http://www.pleonast.com/user/elgriff recent pleonast.com entries by user elgriff en-us http://www.pleonast.com/user/elgriff?l=5&entryID=599783 This weekend I was in my 8th wedding, watching Megan and Derek Biard exchange their vows. It was a great weekend and nice to get out of my norm for a little while. Now its back to work in a couple hours! Here are a few pics from the occasion. 2008-11-15 http://www.pleonast.com/user/elgriff?l=5&entryID=588732 Well, I haven't posted since August thats quite a while. This is what I've been up to: 1) WORK Ok thats it. I feel like all I really do: eat, sleep and work. I actually have started to love my job. I love the people I work with and my boss, I actually don't dread going in anymore. My patients test my patience but they crack me up every sinle night and for the most part they are very sweet. The only thing I wish for is more sleep! I am excited about 4 things: 1) I'm going on 12 hr shifts!!! I have been going five 8hr shifts 11pm-7am, and now I get to do three 12s 7p-7a!!! 2) I was asked by the HR department at the hospital to be the recruiter for new nurses!!! I will be going to the different classes at WKU and other colleges around to talk about what we offer and our new nurse orientation. I am so excited about this opportunity and other doors it might open for me. 3) I GET TO GO HOME FOR THANKSGIVING!!!! Never in a million years did I think this would happen but I'm off... 2008-10-17 http://www.pleonast.com/user/elgriff?l=5&entryID=568004 "May I be a nurse, Lord, With gentle, healing hands, Who always speaks with kindness, Who cares and understands, And while I'm serving others As You would have me do, Please help me to remember That I'm truly serving You" Update on nights: sleep is getting much better appetite is getting much better, I'm getting used to eating a meal at 2am... well, its 8am, I better head to bed! PS: ONLY 3 DAYS UNTIL ALABAMA FOOTBALL! I feel a good season coming on... 2008-08-27 http://www.pleonast.com/user/elgriff?l=5&entryID=563190 "I wanna do something that matters Say something different Something that sets the whole world on it's ear I wanna do somethin better, with the time I've been given And i wanna try to touch a few hearts in this life And leave nothin less that something that says i was here" So they put me on call last night because there were too many nurses scheduled, meaning, I had slept til 5pm yesterday and was wide awake and ready to go all night long. So I watched a little olympics, caught up on a few shows and was bored out of my mind by 2:30am. Hmmmm....I'll probably be about ready to fall asleep when I'm at work tonight. I think I'm SLOWLY starting to adjust to this schedule, its been hard mentally, physically and emotionally. WHy did I think that my body would immediately convert to a different schedule after only being one way for 24yrs? I feel like I"ve been COMPLETELY out of the loop for the last 3 weeks. The only place I've been besides the hospital is church, and I&q... 2008-08-15 http://www.pleonast.com/user/elgriff?l=5&entryID=557748 I have decided to take a positive attitude about the night shift 1) I get to see the sun rise every morning.. 2) My patients like to sleep for the MOST part (ok not alot, but more than on day shift) 3) The people are WAY more laid back and fun . . ...I'm out... Here's to: - 25% off at GAP and finding jeans that FIT - New shoes for work - purse parties! - Awesome roommates who bring me sprite and make me laugh - Game nights - Patients who SLEEP - Patients who don't code - Sweet kids who give you hugs everytime they see you - Going HOME next week and seeing my cousins, aunt, brother and sister who i havent seen since MARCH! Have a good night everyone! 2008-08-01 http://www.pleonast.com/user/elgriff?l=5&entryID=554669 Update on nursing: Night shift is kicking my tail.... thats it. 2008-07-25 http://www.pleonast.com/user/elgriff?l=5&entryID=551498 It has been a long time coming...as of 8:00am... ELLEN GRIFFIN R.N. 2008-07-17 http://www.pleonast.com/user/elgriff?l=5&entryID=546233 THURSDAY: Meredith comes and we go to the meltingpot to celebrate leslie getting married! FRIDAY: rehearsal dinner and other wedding things SATURDAY: LESLIE AND CALEBS WEDDING SUNDAY: Meredith leaves..collapse MONDAY: work 7a-7p TUESDAY: work 7a-7p WEDNESDAY: study for boards THURSDAY: work 7a-7p FRIDAY-SUNDAY:CRAM FOR BOARDS MONDAY: go to nashville to spend the night..try not to go insane TUESDAY 8:00am: I take my nursing boards..... ...then wait anxiously for 2 days for my results its going to be an exciting, exhausting, draining, few days. 2008-07-03 http://www.pleonast.com/user/elgriff?l=5&entryID=544202 This is the craziest 24hrs I've had in awhile..let me give you a run down starting at about 10am yesterday: - Go to DMV to get my KY license - Sent away by a woman who obviously loved her job (yeah right) because my bank statement was not proof of residency...I needed my lease - Attempt to call my landlord to get a copy of my lease, my landlord doesnt believe in answering his phone. - Landlord finally calls tells me he will be over at 3:30 to drop off lease - 6:30 rolls around and it mysteriously appears on my front step, how I have no idea. He stil hadn't contacted me - 8am today: take lease to DMV to get license, rejected AGAIN. Our awesome landlord handn't signed it. - 8:30am tracked down landlord and go to HIM...find him mowing a yard and he signes the lease. - 9am, go back to DMV only to see a sign that says: "Sorry for any inconvenience but our computers are down statewide for an undetermined amount of time". - 9:05am...leave with no license and proceed to pull all ... 2008-06-27 http://www.pleonast.com/user/elgriff?l=5&entryID=543539 So, I've been super stressed lately because of my nursing boards coming up, probably more than I should be. I've been doing sample tests, reading...anything that I think will help me. I'm trying to prepare myself for either outcome. If I pass it will be great, a huge weight lifted!! If I don't, my world won't come crashing down and I can just take it again. I'm really trying to destress. Apart of my destressing involved icecream, so, my wonderful roommate and I decided to go for some DQ blizzards. Any one who knows me, knows that my favorite is a blizzard with reese's AND oreos. We get home and I dig into mine and it tastes burnt...yes I know thats really weird. We all had our theories, I thought the blizzard machine thingy over heated in my blizzard, everyone else thought the oreos were burnt, then I came to the conclusion that it might have just been heath bar ( I hate heath bar). We all had a good laugh about our deep investigation of the blizzard. I need stupid little ... 2008-06-25