Quick Post (maybe!)

I decided it has been a few days and time to post. I actually had a fun weekend, but am trying to watch a show, so will make this as quick as I can...not very easy since I tend to be quite "wordy".

Today, my friend finished painting my guest room. Her son has been in the hospital for nearly a week, so getting that project done made her feel a sense of accomplishment (at least, that's what she keeps telling me and I have to believe her...she wouldn't even let me help!). I don't have all the furniture I want or the wall stuff up yet, but plan to put up "finished" pictures when it is ready. My office is also ready to be put together and then I can start getting stuff out of my bedroom (I was nearly living in my bedroom until about 8 months ago, so I have a lot of "stuff" in there that can now be moved into other areas of the house in a hopefully more organized manner!). I have less than 3 weeks to get it looking "party ready" since my sister's Bachelorette party is here.



Today I also worked out for the first time in about two weeks. It was pretty tough (I didn't actually think it would be that bad because I have been REALLY busy and DO work 12-hour shifts!). I also sat on the couch and ate ice cream for the second night in a row, so I'm probably up a few pounds anyway.



Well, I "TiVo'ed" 6 Degrees of Martina McBride and am interested to see how it turns out, so that's my update for today.

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So, maybe I need to start "spicing it up" a little bit on here!

Yesterday I was such a grouch at work...luckily for everyone else, I was off today and also tomorrow. I'm about to take a nap so my friends who have to sit through a dinner with me tonight hopefully will not be wishing I'd have taken a rain check.

Pity party anyone?

Oh what a week...can I start over? Or maybe jump to the end? Sunday at work my leadership was questioned because I didn't want to be the nurse of the transplant kid I baby-sit. My family is on vacation without me. Campbell Brown left the Today Show. I had to float to the PICU yesterday (but actually had a super easy day...so, maybe no pity party for that). My best friend from work is moving to Philadelphia. I put my name in for a new position and they hired someone else without conducting interviews. The transplant kid of my friend who is helping at my house is sick and maybe in the hospital (I haven't heard from her since this afternoon). My friend had a baby over a week ago and I still haven't talked to her. I hate my softball team. Did I mention my family is having fun without me in Las Vegas? Tomorrow is my last day at the doctor's office which one of the reasons I quit is because of the potential new position mentioned above that I wasn't given a chance to fight for. Argh. Now I actually have to do my self-evaluation that was due yesterday...and pour myself a margarita (and try not to cry).

Busy Busy!

Gosh, it hardly seems like I had three days "off" in a row last week because the past three days have been going going gone and I work another "12" at the hospital tomorrow. My annual evaluation is due tomorrow, but I guess I'm turning it in late because I haven't started yet! I can hardly wait until Tuesday my "day off" which actually will probably turn into just a couple of hours. Oh what would I do if I had a significant other or a child?! I suppose I'd figure out SOMETHING! Time for some sleep :o)

Blogging for Organ Donation

One of the blogs I read (If I knew how to link to it, I would, sorry tc) encouraged people to blog about signing up to be an organ donor today. Since working with transplant patients is pretty much all I do, that was right up my alley.

I'm not feeling very eloquent even though this is a topic that is very close to my heart. As "they" say, a picture is worth a thousand words (but I'll let her mother "speak" too!) Here is the face of what organ transplant can do. She received her gift of life a year ago this Friday. For some reason she didn't want to look at the camera or smile today, but this girl just cracks me up. Her mom wrote a letter to the D.M.V thanking the people there for asking people to sign their donor cards. Below the photo is an edited version of what she wrote. (She is a much better writer than I am anyway!)

Dearest lifesaver, we hope you are well. Did you think that when you accepted your job at the D.M.V. you would help save lives every day? God bless you. You are a part of the elite few in this world who can claim this honor...if (our daughter) had not received (her transplant), she would not have survived. She is so full of life--hilarious and smart and loving and beautiful--and a very old soul. She has a knowing that amazes everyone she meets. Her big blue eyes are so wise, she touches people in ways that surprises and delights them, even perplexes them because they cannot believe such a young girl could be so sophisticated...When we got the call for her organs, we had a tea party and cheered 'to life! to life! to life!'...So thank you, thank you deeply and humbly. You are now part of (our team), one of the many special people who have helped give her life-and helped her teach others how to live. Next time you sign someone up to be an organ donor, know that (she) is cheering 'to life!'

Again, if I knew how to link, you could just click here to read my other postings about organ donation, but I don't so just go to the labels at the right if you're interested!!

Be an Organ and Tissue Donor and give the Gift of Life!! Sign up at http://www.organdonor.gov/donor/index.htm and tell your family!

All mine!

Today I made the last payment on my car! I am SO excited!! It is two months shy of four years old and today also hit the 18,800 mile mark. Needless to say, I do not drive very much :o) I am planning to make some improvements to my house and was wondering where the money was going to come from. Of course, I am still working most days doing this or that, but having one less bill to pay every month definitely cannot hurt! Oh how exciting my life is, I am "blogging" about my car. Now it's time for bed!

Hi Mom and Dad!

Tonight I finally decided to tell my parents about this blog. As mentioned in probably my first post, my mother is really pretty scared of the Internet, particularly identity theft and all "those horrible people" looking for someone to prey on. So, if you are one of those people, please make this your last visit to my blog :o)

Anyway, contrary to most kids, I actually probably have more disagreements with my parents now, as an adult, than I EVER did as a teenager. For the most part, though, they are the people with whom I "hang out". More often than not, I eat their food (and drink their alcohol). We sit at their dining room table or outside on their patio and visit at least 3 times a week, usually more. They have been instrumental in making me the person I am today (and I think I'm a pretty great person!) and have helped me through many changes, difficult decisions, and sometimes crazy life choices.

So, thanks mom and dad...hope you enjoy this post and my blog...Mom, I'll be careful :o)

Sometimes change is hard

This week, we had to say good-bye to a member of our transplant team as she moves on to another job opportunity. Luckily for me, she is still staying in the same building, but it will not be the same. Dealing with the transplant team sometimes is not the easiest or most enjoyable part of my job, but she definitely made it fun, even on the crabbiest and busiest of days. I am going to miss her SO much, but am happy we got to be friends and can "hang out" (which, I suppose could be easier now that she isn't working 60 hours a week!).

We had a fun party! Quite a few people even came in on their day off for it.

I also put in my notice at the doctors' office because my casual position was about to become more of a "part-time" job for a month or so. I have been enjoying my days off so much that I didn't feel like working every day, even for a short amount of time! It was really quite sad since I've been there for nearly 2 1/2 years and really like all the people there. Maybe I'll get a party though...that would make it a little better I think :o)

I still have a couple potential job opportunities that I'm still waiting to hear about, so there could be more changes in the air...in the meantime, the holiday has worn me out and I really should be in bed (this non-married, non-mother, non-night-shift person does not do well on little sleep!).

I guess that's it for now...maybe I'll post sooner than a week from now this time!