Nursing

Well I finally start my new grad in 2 weeks (which I feel I have been saying for the last 2 weeks). Well actually it is in 2 weeks and 2 days, I just don't think I could count before. I found out I am starting on the oncology (cancer) ward. Its really not the best place to start, and is the only one place I know I don't want to be permanently in. But it is only for 3 months. Hopefully I get a place I want to go next time. Well the advice I have been given from my friends that have been there, or are currently in oncology, is that you shouldn't get emotionally attatched to the patients, and you should give lots of pain relief to the patients even if they dont ask for it. So yay! I think I will be okay in not getting emotionally attatched to the patients, seeing as I think I try not to really get attatched to anyone. I'm a very distant person. As someone said the other day "I hold my cards close to me", although it is not done intentionally. Well, the staff in oncology from my memory over the last 3 eyars are not that great, but from the last few weeks, when I was there it hasn't been too bad. If the staff like you, then you are fine. But if they don't like you or trust you, its not the nicest place to work, which is sad.

The other day my watch stopped literally the minute I stepped onto the ward for work, which was at 7:00 (I was right on time). Then this morning when I remembered my nurses watch had stopped, I went to get one of my other watches and realised it had stopped to. Then I looked for my other one, and it had stopped to. I really need to get some new batteries, I have no excuse this time. Even though I actually hardly ever use my watch at work, you do need it just in case. I just thought that was funny with all my watches stopped. If all my clocks stopped at the same time as well, then that would be freaky. But they are still going, and I can't exacly carry around my alarm clock everywhere, even thought I did think about it for a split second before I realised how silly that idea was.
Anyways, that's all folks.

Sky Diving!

Wow, I actually went sky diving. A group of 10 of us went sky diving this easter sunday for Sharona's Birthday. It was very expensive for the amount of time that was actually spent falling (appx. 1 minute), but it was worth it. I would recommend getting a video of it, which I did because it does happen very fast and you dont remember all of it. Also it can be very entertaining watching yourself or others screaming in terror (not mentioning any names Sharona :P). Where we went we did have a great view overlooking the beach. I would recommend it to anyone to give it a go. The main event that still sticks out in my mind is when they opened the door and I actually had to step out of the plane onto this platform. I think that was the worst bit, very scary, but great fun.

What's so funny?

A lady about 8 months pregnant got on a bus. She noticed the man opposite her was smiling at her. She immediately moved to another seat. This time the smile turned into a grin, so she moved again. The man seemed more amused. When on the fourth move, the man burst out laughing, she complained to the driver, and he had the man arrested. The case came up in court. The judge asked the man (about 20 years old) what he had to say for himself. The man replied, "Well your Honor, it was like this: When the lady got on the bus, I couldn't help but notice her condition. She sat down under a sign that said, 'The Double Mint Twins are coming,' and I grinned." "Then she moved and sat under a sign that said, 'Logan's Liniment will reduce the swelling', and I had to smile." "Then she placed herself under a deodorant sign that said, 'William's Big Stick did the trick,' and I could hardly contain myself." "BUT, your Honor, when she moved the fourth time and sat under a sign that said, 'Goodyear rubber could have prevented this accident'... I just lost it." "CASE DISMISSED!!"

Creative Vegetable Art

Learning from Dogs

If a dog was the teacher you would learn stuff like:

- When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.

- Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.

- Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.

- When it's in your best interest, practice obedience! - Let others know when they've invaded your territory.

- Take naps.

- Stretch before rising.

- Run, romp, and play daily.

- Thrive on attention and let people touch you.

- Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.

- On warm days, stop to lie on your back in the grass.

- On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.

- When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.

- No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt thing and pout... run right back and make friends.

- Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.

- Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you have had enough.

- Be loyal. Never pretend to be something you're not.

- If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.

- When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.

My own internet!

Well, exciting news… I have internet on my own computer- much better than having to use the college ones. Also I will be moving into a new, bigger room in the house. I don’t really mind the room I have, I actually really like it (except for having to get into my bed and making the bed- a bit difficult). But the other room is maybe 2 and 1/2 times bigger than the one I have. And I get a double bed! It looks really nice anyway. The downer is that the last person in the room had a dog which slept in the room a fair bit and it wasn’t house trained at all (which I found out the hard way the first night I spent here). So the room does smell a little, but it shouldn’t last too long hopefully. I have been working at the hospital a fair bit lately. And not being used to working so much, I am quite tired (boo hoo to me). Might be getting sick, but hopefully if I look after myself I wont.

Quizz thingy

1. Have you ever changed your clothes while in a vehicle? Yeah a few times- can be quite difficult though
2. What's something you MUST do before you die? Live/ be alive. You can die unless you are alive
3. Are you single? Do you want to be? Yep
4. What’s one thing you will not eat? Plastic- can’t digest it very well
5. What color is your underwear? Hmmm, can’t remember and I don’t think I will check at this moment- don’t want to shock the patients in the room too much
6. When's the last time you went out of state? From home? I guess I am now.
7. What's your birthstone? Pearl I think
8. Have you ever drank milk straight out of the carton? Nope
9. Can you hula hoop? I may still be able to. Haven’t tried since I was in Primary School
10. Have you ever crawled through a window? probably, although I cant think of any instance right now- too late at night (or early morning)
11. Any cool scars? Yeah probably although I can never remember how I got them
12. Name an old school song you like? ?? Didn’t really like them
13. Do you talk to yourself? Yep, fairly often. no wonder I am psychotic
14. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again? Most likely not- and that’s a good thing
15. How much does your dog weigh? I have no idea
16. Ever waxed your legs? Yep
17. Earrings or necklaces? I wear necklaces, can’t wear earrings though atm
18. Who have you talked to most today? Gen, seeing as I went to church with her and went for a walk this afternoon. We didn’t time the walk too well though because it started pouring with rain as we started to head back and got soaking wet.
19. Who's on speed dial 5? I haven’t put anyone on speed dial
20. Do you use smiley faces on the computer a lot? Yeah, a bit :)
21. Are your grades good? Well not at the moment as I am not at school
22. Do you have any friends with benefits? Yep
23. Have you ever enjoyed listening to Jack Johnson? Who? Maybe
24. Do you have a song by ozzy osborne in your library? Nope
25. Do you watch Family Guy regularly? No, only seen it once or twice
26. Have you ever watched a little kid's show? yes, I love kids shows, so entertaining
27. What are your favorite Disney movies? Snow White??
28. What is your Zodiac sign? Gemini
29. What makes you feel like a kid again? Me? I am still a kid, I’m only 20- actually that sounds old. Getting told off for doing something wrong does make me feel very small like a kid :P
30. What sport do you dislike most? I don’t know- I don’t have any strong opinions against a sport, as long as they are getting exercise running around its more than what I am doing
31. Have you ever gone scuba diving? Nope, not really a water/ swimming person that much
32. What's your favorite smell? The fresh air just before or after it has rained
33. Are you modest? Maybe
34. Do you care what others think about you? Probably more than I should or even realise
35. What do you do when you’re driving? Watch the road- I hope everyone else driving does the same
36. Do you kiss and tell? Nope
37. Do you follow college football? Nope
38. Where was the last place you went shopping? Hornsby just a few days ago
39. Last time you drank alcohol? A while ago when I was sick- that discusting syrup stuff that you drink has alcohol right?
40. Favorite football team? I don’t really care. For some reason I like Essondon- maybe because they are red and black?
41. Do you watch the Olympics? Nope
42. Last bar you went to? The one in my home town
43. Do you have a favorite number? Yeah, but I think it changes quite often
44. Were you an outcast in middle school? Middle school?? Who calls it that??… You might have, depends on who you ask
45. Are you multitasking right now? Nope
46. Could you handle being in the military? Depends what my role was and if I actually had to kill someone
47. Do you believe in Karma? Nope
48. What is your college mascot? Never had one that I knew of
49. How is the weather today? Don’t know, its dark- there are many possibilities of what the day will be like
50. Stupidest thing you ever did with your cell phone? Drop it??

It's been a while

Well I guess I dont write on my blog often enough because I have been trying to log in and post, but I have had truoble getting in. Anyway, I think I was just tying the wrong thing. But I am finally in tonight. My most exciting news is that I have moved out of the Res. There were a few annoying hiccups, but I think things are all sorted out by now- hopefully. So now I am living in a house, not a dorm. Its pretty good not having to carry everything to the shower all the time, and also the kitchen/cooking stuff is soo much nicer and easier. Also I will have my own internet when I get someone to set it up in the next few days- that is a real bonus. All I need now is a car- which I am working on. I am currently working a night duty shift which is a little boring, but the money is slightly better than a day shift. And I get 8 hours at night where as I generally get 6 hours during the day. Silly me for deciding to do a week of night duty. I was sooo tempted to cancel tonight, seeing as I am a really lazy person and just couldn't be bothered working. But I think they really needed me to work, so I am. Anyways only really wanted to say I am living in a

house now- very exciting stuff.

Holidays!

(Written while on holidays sometime)…
Well, I am on holidays. Don’t have much internet access out here, so I am having withdrawal symptoms (also sorry to those who I have not replied to). Well things are going well, am not really doing anything. Well actually my grandparents are here and my grandpa likes watching the tennis and cricket, so I have actually been watching that. I thought cricket was really boring and a waste of time, but now I do like it. Well I like the quick game with only 20 overs each. That was a good game, and Australia has been winning all the games I’ve seen, so that makes it even better. And tennis, well, its okay, but still is not my favourite sport though.

I have been looking after our Bantams which I really like doing. We have hens sitting on eggs at the moment so we have had a few chickens. Unfortunately I think there have been about 11 eggs hatch and about 8 of those have died. It’s very sad. Some of them I have just found their dead bodies before even knowing they had hatched. But some deaths have been because of my bad judgement. One of these, the saddest death, was when I had to raise one of the chickens myself (the first one I had to this time). So I had it in a box and spent a fair bit of time with it, and it really liked me. It was sooo cute. Anyway, to cut the story short I moved one of the hens that had a chicken from the chook pen and put them in a safer cage. I decided it would be better for the chicken to be with a mother hen than for me to raise it, so I decided to put this chicken out with the mother (for the best interest of the chicken, I really didn’t want to let it go). I went into the cage once to put some food in there and my dear little chicken, as it normally does it followed me. But it started to chirp and the mother hen must have thought I was hurting the chicken, so it came over, being very protective and I thought it was going to attack me, so I had to pick the chicken up to quiet it and had to put the chicken back in through the door. It was very hard to let it go. Anyway, the next 2 days it rained so I wasn’t able to check on the chicken. When it stopped raining I was able to go out and check. I thought I saw the chicken. But later, Heather had a closer look and found that my chicken had died. She said she didn’t want to tell me, but she did. And so I had to bury the chicken (while to dog was watching, so I hope he doesn’t dig it up again, but she hasn’t yet, I’ve been watching). Anyway, I don’t really like that mother hen anymore.

Anyway, I have two chickens that I am raising myself at the moment. One of them I had found in the chook pen that had started to hatch but was too tired and weak to completely get out of the shell. So I had to remove the rest of the shell and put it in the box with my other chicken. I think there was something wrong with its eyes at first as there was some dirt in it which I had to get out and it wasn’t quite pecking at things properly, but it is fine now. And this chicken has the funniest personality. It really likes stretching its neck as far as it can, and it is so independent and not scared of anything. Its just sooo funny and cute.

Another thing that happened the other day was an encounter with a racehorse goanna. I was outside with the chickens letting them go for a walk and explore, when I was just getting up to move somewhere else when I saw this thing racing towards my feet. And caught up in the moment I started jumping up and down, I think screaming or making some noise (although Heather said she thought she heard the dog barking). And then, realising what it was and realising it wasn’t going to move I quickly went and picked up my two chickens thinking it may try and eat the chickens and came to the front door of the house where Dad was just coming out to see what was going on. And Dad said it must have been the lizard that had been climbing around in our roof. So everyone went out and had a look and they tried to chase it away from the house so it doesn’t come back to the house. So that was something exciting.

(Written today)
My holidays are over now, I’m back! (That’s if anyone realised I was gone). I just arrived early this morning. Hardly got any sleep last night on the plane and have been moving into a different room (boo hoo - I couldn’t get my old room back). My new room is okay, but I really would like to move out!!!!!! But probably need a car first, and that requires money. Oh, quick catch up with my holidays, I lost some wisdom teeth along the way and probably some wisdom as well. And it didn’t hurt at all, I really don’t know what those people are talking about when they say its really painful. Maybe I am just a luck one. Another even that happened was one of our neighbours came to our house and was really stressed because he found his workman in his room lying on his bed confused and slipping in and out of consciousness. So me and Dad went over there and I discovered that he was a diabetic and when I took his blood sugar level it was 1.2, which is very low. So I had to get him to drink some cordial and make sure he was okay before they got him to hospital. So my knowledge came in handy and may have saved his life even. Yay to me. Anyways my holidays weren’t that boring. I also started to pull down part of the chook pen we have (which is really, really old and about to fall down), and went a bit further than I was intending, but it was just hanging there as if a slight breeze would blow it over. Anyway, it now stands half pulled down seeing as the chooks are actually still kept in this pen. Hmmm… I really have talked too much about the chooks… Anyways, I think this coming year is going to be very exciting and challenging and important. Me, an RN, I really can’t see that right now.