Very, very...

Tired.
Why on earth does graduate school just suck the life out of you?

Thankful.
That my boss let me have vacation next week.

Lucky.
That after a struggle of over a year, HR finally admitted someone was indeed sabotaging my promotion by losing the paperwork. Not once, not twice, but three times.

The promotion will happen retroactively. Retroactive ain't soon enough, especially since the perpetrator will get little more than a reprimand for his/her "work".

Happy.
Nevertheless, I am happy. I took care of a patient who waited forty years for one of these and the recognition that goes with it.

I guess good things really do come to those who wait...if you can endure! Stay tuned.

Hurry up and wait

Yes, it's my day off again, so now I'm engaged in the latest version of Hurry Up and Wait, the car maintenance edition.

Since the mechanic's got wifi at the shop, I thought I'd keep busy, even if I'd really like to find a quiet corner with a big couch and go to sleep. Thankfully, I'm well-caffeinated with my Starbucks and working away.

Work was finally placid...at least for most of the night. We had bed bingo again because C-diff is loose on the unit again, much to everyone's surprise. It was bound to happen since our docs throw Vancomycin at everything all the time. One of our guys was even on prophylatic PO Flagyl and lactobacillus and still came up positive. So much for that idea...

I tagged teamed with another nurse to get one of my patients cared for, since he's a two person turner. It was nice. We got her guy situated, since he works better when he stays up longer than he wants. He's a rehab patient who would like to stay in bed all the time, but he is just starting to get his conditioning back again. Since the docs want him up, we have a good excuse to keep him there until he's ready for his nightly rituals.

Otherwise, I'm glad I'm off today. I need the break! More later...