I have recently put in my notice to leave the nursing home that I had been working for to begin a new job at a different nursing home. I had worked there for approx 6 weeks before and ended up leaving as I was in the kitchen and didn't care for cooking in such large quantities. Isn't it sad that I'd rather be cleaning up someone's behind than cook large meals for 100+ people?
I love working with the residents so far it seems sooooo much nicer and less stressful out there. This is my 2nd full week and I'm already able to get more studying for my classes done than before. I'm really looking forward to getting my nursing degree and am hopeful that I will be able to get my RN degree. That is my goal as far as degrees goes. After I achieve my nursing degree goal the next goal I'd like to tackle is to get on in a doctors office so that I can have nights off, weekends (at least most weekends off), and holidays off. After awhile not having weekends and holidays off gets really old really quick.
I'm working the weekend package so I work 32 hours and as long as I get in all 32 hrs I get 8 hrs bonus pay. Its awesome.
On another note, my boyfriend and I are doing great. Everynow and then I find myself really frustrated with him but I believe that it is more to do with me than it is him. I feel bad for him but I find myself not being able to help myself. Oi!
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
School n Work
So lately I've been busy with school work. Seems like lately that all I do. Work, study, n stay home with my kids. Feeling kinda burnt out lately. I wish I'd have gone back to school n already had my degree n was makin good money.
I'm just sooo sick n tired of livin in an apartment n want to have a nice big house for my kids but it seems like I'll never get there.
The other day the mold in my daughter's closet reappeared for the 4th time. I'm gettin really sick n tired of that happening as well. It was leakin so bad in her closet when it was raining that it was comming clear downstairs into my laundry room. I had to re wash everything in her closet just so she would have clean clothes to wear to school the next day.
All they did is use bleach on it. If it happens again I'm telling my land lord that he either moves me or I'm calling the health department. Even though I didn't take pics the first time it happened I did take pictures the last 3 times it happened so that I can prove it ain't stopped.
I'm just sooo sick n tired of livin in an apartment n want to have a nice big house for my kids but it seems like I'll never get there.
The other day the mold in my daughter's closet reappeared for the 4th time. I'm gettin really sick n tired of that happening as well. It was leakin so bad in her closet when it was raining that it was comming clear downstairs into my laundry room. I had to re wash everything in her closet just so she would have clean clothes to wear to school the next day.
All they did is use bleach on it. If it happens again I'm telling my land lord that he either moves me or I'm calling the health department. Even though I didn't take pics the first time it happened I did take pictures the last 3 times it happened so that I can prove it ain't stopped.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Good News
Well, after everything that had gone down I of course fell off my diet, which sux! Good thing is that I am feeling less stressed out now. I just got a 2003 Pontiac Montana. One of the newest vehicles I've ever owned. Payments gonna take a lil gettin use to since the last time I had any car payments it was a year ago and was bout half my payment now. Oh well, gotta do what ya gotta do! Having my own vehicle back is great and causes me a heck a lot of less stress.
As for my diet, I couldn't continue workin on what I had started due to the fact that my disc was skippin like mad in the DVD player. Luckily I just got a new copy in the mail today so that I can start workin on my diet again. I'm hopeful that I can stay on track this time.
In a couple of weeks I will be going back to school to work on gettin my nursing degree. I was going to become a medical assistant but when I talked to a couple of coworkers they assured me that they thought I'd make a great nurse. I also talked to a nurse for Tri-State Medical and she informed me that the medical assistants and the nurses at the doctor offices did the same exact job so I might as well get my nursing degree and get paid the bigger bucks. That totally made sense so that is what I'm going for. This semester I'm going part time and after I see how that goes I may go full time next year. Hopefully that all works out to my advantage. I may sometime, if I get my degree, go apply in Burlington or Quincy as they pay their nurses allot more than Keokuk does. Yet another thing to look into further.
As for my diet, I couldn't continue workin on what I had started due to the fact that my disc was skippin like mad in the DVD player. Luckily I just got a new copy in the mail today so that I can start workin on my diet again. I'm hopeful that I can stay on track this time.
In a couple of weeks I will be going back to school to work on gettin my nursing degree. I was going to become a medical assistant but when I talked to a couple of coworkers they assured me that they thought I'd make a great nurse. I also talked to a nurse for Tri-State Medical and she informed me that the medical assistants and the nurses at the doctor offices did the same exact job so I might as well get my nursing degree and get paid the bigger bucks. That totally made sense so that is what I'm going for. This semester I'm going part time and after I see how that goes I may go full time next year. Hopefully that all works out to my advantage. I may sometime, if I get my degree, go apply in Burlington or Quincy as they pay their nurses allot more than Keokuk does. Yet another thing to look into further.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
UGH!
Lotta frustrations keep commin up lately and I can't seem to get a handle on any of it at all.
My lovely 98 Pontiac Grand Am apparently decided that I no longer needed it at all as the transmission went out on it last Thursday. Only gonna cost $1600-1800 to rebuild. Totally not worth it at all conciderin my car books for about $1800 to begin with. Then there my mom who thinks she knows all. Lectures me bout my choice of cars and how I need to quit lookin at the "sporty" cars. Sorry ma but ya ain't the one that had to pay for the damn car n only had a couple cars in your price range. Oh yea ain't I the one that has told you what was wrong with yer car a few times when something went wrong with it?
Same day I got really ticked at my boyfriend who is a pretty good guy for the most part. He had been drivin my car quiet a bit for the past month or so due to his blazer throwin a rod. The same day I had let him know that I had found someone to look at my car at 1:30pm. I jumped on the open appointment because it normally really hard to get into a mechanic that fast. I get the response that today labs were gonna more than likely run long and that he wouldn't be out till 12:30pm. Trouble with that is that he was commin from Carthage and the appointment was in Quincy then he couldn't figure out why I was so mad. I mean I understand school is important but I've been good enough to let him use MY car for over a month for his schooling and work and here he is blowing me off.
So now I'm stuck without a vehicle. When we work the same days he drops me off at work but I have to find a ride home because I get off work before he does. Oh well. That normally what ends up happening to me. I help someone out and get a huge screwing for the help in return.
Talk to my dad in hopes that he'll help me out. I get, "You better use your boyfriend's truck then," as a response. Well screw you 2 dad. Cause right after he said that he went on and on about how much money he gets a month. Appaerntly I mean nothing to my father at all cuz he'd stop actin like I don't exist at all and act like I mean something for once in my life.
The golden child in the family was the one that spent 5 years in prision. I'm the only one of my parent's children that never even spent any time in jail at all. Never been arrested, EVER. I've only gotten tickets for speeding and have had one accident that was my fault but yet I get treated like I'm the worst kid in the bunch all the time. Between them and my ex-husband it's no wonder why I feel like everyone thinks I'm worthless. I can't seem to do anything right at all. Just figures.
Ended up having to go to my DON twice now bout couple problems and just hopin I didn't just cause alot of trouble for myself in the end. One was over the safety of a resident where I tried to talk to my nurse twice about the the issue then I went to the charge nurse. Both people just gave me the oh well answer like no big deal. So I then went to the DON over the situation and got the resident issue taken care of. This last issue was over the worthless co-worker. I've had trouble with him couple times before and had spoken to the nurse who did nothing bout it. I had told nother nurse bout the situation and Sunday I ended up on the hardest end of the building with that nurse and that co-worker. He was supposed to be in at 10p but didn't show up till midnight. At 12:30m while I was workin on room rounds and answering call lights he was getting the paper work and sat down at the tables. This is after I had asked him to restock the gloves as we were out in almost every room. I brought the issue up with the nurse, told her how right is it that I had been there since 6pm worked my butt off to pass attends to all the residents, passed out linens to all the rooms, emptied all the trash out of all the bathrooms as well as each resident room there was on that end then also passed out ice to all the residents as well, then for him to come in the way he did for him to sit down after he'd been there for half an hour and leave me to do everything else bymyself. She shrugged and did nothing at all. I hated having to go to the DON like that. I didn't get the greatest response outta her either but she still took care of the problem, well for the most part.
Then today 7-21-09 was supposed to have an appointment to FINALLY get my teeth looked at. I even put the appointment in my phone so that there was no mix up. Well used my boyfriend's durango to go to Carthage for the appointment just to get told it next Tuesday. I know she said the 21 because I told her that it's cool that it was for today because tomorrow I'm takin the compass test for my college classes. So I drove his Durango outta town and put extra mileage on it for NOTHING at all and still have bad teeth. THANKS!
I hate not having my own freakin car. It's SOOOOOO frustratin and no one understands it at all. UGH!
Why is it I always end up gettin screwed in the end? Gettin really really REALLY sick and tired of it.
My lovely 98 Pontiac Grand Am apparently decided that I no longer needed it at all as the transmission went out on it last Thursday. Only gonna cost $1600-1800 to rebuild. Totally not worth it at all conciderin my car books for about $1800 to begin with. Then there my mom who thinks she knows all. Lectures me bout my choice of cars and how I need to quit lookin at the "sporty" cars. Sorry ma but ya ain't the one that had to pay for the damn car n only had a couple cars in your price range. Oh yea ain't I the one that has told you what was wrong with yer car a few times when something went wrong with it?
Same day I got really ticked at my boyfriend who is a pretty good guy for the most part. He had been drivin my car quiet a bit for the past month or so due to his blazer throwin a rod. The same day I had let him know that I had found someone to look at my car at 1:30pm. I jumped on the open appointment because it normally really hard to get into a mechanic that fast. I get the response that today labs were gonna more than likely run long and that he wouldn't be out till 12:30pm. Trouble with that is that he was commin from Carthage and the appointment was in Quincy then he couldn't figure out why I was so mad. I mean I understand school is important but I've been good enough to let him use MY car for over a month for his schooling and work and here he is blowing me off.
So now I'm stuck without a vehicle. When we work the same days he drops me off at work but I have to find a ride home because I get off work before he does. Oh well. That normally what ends up happening to me. I help someone out and get a huge screwing for the help in return.
Talk to my dad in hopes that he'll help me out. I get, "You better use your boyfriend's truck then," as a response. Well screw you 2 dad. Cause right after he said that he went on and on about how much money he gets a month. Appaerntly I mean nothing to my father at all cuz he'd stop actin like I don't exist at all and act like I mean something for once in my life.
The golden child in the family was the one that spent 5 years in prision. I'm the only one of my parent's children that never even spent any time in jail at all. Never been arrested, EVER. I've only gotten tickets for speeding and have had one accident that was my fault but yet I get treated like I'm the worst kid in the bunch all the time. Between them and my ex-husband it's no wonder why I feel like everyone thinks I'm worthless. I can't seem to do anything right at all. Just figures.
Ended up having to go to my DON twice now bout couple problems and just hopin I didn't just cause alot of trouble for myself in the end. One was over the safety of a resident where I tried to talk to my nurse twice about the the issue then I went to the charge nurse. Both people just gave me the oh well answer like no big deal. So I then went to the DON over the situation and got the resident issue taken care of. This last issue was over the worthless co-worker. I've had trouble with him couple times before and had spoken to the nurse who did nothing bout it. I had told nother nurse bout the situation and Sunday I ended up on the hardest end of the building with that nurse and that co-worker. He was supposed to be in at 10p but didn't show up till midnight. At 12:30m while I was workin on room rounds and answering call lights he was getting the paper work and sat down at the tables. This is after I had asked him to restock the gloves as we were out in almost every room. I brought the issue up with the nurse, told her how right is it that I had been there since 6pm worked my butt off to pass attends to all the residents, passed out linens to all the rooms, emptied all the trash out of all the bathrooms as well as each resident room there was on that end then also passed out ice to all the residents as well, then for him to come in the way he did for him to sit down after he'd been there for half an hour and leave me to do everything else bymyself. She shrugged and did nothing at all. I hated having to go to the DON like that. I didn't get the greatest response outta her either but she still took care of the problem, well for the most part.
Then today 7-21-09 was supposed to have an appointment to FINALLY get my teeth looked at. I even put the appointment in my phone so that there was no mix up. Well used my boyfriend's durango to go to Carthage for the appointment just to get told it next Tuesday. I know she said the 21 because I told her that it's cool that it was for today because tomorrow I'm takin the compass test for my college classes. So I drove his Durango outta town and put extra mileage on it for NOTHING at all and still have bad teeth. THANKS!
I hate not having my own freakin car. It's SOOOOOO frustratin and no one understands it at all. UGH!
Why is it I always end up gettin screwed in the end? Gettin really really REALLY sick and tired of it.
Monday, July 6, 2009
And the drama starts again!
My boyfriend is going through a divorce currently. It started out really rough but then the last few weeks it been going great. Everything seemed like he n his ex were comming to a great understanding and that it was all gonna smooth out. Well, since we've been having his boys more evenly with her he decided that he wanted to see about getting joint-physical custody. She decided that she didn't like that idea. He did let the best get to him and said somethings that shouldn't have been said since he was soooo upset bout her threatening to bring the police over to take the kids from him. He was able to calm down enough for me to talk to him n help him through the situation as much as possible but I fear he in for a rough battle if she keeps it up.
To me it all childish. The kids seem happy because it been going just like me n my ex (yea sometimes I hate him n we argue but we get along for the most part) he gets the kids a few days a week then she gets them a few days. When me n my ex got our divorce that is what helped my children. We remain really good friends to this day. We argue just like friends do and yea I still care for the huge jerk but only as a friend and father of my children.
I continue to assist my boyfriend through his divorce but I know that really there isn't a whole lot that I can do past make suggestions and be there for him as he goes through this time.
His lil boys are adorable and very sweet. I love them both and hate to see them hurting but I know that whenever their parents fight over them they feel torn n lost.
I just hope that all settles down soon and all gets resolved easily.
To me it all childish. The kids seem happy because it been going just like me n my ex (yea sometimes I hate him n we argue but we get along for the most part) he gets the kids a few days a week then she gets them a few days. When me n my ex got our divorce that is what helped my children. We remain really good friends to this day. We argue just like friends do and yea I still care for the huge jerk but only as a friend and father of my children.
I continue to assist my boyfriend through his divorce but I know that really there isn't a whole lot that I can do past make suggestions and be there for him as he goes through this time.
His lil boys are adorable and very sweet. I love them both and hate to see them hurting but I know that whenever their parents fight over them they feel torn n lost.
I just hope that all settles down soon and all gets resolved easily.
OOPS!
Yea, so I totally lost track of my diet journal when I went back to work one week after I started it. I am, however, still watchin what all I eat so that is a plus.
My brilliant mind did decide that after work, after going to an appointment an hour later followed by a trip to Wal-Mart, that I needed to start exercising this morning at least 30 minutes a day. I decided that the sit ups isn't enough added exercise to my job where I walk up and down the hallways answering call lights, lifting on heavy set elderly people and the other countless things I do for 8 hours 2 days a week n 12 hours 2 days a week.
Currently I am lookin for my copy of Hip Hop Abs that I got from my best male friend whom I totally miss. He was a great support system while I worked out last year but he moved 3 hours away. So for now I am usin my Carmeon Electra Striptease dvd and am thinkin about purchasing the whole set. It really is a good workout. I only did 30 minutes of the first dvd this am and I can feel the burn in my legs n abish area (LOL! yea no abs there as of yet just flab). There is a possibility I feel it in my legs so much since I did the workout shortly after I got off of working a 12 hour shift but either way it worked for me.
I talked to my boyfriend about keepin the kids distracted for at least 30 minutes every day so that I can acomplish my workout n get back into shape. So I hope that it works out the way that I plan on it workin but we all know how plans go. They don't always go the way ya want them to.
My brilliant mind did decide that after work, after going to an appointment an hour later followed by a trip to Wal-Mart, that I needed to start exercising this morning at least 30 minutes a day. I decided that the sit ups isn't enough added exercise to my job where I walk up and down the hallways answering call lights, lifting on heavy set elderly people and the other countless things I do for 8 hours 2 days a week n 12 hours 2 days a week.
Currently I am lookin for my copy of Hip Hop Abs that I got from my best male friend whom I totally miss. He was a great support system while I worked out last year but he moved 3 hours away. So for now I am usin my Carmeon Electra Striptease dvd and am thinkin about purchasing the whole set. It really is a good workout. I only did 30 minutes of the first dvd this am and I can feel the burn in my legs n abish area (LOL! yea no abs there as of yet just flab). There is a possibility I feel it in my legs so much since I did the workout shortly after I got off of working a 12 hour shift but either way it worked for me.
I talked to my boyfriend about keepin the kids distracted for at least 30 minutes every day so that I can acomplish my workout n get back into shape. So I hope that it works out the way that I plan on it workin but we all know how plans go. They don't always go the way ya want them to.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Diet Time
Well, I've decided I've had ENOUGH! For some reason my own mom keeps telling me that I'm fat. Which is really weird concidering she is shorter than me n more plump looking but WTF ever. So, I'm on a diet n workin on making it more strict.
I've taken my weight n measurements and am determined that I am going to watch what I eat, how much, and exercise to lose the weight. Then when she starts complaining then I'm just gonna tell her to f off. I mean come on now! Well, I've started a diet journal and just need to make sure I get exercise every day, which hasn't worked out the way I had planned but I'm gonna keep at it no matter what. I plan on losin at least 30 pounds bout would love it if I can drop 45pounds. We shall see what I can do.
On 6/23
I had 2 glasses of tea
1/2 bottle of coke
1 brownie
1 hamburger
a bowl of oatmeal
a fruit cup
and a turkey sandwich
I also went on a 2 hour walk while my car was getting fixed
on 6/24 I had 2 bowls cereal
2 glasses crystal light
some crackers
a turkey sandwich
2 fruit cups
2 bottles of water
2 chicken patty sandwithes
a lil bottle of coke
a fiber bar
and a baggie of fruit snacks
I didn't exercise due to not having the time before I went to work
on 6/25
I had meat loaf
yogurt
a bottle of crystal light
a fruit n yogurt parfait (home made with vinalla yogurt strawberries n vanilla almond gronola)
2 glasses of tea
a pack of graham crackers
a chicken patty
and a fruit cup
don't know y I didn't exercise.....
Not the greatest of starts to a diet I know but I gotta start workin with something.
Hopefully I'll start doin better.
I've taken my weight n measurements and am determined that I am going to watch what I eat, how much, and exercise to lose the weight. Then when she starts complaining then I'm just gonna tell her to f off. I mean come on now! Well, I've started a diet journal and just need to make sure I get exercise every day, which hasn't worked out the way I had planned but I'm gonna keep at it no matter what. I plan on losin at least 30 pounds bout would love it if I can drop 45pounds. We shall see what I can do.
On 6/23
I had 2 glasses of tea
1/2 bottle of coke
1 brownie
1 hamburger
a bowl of oatmeal
a fruit cup
and a turkey sandwich
I also went on a 2 hour walk while my car was getting fixed
on 6/24 I had 2 bowls cereal
2 glasses crystal light
some crackers
a turkey sandwich
2 fruit cups
2 bottles of water
2 chicken patty sandwithes
a lil bottle of coke
a fiber bar
and a baggie of fruit snacks
I didn't exercise due to not having the time before I went to work
on 6/25
I had meat loaf
yogurt
a bottle of crystal light
a fruit n yogurt parfait (home made with vinalla yogurt strawberries n vanilla almond gronola)
2 glasses of tea
a pack of graham crackers
a chicken patty
and a fruit cup
don't know y I didn't exercise.....
Not the greatest of starts to a diet I know but I gotta start workin with something.
Hopefully I'll start doin better.
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