Thankful Thursday | I circulated!
This week, I am thankful:
that being the circulator nurse went well
On my unit, we generally have a circulator nurse. This nurse doesn't have a group of patients, and instead circulates around all day, helping all the other nurses out with random tasks.
Normally, the nurse assigned to this role is pretty experienced, but one day last week, my charge nurse assigned me to be the circulator.
I was a little bit terrified (What do I, a new grad, have to offer to my coworkers??), but I did manage to spend my day being actually helpful. Whew.
I did lots of pharmacy runs, distribution room runs, blood draws, tube feeds, insulin and morphine sign-offs, gave meds, helped with discharges, and more. I walked almost 20,000 steps that shift!
My fellow nurses were all so supportive...like, "Kristen, are you circulating today? Good for you!"
My coworkers are SO NICE! My unit is seriously a wonderful place to be a new grad and I am grateful.
for little signs of spring
Look! This tree has buds on it.
for a brief bit of warm weather
Monday was a gorgeously warm day, and I was off of work! So I got to enjoy the lovely air, with my house windows open.
Love, love, love.
for a very nice avocado
I cut it open and it was perfectly ripe, with quite a small pit. That's avocado heaven!
for the evening sunshine
It's a bit of a bummer to have dark early mornings again, but oooh, I do love that there's light outside my kitchen window while I make dinner.
for the cats
Chiquita, of course, is always entertaining.
Also, here's Shelley in the midst of a sentence:
And Piper, Lisey's cat, kicking back to watch a show:
Thankful:
- For these eggs DH cooked so now I can easily have ham/egg/cheese tortilla breakfasts without necessitating a skillet in the morning the rest of this week.
- For technology, the helpful aspects of it at least.
- For my students. So many instances of them being funny, genuine, patient, and good people.
- That my lower back seems to be moving around so my hip pain is lighter for now.
- For people and communities who can relate and really "get" me -- you all, friend groups, some coworkers, etc.
A prepped breakfast is SO wonderful on work days. How does he do the prepped eggs?
Way to go on circulating!
I showed my mum some pictures of Chiquita from a previous post and she said Chiquita is 'absolutely adorable' and 'a real poser'! I'll have to show here these as well!
Thankfuls:
1. Spring is here! I am so happy for blue skies and a gentle breeze. It's not what anyone could call warm yet but it's clementine compared to the weather last month!
2. I went to an event in a library yesterday where you could take a book to a reading room, and I enjoyed a couple of hours reading in the beautiful space with classical music playing!
3. I don't know if my body was fighting off a virus or if it was hormones, or both, but I was exceptionally exhausted last week. I finally feel awake again and have my normal energy back! I'm also thankful I didn't get sick (touch wood).
4. My gifts and cards arrived on time for Mother's Day (which is in March in the UK) and for my sister's boyfriend's birthday.
5. I've been rewatching the tv series Maid and I'm thankful for food, shelter, a support network and everything I have.
That step one of a fairly involved trip went smoothly.
That I got into a travel tour after all, after asked the organizer about a problem.
That I got my tax paperwork to my accountant before the involved trip started.
That my dog didn't instantly bark his head off at my new friend. Said dog barks at everyone who comes in, sometimes nonstop. This makes 5 people who he doesn't bark at.
That my elderly dad, who just had a birthday, is doing well.
Piper has me giggling out loud in an airport. Thanks for the smile!