New Truck!

My hubby FINALLY bought his new truck today!!! He has had his Nissan truck since 1990!! I think he deserves this truck! hahaha. I have hated that truck for many years now. It is old and VERY worn out! It had holes in the seats, the paint was oxidized, and the dash---well it was not attractive to say the least. I will sorta miss it though, you see that is the truck that Keith had when I met him. It has been with us since the beginning. I remember watching him drive out of my drive way one night in that truck. I seen his tail lights disappear down the street and I started crying!! I allready missed him and didn't want to see him go! It was that night that I knew I was in love with him and wanted nothing more than to NEVER watch those lights leave my driveway again.....unless I knew he was coming right back!! That Nissan has had MANY life changing conversations in it! We have moved 3 or 4 times and used that truck. I drove that truck the day I took our 14 year old dalmation (Charlie) to the vet for the last time and put her to sleep. We drove away from our wedding in that truck!! Boy, it has been up and down the roller coaster of life. So even though I hate it....I will miss it for all the sentimental reasons. My husband and I GLADLY welcome our new truck into our lives and are ready to see what memories are made from it!

Live by this!!!

My husband was signed on to his facebook account. He seen that one of his friends had posted this "saying". As soon as he told me about it I knew I had to share it with all my friends. This is a very small quote but the meaning is incredably powerful. I love it!!!

"Don't tell God how big your storm is, tell the storm how big your God is".

New cell phone

Here is my new phone I got on 2/3/09. I have spent 48 hors learning to use it and tearing my hair out, but.......I LOVE IT!!!!

This bunny needs to know...you have family for these situations!! hehehe

This is GREAT!!

Do you think I would get fired if I said this to my "Problem"patients?? hahahaha...I love this!!

My plan

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Changes in 2009

My New Year's Resolution:

"Kwitcherbichen"

OK, If that makes no sense to you...let me help.

(Kwit-cher-bichen)

Yes folks, this is my goal. I am going to shut my damn mouth!!

The picture you see above is my first step towards my goal. I have done nothing but whine and moan(hince my first post on this blog) about my job. This has been going on for a good while now and this year I have decided to STOP!! The picture is of my position I gave up on 3N. One of the reasons I hated my job was the fact that I was always being floated to different floors. No one in the world may understand my reasoning for hating to be floated but that is ok. There are many things in the world people don't understand so I will spare everyone the long story here and just say..I am a very "structured, need routine" kind of person. I like to know when I go to work...where I will be working and what I am going to be doing. I have worked on the surgical floor as an RN for almost 5 years. It is all I have known(except when I was thrown on other floors) since I graduated as an RN. Once in a while(sometimes very frequently) my floor would not need all the nurses that were scheduled and someone would get sent to a different floor. I HATE THIS!! I HATE THIS!!! I H-A-T-E this!!!!!!!!! :( :( :( Oh, dear GOD I hate this so much!!!!!! Get the point?? Now, some people can just "go with the flow" and this kind of thing never bothers them. That person is NOT me!!! When I go to work I like to be comfortable with what I do. Anytime I was floated to a different floor(especially 2N) I would feel like a brand new nurse all over again. It is not my floor, not what I am use to, and WAY out of my comfort zone. I use to DREAD the weekends because I was floated ALOT on weekends. I took alot of low census to avoid being floated. Ok, ok.....all this to say......I needed to do something about my "Issue". When I would float to 2N I would feel inadequate. I felt like I was not doing my job well enough. I felt like my patients did not get the care they needed and most importantly deserved. I am a VERY type A personality. I know I can never be perfect but when I go to work I try to be as perfect as I possibly can. I mean come on..I am dealing with peoples lives!! These people trust me with their lives! How can I give good patient care when I am feeling so inadequate? I have thought about this problem for the last 6 months on a constant basis. I have talked about it, prayed about it, thought about it, dreamed about it and just about drove my husband nuts with it!

After much thought and prayer, here is my answer. Give up my position on 3N and face the fire!! hahaha. A full time position came open on 2N and I held my breath, gritted my teeth and asked my boss if I could work on 2N full time. She said yes. In lightening speed time, my job was posted and I was officially a full time 2N nurse. Oh, boy!!! Nothing like facing your fears and volunteering to stand in the front of the line during a war!! hahahaha. The reason I chose to do this was because you hardly EVER float when you work 2N. I felt inadequate and "new" everytime I worked 2N, so why not work it full time and find my comfort zone. Also, 2N sees a HUGE variety of patients that I never seen on 3N. I feel that by moving from 3N that I will become a better nurse. I really enjoyed working on the surgical floor but it is really limited in nursing care. I am ready to break out and see what I can see and grow as a nurse....hopefully become a better nurse!! :) Let me ask you a question. Would you rather have a confident nurse taking care of you or a nurse who has been floated to a different floor out of her scope of practice and she is just trying to make it through the shift?? Would you go to a Podiatrist to have root canal? Would you have a plummer fix your electrical wiring? Would you want an OB nurse to take care of you if you were having a stroke or heart attack? I just want to be a confident and knowledgeable nurse. I feel that 2N, although it will be an adjustment, will "break me out of my box" that I have put myself in. I will see a HUGE variety of patients and my experience will grow and in turn I will have more knowledge, be more comfortable, and hopefully become a better nurse.

Well, there ya have it! I am not much on making New Year's Resolutions but this year I wanted to be happier with my work, quit complaining about work, and stop taking so much low census!! My solution to all this....face my fears and apprehensions and go to 2N!!! No more floating(except in rare cases), expose myself to a bigger variety of patients, become more knowledgeable=Be a better nurse!!

So, I have only worked a few shifts on 2N but so far so good!! I really enjoy my co-workers on 2N. I feel like I have a much bigger support system. The staffing is better. I really think I made the right decesion. No matter what happens though, I am determined to keep my mouth shut!! No more complaining. With our economy being so bad and so many people losing their jobs, I need to be more grateful for a good, steady job.

Here is to the best year yet!!!! Bring it on 2009...I am ready to kick some butt!!!

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!