Nurse Exhaustion

I have been insanely busy lately with work.  I survived my 60 hours in 5 days last weekend, and now I'm just working on the latest stretch of work, while its not as bad because I can actually sleep again, I can't get over the exhaustion I'm feeling.  Everyone keeps telling me "Oh, but I bet the paycheck will be nice", I couldn't care less about the money.  You can't buy time, you can't buy sleep. But it is what it is, its likely to be like this for a while until they hire another nurse and get her trained for overnights.  I'm working a lot, but at least now there is time allotted for sleep.  I do at least feel pretty human again, rather than the zombie I felt like last Wednesday night.

This Saturday is my last day at the dental office.  I guess that has been one upside to all the working, is I haven't had much time to think about it.  It is going to be weird to have to hand over my keys to the office.  I've had those keys on my keychain for over 6 years.  This office has been a part of my life for so long, it just feels so unnatural that I will no longer be an employee there, just a patient.  I always knew this day would come eventually, but I still can't believe it.

Working in our memory care unit has gone much better than I thought it would.  I was pretty scared of learning all the residents, and figuring out who takes what medications what way.  I wouldn't say I have the shift perfected, but its not scary to me anymore.  Which feels good to be able to say that I can adapt, and overcome fears I have.  It just makes me a better nurse in the long run.

There is so much over the next few months that I am looking forward to soooooo much! Saturday we are going to Fright Fest at Six Flags with Mom and Dad-in-law, Sunday (TV) Fundays with N & J, Pumpkin Patch, Hot Chocolate 5k, Thanksgiving (yummmm), Ditka Dash, Wicked with Mom and Dad-in-law (soooooooooo excited for this!!!!!), Our 5th Annual Downtown Christmas Extravaganza, Christmas and the cookies that come with it.  New Year's :)  It's really weird to think that next year I'm gonna be 30 years old.  The age that I thought was soooooo old when I realized that's how old my parents were, and worried they would up and die on me when I was little.

I've been slacking big time on the running and Weight Watchers, but its just been too hectic in my life to focus.  I will start back up tomorrow.  I promise. :)