Monday, December 21, 2009

The smells of the season

Off on vacation: (aka scenario 1)
1. Gingerbread...yum. Bubba had a blast with all of Grandma's cookie cutters. Must invest in a gingerbread man!
2. Beef barley soup.
3. Coffee. I love the way my car smells on the trip home from getting my pound of freshly ground coffee.
3. Bleach spray and Lysol, while trying to evade Dahey's cold he got at work from the guy who wouldn't stay home. Thankfully, he feels much better now!

Back to work: (aka scenario 2)
Case in point: patient asks nurse about a "funny smell" the other night.
Nurse: "What smell? (Looks down hall and sees hamper by clogged laundry chute they forgot to fix before we arrived for the shift.)
Charge nurse: "Oh, go by room xx. That's where it's coming from. (points down hall) Not all poop smells the same."
Patient rolls on down the hall, shaking head.

Hope your day is filled with the scents of scenario 1 instead of scenario 2!

2 comments:

Maha said...

After many days of scenario 2, its nice to have a little break and experience scenario 1 :)

RehabNurse said...

Yes, and I was greeted with days of a fresh colostomy.

My mantra: don't breath through your nose, don't...

Yes, I love gingerbread and soup after a day like that!