Back to work

Well the day has finally come. I get to go back to work after a 3 month hiatus due to circumstances way beyond my control. But thanks to a Senator's office I got my paper work to go back a little out of order than normally expected. Wish me luck.

A new day

I'm off work due to issues beyond my control This is my third week and there doesn't appear to be an end in site. Up until now I've had a hard time embrassing the time off. Always keeping hope that I'd be back to work soon! Tomorrow I'm going to go get a gym membership. The nanny is still watching the girls so I'm gonna go get a gym membership and start working out. Then come home & put the sewing machine to work. Maybe I'll be making homemade gifts for xmas again.

Week one completed

I've just completed week one of work. It was good. It is frustrating sometimes to sit through orientation (long unorganized) when you just want to get down to business. I know in a few months I'll be longing to be back at the beginning with no responsibility nobody demanding reports or answers from me but right now I just want to get working.

This week also was the last week of school for our 1st grader. She's going on to 2nd grade at a new school.

Summer is HERE it's hot. As soon as the baby wakes from her long over due nap we'll be heading to the neighbourhood pool to enjoy as a family. I think hubby is missing the pool work required before family time in the pool so he's outside playing with the lawnmower, weed eater, & power washer.

Certified Pediatric Nurse

I am very lucky to work in a hospital that supports their staff obtaining certifications.

Last summer I was lucky enough to take & pass my certification in Case Management (CCM) which was paid for by my employer. (was very worried I failed the exam)

Then last Monday I took my chances at the exam to become a certified Pediatric Nurse. I found out today I PASSED.. YAHOO for me.. (was just unsure how I did)

Being able to sign up for exams without having to put out the money upfront makes things a lot easier. Luckily for me I haven't had to figure out what happens if I failed.

Even thought I don't have my degree in nursing I now have: RN, CCM, CPN after my name. Hopefully someday before my eldest hits college I'll have my masters in nursing started & completed.

Work

Today at work I had a mixed day. I started out a little tired (hubby worked all night so not a good night sleep was had), but by the time I got there I had my work spunk ready to run! Our new staff showed up for her 2nd day of orientation. I went to do a carseat install for a co worker and smacked my forehead when I was trying to remove the crotch strap to move it and now I'm sporting a nice purple/blue goose egg. Then my orientee and I went to a BRAINSTORMING meeting, but you put a bunch (15) of middle aged women in a room and it becomes a bitch session & my position was the one they decided to shit on today. Great intro to the job for the new staff. Wait until they have nobody helping then they'll really have something to bitch about! So after that meeting my usual spunk was funked but I was very careful not to bitch, complain or say much in front of my orientee (not fair to a new staff). Then out of the blue my Team Leader came & found me in my office, I was presented with a "Gold Award" & a gift card. Spent my gift card from a large selection of gifts online and got my self a neoprene lunch bag can't wait for it to be delivered. How kewl was that, It made me tear up! It was for helping out at another one of our facilities during a "bed crisis". I did it cuz I could & had fun helping out. Never expected an Award. How kewl. Apparently she had the award for me since before the Thanksgiving holiday but with me only working one day during the week it's been tough to get it to me. She saved it for a day when I really needed a pick me up. My spunk is back!

Still Procrastinating

Yesterday the little ladies & I went to the children's museum & had a great time. Then after the monkeys were in bed, I went down & put together a rag quilt for a little man (no pictures until his brothers is also done). I have a lot of cutting still to do but it's all sewn together.
Hubby had a great day he had a friend down from Canada & they went out on a LONG motorcycle ride & avoided the majority of the rain. Then last night they enjoyed the Wii & Tiger Woods golf.
Tonight I have a work dinner. One week till Exam date.. Better CRACK the books.
Oh wait today is laundry, cleaning, and fabric store. Next Week we have the last of the summers house guest. My cousin & her family (7month old baby) oh how I love doing stuff for babies...
Better get laundry started.

BUSY

working during the week 12 hour shifts doesn't leave much time to update my blog. I will soon update with all the fun stuff we've been busy doing

Work

Working only weekends is going to be tough all summer!
The kids had a bday party today (I missed it)!
There's a lot of yard work to be done (not having to do that :) )
Soon the pool will open :(
At least I'm home during the week with the girls but no hanging with the hubby is the hardest!

Weekend #2 over

I survived 4 12 hour days.. barely but I survived. My butt was dragging by day 4. Yet again I came home to all the laundry done, the house CLEANED, kids feed/in bed & the groceries done. This Sunday instead of a bath I came home to the front foyer painted. My hubby has TOO much energy! He rocks. Again I have nothing to do but hang with the girls, watch Oprah & eat bonbons all week.. (LOL)

AHHHHH

I need a new computer.. No I don't just want one I need one. My computer is very non condusive for productive work. I'm working for my previous employer doing education manual reviews & things that really only take 2 hours are taking double that cuz my computer is CRAP!! I need to do lots of work to save up for a laptop. Our computer is atleast 5 years old that's a dinosaur in computer years isn't it! AHh I feel better. Off to put dinner in the over!

Orientation

One more shift for my orientation then I'm onto my schedule. I'm working one more eight hour shift this week. Then it's on to 12 hour shifts Fri, Sat & Sun. I'm excited to be finishing up my orientation & starting my job however not sure how I feel about working strictly weekends. The worst part about all this is hubby is on "assignment" (LOL) in Canada this week & probably ever week for the next 4-5! :(..

Girls are excited that I'll be home during the week again see how it goes.

Day 4

I'm almost done my first week of work. It's fun / busy to be back in the hospital world. I love being back at a teaching hospital(s). I love how busy it is. I was starting to worry that I was gaining weight sitting at a desk not walking & eating lots. No fear of that now. No time to eat & there really isn't any sitting down to be had.

Interview

I started working for a Home Care Agency early in Sept. This week I went for a job interview with a different hospital system in our town as a Case Manager. I feel terrible. The job interview went GREAT & I think I'll be getting an offer, but I feel like I have cheated on my current employer. I know I need to worry about our family but I still feel terrible. The root cause of me looking is that I accepted my current position at a rate of pay that I wasn't really happy with but i got that offer before I was licensed in my state as an RN. Now that I'm an RN I have a lot more doors open. Also when grandma goes back, my current salary will just pay for daycare (3 kids expensive) & not leave much fun money. Who wants to work just to pay for daycare. NOT ME. So this job would be a hospital case manager at the State's largest Children's hospital emergency department. That's exciting. I loved working in the children's hospital back in Canada. Fingers crossed that it will all work out. The one bad thing to a job change would be that once orientation is over I would be working 3 shifts 12 hours on the weekend & one week day. So that won't leave much time for hubby & I but it will mean the girls are only with a daycare/caregiver one day a week. Thus the cost to us will be very LITTLE. So we'll see what happens.

1 week left

I've got one week left before I start working. Today I had to get up & go for my pre-employment physical & paper work completion. This took 2 hours! The physical was very detailed. The Nurse Practitioner (a teacher at the local university) had a student NP with her who needed work on her Physical Assessment. Me being me, I was more than happy to have a "student" learn! The NP (teacher) was amazing & now I've got the bug to go back to school!