Haven't blogged in a while...

Hola! I haven't blogged in a while...sorry. I'm not really in the bloggin mood right now either, but I'll briefly give an update.

1. I've hung out in the quarter a couple times so far with 2 friends I've made in the unit and I took some pictures, but for some reason my freakin camera won't upload the pics to my laptop....GRRRR!! I'll keep workin on it and post them when I get a chance.

2. I still hate the hospital I work at...well actually, I don't hate the entire hospital....just the scuttlebutt bitches in the NICU. I'm not saying that everyone in the unit is a scuttlebutt bitch, but there is definitely about a 98% scuttlebutt bitch quota being met. They're just a bunch of hatin-ass jerks! Period. (I KNOW I'm sounding like a bitch myself, but you'd have to understand my circumstances.)

3. Sarah Palin has to be about the biggest airhead I've ever seen in my whole entire life. I mean, is she serious??? Is the republican party serious??? I don't understand! If she and John McCain win this election, I'm gonna denounce my citizenship and move to the Bahamas! Anybody with me???? NURSES FOR OBAMA!!!!!!!!

BARACK the Vote, Pimps!!

my b.u.t.t. itches...

Not really, but this little kid said it on Wife Swap and it cracked me up! The funniest part was that he was dead serious. The new mom was like, "that means u need to take a shower." Now that's what I call comedy.

Anywho...the reason I'm writing is because I've been thinking and I think I've been a Debbie Downer lately. I mean true, my assignment is less than ideal to me, but I could do a whole heck of a lot better on focusing on the positives. For example...I'm getting paid a pretty nice chunk of change to do something I love--nursing. I'm living rent-free. I no longer have to worry about working overtime. I'm able to experience living in a new city and meet new people. Also...all the things that I go through that I think suck, they will all ultimately help me to become a more well-rounded person in the long run. So for all these things, I'm thankful.

And oh yeah....today was PAY DAY!!!! Woo-hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I haven't gotten a paycheck in like 6-7 weeks!! Getting a direct deposit this morning felt FABULOUS! It wasn't a full check, but it's a start.

I don't know what to title this...

So I'm gonna cut to the chase....I HATE my assignment!! It sucks and I hate it! I've worked in the PICU more than I've worked in the NICU. Every MORNING (yeah that's making me sick, too) that I have to drive to work I'm in fear of where they will have "floated" me too. Luckily, I've only been floated to the PI so far. I'm more familiar with the PI staff than I am the staff in the NICU...that's sad. But, I know the day will come when they float me to the floor and I have like 4 big, grown-ass kids. I had a 6y/o in the PI the other day...but he had CP and he had a trach, and y'all know how I LOVE those trachs. So that kinda made it better. (Am I a sicko or what??)

So besides being floated, I'm not too crazy about the NICU itself. They brag about being a Level III, but they aint shit. They have old-timey equipment and they are WAY behind on safety protocols and initiatives when it comes to the neonatal population. They barely even put babies in isolettes! I could write a book on all the ways this place ain't Vanderbilt, or any reputable Level III for that matter. Oh, by the way...the manager's a bitch...with a capital B, I, T, C, and H, ya dig? I can't stand her or that funky-ass yellow Hanes Her Way hoodie she wears everyday.

The entire hospital is clearly mismanaged from the top on down. I hate it. Hate is a strong word, but I find it to be the most appropriate.

So what does this all mean for me?? As of right now, I'm gonna continue to try to stick it out in the Big Easy and finish my assignment. I'm definitely not ready to move back to Tennessee. (Go ahead...wipe your tears...) But I damn sure have a list of questions to ask my next potential employer. And in the meantime, my recruiter is shopping out my file to hospitals with openings for late October/November...just to keep my options open. But like I said, I'm gonna try to stick it out til December. After that...I'm throwin up the dueces to the N.O. I've had about enough of this two-bit town.

Lastly...after some intense pondering and inner reflection...I've decided that I was born to be some rich man's wife. It's gotta be my destiny. It's just gotta. At this point I'd be content with a Sugar Daddy, ya know? Ah well...I'll keep being a nurse in the meantime.