Was today typical?
Today was indeed a typical day. As usual, I dragged my sorry, tired ass out of bed at 0400. After 10 1/2 years of starting work at 0600, it’s still difficult getting up at that time. Sometimes I even have the Dolly Parton 9-5 song in my head to soften the blow. I always make sure to shift into a positive mindset with early morning prayers and affirmations when I wake up. It makes the day so much better. Sprinkle in a cup of coffee and a shower and I was out the door at 0512 arriving at the hospital at 0544. Sometimes I start at 0530, sometimes 0600. Today my shift started at 0600. All was fine until the schedule changed in one of the ORs I was preparing patients for and at the same time another one of my patients had just a sour, argumentative attitude. So I ran around for a bit until things calmed down and the rest of my shift was fine. After arriving home at 1620, I got dinner started. I tried a new recipe I found on Instagram; breakfast sliders. I served them with sweet potato tater tots and a yogurt parfait. Everyone is home and we had a nice dinner. Another shower and here I am writing this. In eight hours it starts all over again. Typical is fine.
thatnursewrites 
Nurses are heroes. My sister was one for 35 or so years. Pedi-icu on weekends so she could be home for her kids during the week. Moved on to pedi post op and hated when she had to handle adult post op. Bigger babies than the kids she said.
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