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Still Here

Settling into the routine of this new assignment. I like it. Staying awake is getting easier, as I transition onto a goth/emo circadian rhythm (I still need to be much thinner before I can dress the part however (plus I hate eyeliner(😝))). Just saw one of my best friends for sushi. I love the man he's become. I always liked him a lot, but now I really can't imagine not being friends with him.

12 Hours is Longer Than You Think

11pm to 11am in a small room at 75 degrees: a recipe for a very sleepy nurse. I don't feel I'm going to fall asleep, but oh do I desperately want to right now. 😴

True to Form

After neglecting and then completely forgetting about this blog, here I am again. I wonder how long Blogger will linger (do people use it (and does anyone besides the bloggers read them))? All very important questions 😉. So what's up? I did get my nursing license. And then I sort of say on it for almost 6 months without making any meaningful attempt to find new work. I was comfortable, and I liked where I was. Nothing really changed, except that I realized that it had been six months and I wasn't doing anything new, and that presumably had been the point of the whole thing! So I put my resume on Indeed and almost immediately got a job as a treatment nurse in Oakland. It was a jarring experience, filed with new experiences and colorful characters. After about nine months I realized my boss wanted to fire, but not for any realistic reason. So I jumped ship to Napa. That unfortunately didn't take, and after 4 months here I am in home health again. This time I...