Enjoying my break...

Still have a several more weeks before I start school & I'm always surprised by how quickly I decompress after school's out. Of course this semester was pretty relaxed in the first place so I guess that's why it was easy. I have done nothing since the break. Well, that's not true, I did get together with 2 of my other nursing buddies & their significant others for dinner one night, that was nice. It was interesting because I really like the two girls, they are very sweet. But after we left the restaurant I asked my hubby what he thought about them & he said "They aren't someone I would see you hanging out with." It was an interesting observation, b/c he was probably correct. Those two particular girls are very smart, sweet & on the shy side & I am about as far from that as you can get (well not the smart part ;). But, like I said, I really like them alot & we had a great dinner. I like getting to know my classmates on a more personal basis.

My kids are out of school until the 8th, so for now I'm enjoying hanging out with them, but I know once they go back & the hubs goes back to work, that I'll be ready to go back too. Until then I'm just hanging out & enjoying my fam, b/c I know that next semester is going to be wild!!

Hope everyone has a safe & happy New Year!!

Blessings,

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Got the job!!

So the director of the Med/Surg floor said I would hear something by today and well, I waited as long as I could before calling her seeing as I hadn't heard from her. I said I would wait until 4:00 but by 3:30 I was chomping at the bit so I called her. She said "I was just filling out your paperwork to offer you the job"!!! Yay me!! Now I know it's just a PCT/CNA job, but hey it gets my foot in the door right? I've talked to several of my friends who are in the semesters ahead of me & they've all said the same thing. "Get a job NOW". I have one friend who said she can't even get a PCT job b/c no one will hire her b/c she's too close to graduating. I never thought of that. Why wouldn't they want to hire you knowing that soon you'd be able to be a nurse there?? I don't know, but I am glad to have the job. The director said she thinks the pay is $10 an hour, which is pretty dece...

I'm still not sure...

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Night shift...

The other day I got a text to work night shift, 7p-7a. Well by the time I read the text it was already 3 pm & needless to say I wasn't going to get very much sleep beforehand if I was to work that shift so I compromised & told the floor supervisor that I would work until 2 am. Now mind you this is my first hospital job & working nights was of course something I'd never done, so I was interested to see what it was all about. Can I just say how much I love night shift? I mean talk about a MUCH more relaxed environment, I mean whoa the difference between night & day is, well, like night & day ;) If you've worked night shift you know EXACTLY what I'm talking about. No baths, no feedings, no visitors, no office personnel, I mean strictly meds & paperwork. Uh hello night shift glad to have met you. So here's what I'm thinking. I never thought I could d...

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