It also unfortunately is a huge source of bitching amongst certain nurses. They think because they have worked there for over a year and a half, that they are given a pass from having to work holidays. And they are making the rest of us who are just accepting what we were given and trying to make the best of it miserable. I really don't understand this. People going into nursing should know that working holidays is part of the deal. Maybe you'll get the better choice of shifts because of seniority, but you do not get out of working holidays all together. If you want to work M-F, 7-3, with no weekends, and lots of time off for the holidays, you should consider a different profession.
Anyway, I am glad that I will be working/sleeping while the whole Black Thanksgiving thing is going on. What a way to show you are thankful what you have, by shoving people out of the way to get to a TV that is 50% off. The chance of physical injury because you want to buy some stuff really cheap just doesn't make sense to me. What was wrong with waking up early on Black Friday, and by early, I mean 5 a.m., not waiting in line for the entire day on Thanksgiving so you are one of the first in line when they open at 6 p.m. Thanksgiving Day? The only things I think would be worth it would be needing to be buy appliances for your house. Or maybe people with a LOT of kids and can't afford much. Otherwise, I see no need for it. Wake up early on Friday, and get your sales, but keep Thanksgiving where its supposed to be, eating lots of food and spending time with your family. I'll end my yearly rant on this now. :)
In other news, I have officially worked every shift possible at work. The last one was the 7-3 shift, and I've always been a bit scared of it because the girls who work it make it sound so stressful. But it wasn't bad at all. I was actually thankful that I got a call for someone having UTI symptoms, because it gave me something to do with my afternoon. It was less fun working with the 2 nurses that bitch the most, but they kept it to a minimum around me thankfully, so I'm ok with that. There is some drama/stress going on right now that we are all upset about, but there is nothing we can really do about it right now other than learn from it, so I'm kind of tired of talking about it. I'm just done with all of the bitching going on at work. I just want to go to work, do my job, go home and enjoy what little time I get with my husband. But lately, its been a call about something or some mandatory meeting at the last minute for too many of my days off. It kind of puts a damper on your days off. It is hard enough to stop your brain from going into overload thinking about what happened on your shift, but then when you do and you get a call from your boss.....it ruins it.
I am off today, and we bought tickets for Catching Fire a few weeks ago at the iPic theatre. I am really excited about this, because we got the premium seating again with the reclining seats, pillows and blankets. :) You can order food and drinks and they bring it to you. The last time we did this was last year, and we loved it. I am pretty excited to see this movie. When my friends were all going nuts over the books and the first movie, I opted out because it sounded terrible. What possibly could be enjoyable about reading about a bunch of teenagers fighting to the death? Well, in typical fashion, Mike started watching the movie, and I got sucked in. The books are so much better, and are worth it to read before you watch the movies, but the movies are still good without reading the books, too.
I also have officially killed my first pair of nursing shoes. I bought these shoes in March, and they are amazingly comfortable, and my feet barely hurt after being on them all day. The brand is Ahnu, and they are patent leather slip on shoes. They look like clogs but without the huge platform. 8 months later, the patent is coming off, the sole is separating from the shoe, and the insert is destroyed. Plus, they smell worse than my Nikes do. But I ordered the exact same pair again and they should arrive today or tomorrow, and I'm super happy. My feet are super happy. I know Dansko shoes are really popular, but I wore them for clinicals my first year, and yeah, they were comfortable, but when I wore them as a PCT, I fell twice in one day and never put them on again. The platform was just not good for my ankles, which tend to roll a lot. So, Ahnu is now my go to brand for my nursing shoes, and they look dressy enough that I'm not self-conscious about them.
Anyway, back to the holidays. I went super lazy this year for our Christmas cards. I ordered customized cards, and our return address already printed on them, so all I have to do is write the address on the front. I'm pretty happy about this, and won't feel like the overwhelming task like it usually does. I, of course, am slacking on making my list for Christmas. It is bad that I keep thinking of nursing stuff, like a pulse oximeter, or a tympanic or temporal thermometer. I have found some cute nurse wine glasses on etsy. :)
Oh, and we had the Ditka Dash this weekend. Of course, I'm not running it, I'm also not signing up for anymore 5ks until I can confidently run a 5K without stopping. That is my goal I'm going to work on for now. Otherwise, its gonna be fun to see everyone with mustaches and aviators. :)
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