Greetings From Colorado!

We haven't even been in Colorado for 24 hours yet we've been to Urgent Care twice already. Once for me and once for my mom.

I was sick the whole drive to Colorado and spotted an Urgent Care only a few miles away from my parent's house when we arrived. Once we dropped off Jake I headed out to see a doctor. I really enjoy the drive from CA to CO but I was so miserable I didn't enjoy any of it. We spent Sunday night in a small city in Utah and we stopped at the local medical center on the way out of town. I walked in asking for treatment and they said they couldn't fit me in. I was so upset I cried all the way back to the car. They held my ability to feel better in their hands and they turned me away. I was crushed. I knew I just needed a z-pak (Zithromycin) for an upper respiratory infection and thankfully, I got the prescription for it at the urgent Care in Colorado and already feel much improved.

We wanted to go out to lunch today and as we were headed out to the car, I watched as my mom took a spill in her driveway so off again we went to Urgent Care. As it turns out, she broke her foot and is now in the big black boot and using crutches. It brings back all too familiar and recent memories for me!

On a happy note, I had my daughter pick a number today for my 500th post giveaway. She picked #22 since today is the 22nd (and my 30th wedding anniversary by the way!), so congratulations to my fellow nurse Tauna! I'll get the monogrammed plate sent out to you Tauna as soon as we return home.

Thank you all for joining in on the giveaway fun!

It's Friday

And I'm nosy...

So here's the question: Did you watch the NBA play-offs last night between the Lakers and the Celtics? What a nail biting game for us Lakers fans but they did it, they pulled it off!

Congrats to the 2010 NBA champions, the Los Angeles Lakers!

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Don't forget to enter my 500th post giveaway!

500th Post and A Giveaway

Just recently I wrote my 500th post! I'm at 514 now and it's really unbelievable to me. I guess a girl sure can write about alot of random stuff if she puts her mind to it! So in honor of my 500th post, I think a giveaway is in order!

Not to long ago I bought a cute housewarming gift for a friend that bought her first home. This darling monogrammed plate and stand...


Of course, I bought one for myself and I'd like to send one to you too with your initial! Just leave a comment and be a follower of this blog. Those are the only 2 requirements.

I appreciate followers and I truly appreciate all of the comments that are left here. Blogging and the friends I've made in blogland have enriched my life so much. I'm so thankful for each and everyone of you.

So leave a comment, be a follower, and you'll be entered to win one of these adorable monogrammed plates for yourself. We're going on vacation Saturday but hopefully I'll be organized enough to pick a winner on Monday. That's my goal anyway.

I'm also hoping to have monthly follower giveaways to show my appreciation (plus, I just love giveaways!) So stay tuned!

Photo Resolution 2010

I'm so thankful for sweet friends that take car trips and bring me home fresh goodies...

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Hallelujah!

Today is my last day at work, sort of. I will now be what is called a "per diem" nurse at my job.

I've been on the fence about my work for about a year now. I have a love/hate relationship with it, although it's been mostly love/love up until recently. We were sold to a large corporation 2 1/2 years ago and it hasn't been the same since, and neither has my heart. Big corporations don't put the patient first and foremost. All they care about is the almighty dollar! I've never worked so hard for so little and I just don't know if it's worth it anymore. When this corporation bought us, my pay was decreased by $3 an hour. I was told I could take it or leave it. I took it because I loved my job.

Something has changed in me and I'm now very anxious to break free. The friendships and the patients that have kept me there all of these years aren't enough anymore. It's been a great run but it's time for a change. Time to get out from under the pressure of the job.

Going per diem seems perfect for the time being. I only have to work one day every three months to keep my status active, but I'll probably work one day a week. We'll see!

Right about quitting time today, I might feel like shedding a few tears, but mostly I'll be singing Hallelujah!!

OH.MY.GOODNESS Is All I can Say

Something so crazy happened at work yesterday and I've got to tell someone! I may be a big mouth but when I tell someone that I won't tell their secret, I WON'T TELL THEIR SECRET. Well, except in blogland! No one at work and none of my friends know I have a blog, so the secret is safe here!

You all know that I am a nurse and work in a dialysis unit. Well, let me tell you, nurses see and hear it all! There is never a dull moment, NEVER!

We have a patient that I admitted a short time ago and during the admission process, his wife said she knew me from when I worked at the hospital 14 years ago. As soon as she said that, I remembered her immediately. We both worked on the night shift.

So yesterday she says she has some pictures on her phone that she wants to show me from when the patient was in UCLA hospital a while back. He had a great view from his hospital room and she showed me 3 or 4 pictures of the view and of emergency helicopters flying in and out. Good pictures really.

As she flips to about the 5th picture, there is it, OH.MY.GOSH! I had to walk away for a minute. The picture of a naked man's you know what, ready for you know what if you know what I mean!! She was horrified and sooo embarrassed, and kept saying so. She said it was a picture of her step-son who had used her phone. Hey, if I had a step-son who had used my phone and took a picture of himself like that, you bet it wouldn't still be on my phone! Step-son my eye!

I told her that her secret (now our secret!) was good with me. You have no idea how bad I wanted to pass that little bit of information around at break time yesterday, but I didn't.

Yep, her secret is good with me...well, except in blogland that is!

It's Friday

And I'm nosy...

So here's the question: Do you wash your hair every day?

I wash and condition my hair every morning while in the shower. It's impossible to go a day without blow drying and styling your hair when you have natural curly hair and when your hair is on the short side like mine.

My hair is pretty much going in all different directions when I wake up in the morning, so trust me, I need to wash and style it daily.

My hairdresser just told me I should sleep on a satin pillowcase at night. She said my hair won't be so fly away in the morning. She also said I shouldn't be washing my hair each day. I should be washing it every other day. Washing it every day dries it out and takes out the color.

I guess I'm doing it all wrong, but after all these years, I'm.not.changing!