1. You get into an argument with an elderly patient with dementia. And she wins.
2. There is a laundry pile the size of a mini-Cooper in your room.
3. When you get home from a long night at work, you not only forget to lock the door, you forget to shut it. Not good.
4. Your son grows 4 inches since you’ve seen him last. 😦
5. You get into another argument with another patient because he called you a “BITCH.” Repeatedly.
6. You feel like you have taken leave of your senses. Or they have taken a leave from you??
7. You are the only one laughing at your “jokes.”
8. You work 40 hours in 3 days. And sleep only 8 hours in 3 days.
I keep telling myself that I will slow down. I just don’t know if I can. I try…I really do. I do take days off more, but for months, I have worked between 50-70 hours per week, averaging around 60+. I’m cranky and tired. I have scheduled myself only 6 shifts at the hospital for the month of January. I am sure that I will work more, but at least I am not going into the month knowing that I will be working 60+ hours per week.
I’m taking a “vacation” too. I am going to Denver to see my friend Jen for a weekend. It will be a blast and I am so excited to get away.
My goal for the new year is to make good choices. So far, it has gone well. I quite smoking. Again. I feel better and my energy is better. I am eating better and will get to the gym tomorrow. I attended church and it was awesome. Love it. Can’t wait to go next week. I am working on being nicer. Working on a psych unit tends to make one a little edgy…to say the least. I am here to make money…not friends. But I can still be nicer. There is more, I’m sure, but that is all my tired mind is able to recall.
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. ~ Plato
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