers left, even after neglecting my little blog for a few weeks. i don’t know what exactly i have been doing that’s been keeping me away. i have yet to feel that i have a routine, and actually am not overly concerned about developing one because in a couple of months i’ll be switching to nights (7pm to 7am), at which i will have a much more intensive restructuring of my time! that’s right, by june i should be on my own… kicked out of the orientation nest and hopefully flying! i’ve been away from the unit for over a week thanks to several class days last week… i am finding that when i go back after several days off it’s hard to get back up to speed or kind of hit the rhythm of what needs to happen with everyone. but now that classtime is mostly done, i’ll have a chance to really dig in and hopefully start hitting my stride.
spring is finally putting in its appearance… much too late, by my estimation… every year i turn into more of a shivery snowbird. all winter long all i think about is how to escape it and how soon it will be over! an old roommate of mine is moving to san diego this summer, and i must admit that although i have no sense of whether i’d actually like the city itself, i do think of those moderate climes with longing! but for now, we’ve got plenty of sun and it’s slowly warming up. just what we all needed!!
OTRgirl Said:
on March 31, 2009 at 7:28 pm
It’s fun for me to picture you in the ED. I’m sure you’ll find a rhythm and be quick, smart and decisive.
As for the weather, thanks for reminding me to be grateful for what I have. I do think that absence/suffering are tools for gratitude. It’s weird how boring a blue sky becomes day after day after day.
JB Said:
on April 1, 2009 at 4:08 pm
I jmissed your blogging! Gald to hear you are alive and well. Happy to hear you have some sun there – out here in the NW we are sick sick sick of rain rain rain. Good to hear though that blue sky could get tedious too. keep us posted on ER stories, urban life, and new roomies! (I am seriously considering getting a light box – maybe a night shift person should get this too??)
liz lapp Said:
on April 8, 2009 at 10:02 pm
hey girl, no worries about the time mgmt. you’ll get it, no doubt. it sounds like the most difficult areas you are grasping with ease, so seriously time mgmt., is going to come with the more time you actually spend in the ED allowing you to get your rhythm down. keep me posted if you hear any job openings!!!!