a day in the life

A typical Day in my life

7:15- alarm goes off, I push the snooze button
7:30- get out of bed and into the shower, stand under the water for a few minutes, then shampoo, condition, wash body and face, rinse
7:45- put contacts in, apply mousse and scrunch unruly, curly locks, put on smelly girl-lotion
8:00- find something for breakfast, switch on the TV news, put on eyleliner (pluck eyebrows if neccesary), wonder why I still have zits at age 34
8:30- rinse off breakfast dishes, brush & floss teeth, , blow dry hair, put on scrubs (make sure I have the right color so I match my coworkers--we have a color for everyday of the week so our docs know who to give orders to)
9:00-bug Dave (this involves poking and tickling), put on shoes and socks, pack a lunch
9:15-leave for work
9:30-arrive at work and attempt to takle phone messages and start up computer
10:00- Bring back the first pt of the day (get wieght, B/P, pulse, chief complaint, check protocols, go over patients' med list and allergies and enter all data into laptop)
10:15-return phone calls, answer pt questions, call in meds to pharmacy, get next patient, repeat untill 1:20
1:30-2:40- lunch break --Eat or run various errands, resist the urge to but giant soda from gas station
2:40-6:00 patients, phone calls, etc.
6:15- Arrive home, find out where the children are, change out of my scrubs, pick up Dave's mess in the bedroom, help Dave finish dinner (During school, I usually go to the campus library untill 8 or 9 to study and work on assignments)
6:30-7:00- Enjoy whatever Dave has cooked
7:00-7:15-clean up the kitchen, load the dishwasher, run any errands (paying bills, grocery store, etc.)
7:30-If I am home, enjoy some TV time, look at workout DVD and vow to start doing it
8:30 or 9:00--read, go through the mail, have deep meaningfull discussions with Dave or the kids, maybe bake something or have a piece of fruit, or watch more TV because I can. During school, this is typically dinner time and more studying
11:00- this is special time for me and Dave. We catch up on the day's events, read together, or just talk. The kids have to go to their bedrooms so that we can have this time alone everyday
12:00- try to read just one more chapter and go to bed, hoping for friday to come soon

nothing to say, but

I really don't have a creative idea for a blog post this week. We are doing okay. Dave is still job hunting. I am happy at work, the kids are happy it is summer time. I have a list of things I would like to get done, but can't find the motivation lately. I am reviewing old class notes (pathophysiology, chemistry, etc.) to keep all that knowledge in my head. As for now, the nursing school plan is to just keep applying untill I am accepted somewhere. I will apply to SUU, Mohave Community (the campus is in Colorado City, 1 hour away), and Dixie. I am also meeting with the director of SUU's nursing program next week to see if she can help me make my application better. I wish I knew what I was doing wrong, it seems to me that I am an ideal canidate for any nursing program. I have 11 years of experience as an MA, 10 years of volunteer experience, good grades. I hope her input will help. Cross your fingers for me.

Well, that is it for now. I will think of something fun for next week.

Ahhh

It was just a few days away, full of hard work. But, it was just what I needed. I feel rejuvenated, and Dave and I remember why we fell in love in the first place. Thanks, Jim and Barb.