Thoughts from a Night Shift Nurse #1- Long Term Care

It’s been a long while since I posted but recently, I feel so spurred to write out my thoughts.  Checking on my last post, it was back in June 2016 and I was working night shifts at the LTC that I’m working at. I’m still there, but my thoughts and attitudes have changed.  I remember loathing doing regular night shifts, from Monday to Thursdays, and now I have to do Sundays too.  Eventually days pass, and now I’m coming to 2 years of night shifts, and I have some thoughts that I would like to share.

Nurse Checking In

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted something.  Working as a nurse has definitely been tiring, yet fulfilling at the same time.  Working nights, my routine is pretty much set.  Eat, sleep, and work, and it’s been like this for the entire year.

Working Two Jobs

Time goes by way too fast nowadays, mostly because I’m working two jobs now!  I’m still under orientation in the new job (casual) and working a 0.75 fte at the other place.  At the moment, the two places are working out and not conflicting with each other, but that means I’m working almost 24/7 every week.  On those rare day offs, I’m really enjoying that time with family and friends.

Hopefully I’ll eventually have enough to help pay off my student loans.

Why Can’t I Just Say No?!

Work is becoming increasingly difficult.  After a long and tough battle against the respiratory outbreak back in December, now another battle is up again.  This time however, is management.

I cannot say too much in a public domain, maybe I’ll  rant it all out in a more private post with password, its just that I am really really stressed so bad right now….

but in short…

I lost my part time line that I like, and now feel forced to take on another line that I don’t like. But because if I don’t take it, I’m going to mess up the entire nurses rotation and everyone is going to get pissed.  Plus.. I’ll be bumped down back to casual….

 

 

Loneliness…

Loneliness….

The feeling that you’re alone
that no one loves you…..
Tears you up from within

Maybe because I’m clingy
Or maybe because I miss you
Nonetheless,
its so hard to keep myself from crying

Christmas and New Year’s Part 2

Time for part 2 of my wonderful Christmas holiday!

Christmas and New Year’s 2014- Part 1

This is a late post from last year but it was eventful and I need to write these memories down. There’s so much here too, that I will have to split it into two parts.

Happy 2015

Happy New Year!

Boy am I ready to start a new year, fresh and new. It’s been so long since I last wrote an entry.  Sometimes I wonder if this is what it feels like to be an adult when you’re done school.   No time on your hands; just eat, sleep and work.   Honestly 2014 was another year of ups and downs; of accomplishments and failures; of happiness and sadness.

Grandma and Uncle Visit!

My Grandma and Uncle came to visit us this month!  Although it was only 2 weeks, it was still VERY eventful.   My uncle haven’t been here for 14 years and my grandma even longer… 17 years.   My whole family have been waiting for this day for a long time because every time, it’s us going to HK to visit them and not the other way around haha.

Too busy to pray?!

I was forwarded this devotion from someone at church titled, “When Prayer Seems Impractical {Encouragement for Today}.   In the devotion, it talked about a busy mom of six once said, “I’m too busy NOT to pray!”

Looking at the main points of the article,