I am well into my wonderful summer of freedom! I am enjoying not freaking out because of the studying I need to do, annoyed at being back into the gossip-jungle that is my office, and spending tons of time with my hubby!! I am content with my grades for this past semester, and I hope to keep it up for the 2nd half of my journey through this program. It truly is hard to believe my first year is over with!!
Anyway, in other good news, I got a PCT job at Big Area Hospital that I shall not name. I am really excited!! I will be on the orthopedic floor, and my unit manager is really nice. And the unit????..............Is beautiful! As beautiful as a hospital floor can be, anyway. I feel really fortunate to be able to start out on such a nice floor, with nice new shiny rooms, each with their own shiny vitals machines and computers! No need to stalk computers to be able to document! I have two weeks of orientation that starts on Monday, and I got my nifty lil name badge on Wednesday when I got my physical and stuff done! I am nervous about starting a new job, but I need the challenge. My current job is just full of the same stuff that never changes, and what changes do occur are usually bad ones. I will be working both jobs for the time being so I can get in as close to full time hours as I can this summer, but then I will have to make a decision.
The PCT job is better for me in the long run, even with the pay cut I am taking, because I will have my foot in the door for nursing positions once I graduate. It's hard for me to think about leaving my people at my current job because I have been there for so long, but I just don't feel warm and fuzzy about my office anymore. Plus, I don't get enough of a challenge out of the job besides dealing with gossip and BS. I'm not perfect, but I do not make stuff up or twist things like some of my coworkers do, and its just ridiculous. You can't make it through a day without encountering gossip or drama, and its exhausting. And a desk job like this should not be exhausting.
*sigh*
Anyway, I have had an amazing time so far with my hubby!! Our 3rd wedding anniversary was this Tuesday, and we went downtown for a couple of days. We had a lot of fun, ate awesome food, and got sore and burnt! Next on our agenda is a musical downtown, then a wedding, and then planning my hubby's birthday!! So excited!!
