Thankful Thursday | two more!
This week, I am thankful:
that after today, we're down to two weeks!
Yup, I only have two more weeks of full-time nursing. And for both of those weeks, my shifts are split up a bit, so this is actually my last week of three shifts in a row.
(Three shifts in a row is very practical to do, but also quite exhausting.)
There are also only two more weeks left in this class...so for the next class, I will not be working full-time. Yay!
In case you missed it, here's more about why I'm going part-time.
that my year of residency is officially over
Our cohort graduated this week, so we have officially shed the "new grad" label. Woohoo!
People say the first year of nursing is the most challenging, so I'm proud of us for making it through. 🙂
for my pal Brittany
She and I gave our cohort's graduation address together (address is too big of a word...it was just a few minutes!), and we talked about how we met four years ago, in one of our nursing pre-req classes.
We've been through pre-reqs and all of nursing school together, we worked on our unit as techs together, we did our first year of residency together, and now we've graduated residency together.
We are an unlikely pair, since I came to nursing after raising four kids and she came straight from high school, but I'm so glad we met each other and stayed friends all this time.
that September is gonna be here in about 3.5 weeks
To those of you dreading cool weather and a return to school, I apologize.
But I am eagerly anticipating cooler temperatures, and as you know, I've had no summer break from school. Soo, I will welcome September. I'll still be in school, but at least I'll be a little less sweaty.
for the wood floors in my house
If you had me pick any type of flooring in the world, I probably would choose oak hardwoods, honestly. So how lucky am I that my rental has them??
I love how easy they are to clean, and I love their simple look too.
Also, I am so grateful my rental has zero square inches of carpet. I am not a carpet fan.
that I am feeling 100% better now
One day this week, I woke up, did a workout, showered, and realized....oh, I feel hungry! Like a normal level of hungry!
I haven't felt my normal appetite in three weeks, honestly. So, I'm feeling appreciative of that sensation.
I don't know exactly what bug I got, but it must have been a bad one because I've never taken this long to get back to normal before.
for a rain-free parking garage
It was raining pretty hard one day this week when I got to work, and I thought about how nice it is to park in a garage that leads straight into the hospital.
No getting wet for me!
that yesterday was less wild at work
I had a rough first day this week, but yesterday was much more manageable, and I was so grateful! I like when I don't feel so rushed to get everything done.
Here's hoping today (day three) is also smooth. 🙂
for a green view from the break room
This is what I see as I eat my lunch, and I am appreciative!
Believe it or not, there is actually a town out there; it's just obscured by all the tree cover right now.
I live in a very tree-ful area. 😉
I, too, am grateful for intergenerational friendships, which seem to happen in my life most often with work colleagues.
- That I also have an amazing view both at home (forest) and work (town/mountain view from the 3rd floor).
- For AC. I cannot with the humidity, though I appreciate the rain.
- For my mindset going into this school year. I've been working on it and focusing on priorities.
- For a good week so far as I get back in the routine of this schedule.
One of my best friends is close to my mother's age (we met in yoga class), and I also have a friend in her fifties from work 🙂
Not intergenerational but a fun fact; my yoga teacher is close to my age and grew up just a couple of streets over from me. We likely crossed paths in the local playground as kids, and he was also friends with some of the kids on my street.
Yay Kristen!!! Congratulations 🙂 I wish you a lovely early morning walk with frost to celebrate your wrapping up residency & moving to part time status (you're going to have to wait awhile for the frost part of the walk 😉
I'm also very thankful to live in a very tree-ful (full?) area. Gotta love the Mid-Atlantic 🙂 The rest of my family skis and spends lots of time out west and all say that they miss trees while there.
I'm thankful for YouTube for all of the helpful recipes, the supportive community to know that we are all just fine being ourselves; and the enticing travel blogs that encourage us to spread our wanderings and learn more about the world and its people.
And you know I have to put in a library plug 😉 I'm going to enjoy using the free library pass for a railroad museum today.
Although I'm not a fan of summer heat, I really do love all of the local produce available now. It's so tasty and easy to be mostly vegetarian during summer.
Really pleased that our cats have settled back into a willingness to play nice. Our daughter and her kitty moved back in with us for a couple months and the rediscovered harmony is such a relief after a few weeks of kitty battles to be top cat!
Happy Thursday everyone 🙂
I had exploratory surgery this week and am so very grateful for the word “unremarkable” appearing so many times in the doctor’s notes. I am also incredibly grateful for the care I received at the hospital. I had a similar procedure 15 years ago and everyone single staff member was truly awful that time. I actually told the nurse who helped me use the restroom before I left this week that the day had healed some of the medical trauma I had from the way I was treated during the previous surgery experience. Everyone was so kind, gentle, and respectful this week and I am so thankful for that.
I'm glad you had a better hospital experience this time, and that you're recovering well in your unremarkable way 🙂 Having unkind care when one is ill really doesn't help with the healing process. Feel better soon!
I had the MEANEST OB nurses when I had my son in 1973. I was so happy to be a Mom! But could not WAIT to get out of that hospital..(they kept you 4 days back in 1973,where I lived.) The mean nurse made me get myself up out of bed the first time, NO assistance, to walk to bathroom, and I passed out cold, hit the floor hard..
The Nursery nurses would not let me keep my baby near me for very long before whisking him back to the nursery where they gave him bottles of WATER!
OhI could go on and on.
WhenI BECAME an OB nurse I made it a goal to make each birth as joyful and fulfilling as possible, and to yes, SPOIL those Moms .. in USA we do not give new Moms the time and help they need to recoup and to enjoy their birth experience.
Glad you got good NURSES this time!!!!
Congrats on getting through the first year and going parttime!
Thankfuls:
1. I am thankful to my dad for telling me I seem more confident and articulate lately 🙂 We are also quite similar people, and there are things in see in him which I also see in myself (and some things with my mother as well).
2. I am also thankful for my dad for rushing back to get the keys for my apartment and then collecting my bag from lost property in the airport (kind of ironic after the compliment on confidence 😉 ).
3. Thankful in general for a good summer back home! I saw friends, went to the beach, the lake and I got to look after a kitty for a few days (which was a lot of fun for me!).
4. Thankful to Past Me for stocking the cupboard with food and putting bread in the freezer (less thankful to Past Me for leaving a general mess in the apartment lol).
5. Thankful that I got around to deep cleaning the oven. This was not a fun a job and I'm still cleaning the oven trays (I think they're called cookie sheets in the US), but at least the interior and oven door are done. And I am very thankful to whoever invented Pink Stuff; it was magic for getting grease off the oven door!
*a fun job!
This week, I'm thankful that:
In spite of the wild swings in this summer's weather, we've been able to get in two 10-20 mile bike rides every week.
My favorite store's points program which allows me to score at least one free or cheap tank of gas every month. With prices up, this month wasn't free but $17.98 for 25 gallons is great!
After being fascinated with the Mug Library over at NCA, I went googling and discovered this map of Sidewalk Joy. We've already visited a Puzzle Swap and some Trinket boxes. Check out the map on this site for locations near you.
https://worldwidesidewalkjoy.com/mug-exchanges
I had sundae envy because everyone seems to be eating hot fudge sundaes lately, so I bought some premium ice cream and a can of whipped topping and made my favorite hot fudge recipe (easiest recipe ever!) and made multiple sundaes for the cost of one at an ice cream parlor and without standing in line.
Good Morning to all! Kristen, Congratulations to you, Brittany, and your cohort! Skilled nurses are in short supply these days.
Thankfuls:
- to be sitting on my porch, drinking tea, and listening to the birds and crickets while I type this.
- for a good friend(s) - someone who really understands you, and who makes life immeasurably better.
-for free workouts online, on Instagram, and on youtube. I'm easing my way back into excercise, after a 3 month hiatus. But really in the last 18 months or so, life has gotten in the way of my workout routine. Hopefully this is the start of something consistent for the long haul.
-along those same lines, that school, September, and fall are around the bend. I'm a fellow summer dis-liker, and also do better when I have consistent work routine - for me that means school.
-for healthy and independent children.
Have a great day everyone!
I'm thankful we got to spend time with our daughter who lives 600 miles away last week.
I'm thankful for the home health nurse who visits my elderly mom. My immediate family does most of her care taking, and having the nurse weigh in on the medical issues and manage her meds relieved some of my/our burden. I'm also thankful for my sister who lives across the country now but deals with as much of the red tape as possible via phone/internet to help.
I'm perimenopausal and fighting to reverse some of the resulting health issues via HRT, diet and exercise. I'm thankful for the rise in awareness and treatment options for women (and we still need more)!
thankful for you. congrats congrats congrats. you have accomplished so much. thankful that this weekend i get to go to exercise class at my local library. my library is undergoing another renovation and will be closed for a long time. boo hiss. the last one was 5 years ago. nyc sure knows how to waste money,
Gonna bundle all my thankfuls in expressing gratitude for safe return from a bucket list trip. My husband, son, and I traveled to Nova Scotia at the end of July and returned late on Tuesday. We saw a lot of the beautiful country, had really cool experiences, and enjoyed conversations with some lovely people. We made great memories including a successful whale watching trip on my birthday! Shout out to Elisabeth of the Commentariat who kindly answered my many questions and gave me excellent suggestions. If anyone has ever been interested in visiting this beautiful part of the world, I highly recommend it. It is a special place.
Your post just brought me sooo much JOY this morning! That photo of you, soo beautiful.. your vibrant energy , and all the excitement and accomplishment of your last fews years, just SHINE in that picture! BRAVO!!!!!!
I was around 40 when 12 hour shifts happened on my OB unit and all of my colleagues were busy Moms,including me; we had a busy OB unit that was so much fun,on our 7-3. 3-11 and 11-7 shifts that worked so WELL for all of us.. we suffered with the move to 12 hours shifts and I recall being ALWAYS exhausted.I went “PRN” at that point.. I could not do 3 full 12 hours shifts and have a life!! Good for you for cutting to 2.. and you still get your benefits!!!!
Happy to hear your health is up to speed, your first year is in the rear view mirror, and I know you have so much goodness up ahead!!
For seeing my son and DIL over the weekend, for tea, for my cats, for friendship, for my husband.
I'm thankful this week for:
My 79 year old dad had sinus surgery this week and is recovering very well
I thought the eye surgery I had may have made my eye even worse, but after weeks of healing...it's improving now! It may have worked!
We finally have had rain and a small break in the heat. I think the heat is back starting tomorrow, but this week has been a nice break.
My figs are ripening. Last year they never seemed to ripen. I had enough yesterday to make jam.
My DH had a birthday this past weekend and all the kids came for it. I know I'm not going to live right down the road from them forever, but it's nice during these few years that we have it.
Forgot my “thankfuls!”
1. SO thankful for my spouse. Celebrating my anniversary today and I cherish my spouse and the life we have built .I feel safe. And loved.I had a chaotic homelife growing up, and this calm and deep marriage is my biggest blessing.My foundation.
2. Thankful for an awesome sis in law and bro in law.We will be visiting them soon and it’s always one of the best weeks of my year! We cook together, hang on the porch together, play games, go to movies.. can’t wait.Also visit some museums and art galleries..wish I lived closer!
3.Grateful for some new exercises to help my cranky sholders! They are helping!
4. Thankful for my library.BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS make me happy.I love the calm quiet of the library, too.My college work study job was in a library: I typed those catalogue cards that no one remembers what they even are!!!!!
5. Grateful for just being alive. I am 73, pretty active,still, and healthy in general..I have outlived most of my female relatives, I try to take care of myself. Am thankful for all the info on nutrition self care etc that is available to help us live longer and feel better. (Dr.Greger’s books lately are choc full of useful info!)
Madeline, I'm almost 67 and I have fond memories of those cards!
I’m thankful for the rain we got because it has been so dry lately. I’m also thankful for enough breaks in the rain to keep up my ten minutes a day gardening streak. Finally, I am thankful that I have the energy required to help my kids organize and redo their bedrooms. I am also thankful that I have ten more days of summer break left.