EKG...

Check. Titers, check. All I need now is an assignment for the volunteer corps.

Back to studying for this week's test. After all the excitement of dealing with Dahey's car and running around town with a rental, I barely touched a book.

This is going to be interesting....stay tuned.

What happens when I'm off a weekend I should be working

1. Cooking. Steaks, tater, and I even tried a new Italian recipe. Oh, my! Sure I steered clear of the carbs, but with the heavenly scent of sage sauteed in brown butter, I could not resist the final product.

2. I worked on a project I've neglected for a long time for work. It has to be done by the end of the year. And now it will be. Much joy!

3. Finally, I've studied and studied some more. We don't have a test for another week, but I figure it can't hurt to prep a little earlier than usual. All-nighters were never my style, because I enjoy sleeping so much.

Which I also did and even took some naps...heaven!

Tomorrow, it's back to work, to the sister unit, to finish orientation. Before you know it, I'll be on my own.

Stay tuned...

I'm not there...

But I'm inclined to go back again after this flew up on iTunes. Sometimes, you just need a study break wherever you can get it!

Water, please!

What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.  ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery

My day seemed like a desert at the Hotel. It was hot, and I was thirsty. If I move another bed from room to room because we keep having odd isolation situations coming up, I think Mike the housekeeper can, and will take his mop bucket and dump it over my head.


My orientee and I ran from patient to patient and got everyone taken care of, including getting one another bed, since he needed a new one for a couple of reasons.


Besides moving everyone around, we got to take one of our patients outside to our garden and patio area. A few patients congregated out there and had a good old time. We checked on him from time to time to bring coffee and check his water pitcher. It had been a very long time since he was allowed up and he relished every moment of it.


I finally slaked the never-ending thirst for moment by getting a diet soda at lunch. I hate diet soda, but this one was actually pretty good. Gradually, I'm getting used to more fruits, and especially vegetables in my diet. I love bread, but I cannot eat much of it anymore. I have to save it for special occasions.

Now, it's back to studying...more later...