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Just shooting the poop with Lori |
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He travels the world on the backs of others Insignificant in his stature and size His journey carries no mission Randomly roaming at the will of his host Sated enough to never question his trek Life is an open adventure without worry If the excitement of his dusty trail dulls Another bus awaits to grant passage With a furry friend to carry him home Ah the wonderful life of a flea |
| Set to work Halloween, with the full blue moon, time change, and COVID influx of 2020.By nature I am not a superstitious person, but man the heebie jeebies are sitting in the back of my head. If clowns with red balloons start making an appearance on the stretchers, I am out of there.Wish me luck! |
| As we gear up for more viral insanity, and our days become lost in the sea of illness for 2020, please know we are doing our best. Nurses are people trying their hardest to help others and themselves survive. We are just as tired of 2020 as the rest of the world. If I had the power to write prescriptions to pass out to society...It would be for kindness, empathy, patience, and love. Such a powerful concoction it could be if used wisely! Don't Call Me Hero I didn't feel like a hero For there just wasn't time I didn't feel like a hero For there were hills to climb What is this word they banter about Never said I was a Boy Scout I didn't feel like a hero For the virus was so abrupt I didn't feel like a hero For all I could do was suck it up I'm ever a nurse and ever so strong Though my days seem mighty long I didn't feel like a hero For I felt the trembling fear I didn't feel like a hero For my own concerns I shed a tear Just doing the job I've always done Morning, night, til break of dawn I didn't feel like a hero For cloaked behind masks and gowns I didn't feel like a hero For safety I limited my rounds I"ll be here singing my nurse's song Taking care of people where I belong I didn't feel like a hero .For I doubled my gloves I didn't feel like a hero For I prayed to the heavens above I didn't feel like a hero For I worried about my friends I didn't feel like a hero For just wanting it all to end I'm no super-hero, but part of the best With no flying cape will I be dressed I didn't feel like a hero For they needed me bedside I didn't feel like a hero For I cried when you died One promise I'll make right from the start Ever and always I'll give you my heart What is this word they banter about Never said I was a Boy Scout I'm ever a nurse and ever so strong Though the days seem mighty long Just doing the job I've always done Morning, night, til break of dawn I"ll be here singing my nurse's song Taking care of people where I belong I'm no super-hero, but part of the best With no flying cape will I be dressed One promise I'll make right from the start Ever and always I'll give you my heart |
| I think what I dislike the most about 2020 is the uncertainty of everything. I was just informed that another patient I cared for is positive for COVID. He had no symptoms and was only tested before going back to the nursing home. Every nurse on the floor was in contact with this person because of his confusion and our desire to keep him safe. We were up close and personal with this man because he was a sweetheart and very scared. We wore the basic masks and gloves as required but he was very hard of hearing so the mask had to come down at times to help him understand. The hospital did not inform us. Now after my last day there, I came home to my family taking the ordinary precautions of bathing and changing my clothes immediately. It wasn't until the next night that I was told. I was scheduled for four days off and had plans to see my extended family.We were celebrating the birth of a new baby. It was for the grandchild of my sister who is immunity compromised due to chemotherapy. So I cancelled my attendance, not wanting to risk contact with anyone. I wasn't crazy about my sister having a gathering with her health as it is but the baby is 6 months old and they missed baby shower and normal newborn greeting parties.I think she just wants life to be about living again. So here I sit, wasting my precious time off and afraid to go anywhere. It is too early since exposure to be tested and I have no symptoms. It is a lonely existence. And it has been repeated over and over again.I don't know the answer, Do I go about my life until I get sick or do I quarantine with each new possible exposure. I must tell you that it is a weekly occurrence. The hospital's stance is that I can work until I become sick and I understand that because there is a definite nurse shortage. And I would much rather work than be sick or stuck at home. It all just boggles the mind. Here is the other news that makes me sad. Macy's has cancelled Santa visits for the first time in 159 years. No in person visits to Santa's lap for 2020. No dreams,no wishes, or hopes for children in 2021. |
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An oldie but a goodie
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| Somebody told me today that I was a rock star! I managed to correct a simple problem, but this person went out of her way to make me feel extraordinary. Which made me label her something greater than a rock star, she is a queen among people. She in her simple way goes about life lifting up others. She seeks no gain, refuses to clamor about politics, feels hesitant in the spotlight, but completes her tasks with a smile and kind words. She made me feel great but I became enamored of the words she spoke to everyone she encountered. Always they were kind and uplifting. She had a way of turning the lemon-faced complainer into a smiling participant in a glorious day. It is easy to overlook these type of people, but they are the reason we are at times reassured by the goodness that happens in our world. They don't asked to be rewarded for the deeds that they do, but desire an opportunity to lighten the burden of others. I strive to do the same in this universe and call upon my inner goodness to make others feel a bit better. I want to find the same inner peace that this woman has achieved. Some way i need to dispense of my snarkiness with life first, but maybe I can be taught by the likes of her. |
| Hey, it's 82 degrees! Who stole my fall? Was hoping that this was the last grass cutting/ mulch of the season but with this weather and rain predicted that green stuff might start growing all over again.None the less, we will definitely be raking thousands of leaves next weekend. Home owning is a never ending list of honey do projects but my husband is busy doing stuff at the church.(good guy that he is) That leaves me for the work at home. Oh well, blessed to be healthy enough to do it. It is all in how you look at the toils of life. |
| Let the autumn season begin. I love the cool breezes and sleeping with the windows open. The sound of blowing leaves and scurrying of the squirrels on the trees is a restful tone. I love Halloween with the eerie decorations. I love the smell of roasting hot dogs and roaring bonfires. Welcome fall, glad you came to visit. |
| Never did I think I would live to witness the cheering of someone's illness. No matter you politics,we were once a nation that prayed and shared a modicum of compassion for our fellow man.It is a despicable example of our humanity.I do not like the man, but I do not wish him illness or death. I have been bitten, cursed at, spit upon, and punched, but I still remained resolute in providing humanitarian care. I afford dignity and good attentions to other members of the human race, even in the most difficult of circumstances..It saddens me that others are finding it difficult show the smallest amount of respect. We are America, people. We should be doing so much better than this hate filled display. Maybe, we truly aren't more advanced than the third-world countries we boast our superiority upon. Maybe goodness comes only from the places where faith resides. These are the times that I go in search of stories with good people doing good things to lift my spirits.Please choose to spread love. |
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