Hootin' an' hollerin'

Yes, the March Madness continues. The woo-hoos, and "Go big blue" chants were echoing in the hallways recently. Everyone who can get out of bed is getting into the fever of March Madness, and the ones who can't are still getting involved. One of our normally needy characters was up in his wheelchair and he actually got his roommate some pizza while a group of folks were watching the basketball games recently. It's made the last couple of shifts very pleasant, after some craziness late last week.

Spring is still trying to come back, and so are some of our regular visitors, just like the famous swallows. One is marooned at another facility waiting to get in, since we don't have an isolation room (very common story at the Hotel) for his/her bug. Another is getting ready to move across the country, so he/she's coming to us for a check up before heading out on the big trip.

And it'll be fun in the RehabRN house soon...party time for Dahey. Bubba is very excited, since the birthday candles will be out again.

Stay tuned...

Spring break, yes!

Finally! Grad school is closed! No homework this week. A little related reading for next week's assignment, but no time crunch to finish all the homework by 5PM on Friday.

What a way to celebrate the first day of Spring! If not, just find something pretty like these Sunday Sweets. Give me a daisy or two, or that lily-of-the-valley one...lovely!

Nuggets for September 9, 2009

Yes, it's 09/09/09, and according to some, a lucky day. In light of everything going on the past few weeks and months, I consider every day a lucky day and some better than others.

This week's installment of Nuggets includes the best of my fellow bloggers out there in the blogosphere recently. Please check these stories out and enjoy.

Head Nurse always has some interesting stories. I'm a story person. If you like good nursing stories, you have to read Holes, part two. My favorite line is below, and it sums up how stories can really make your life.

Those who are not here any more eventually, and irreversibly, define what I am.

Keith at Digital Doorway is heading out on the open road and feeling stirrings of nursely guilt. Godspeed, Keith. Enjoy your travels wherever you may roam!

Maha has a great post about alternative medicine and diabetes, which, thankfully, did not have disastrous results.

And while this is not a healthcare blog, I found it via another nursing blog. If you like food and you like funny stuff, check out Cake Wrecks, which is subtitled when professional cakes go horribly, hilariously wrong. It is hysterical!