In case anyone is wondering, I'm still here, and I'm still alive. Somehow. Even though throughout the month of September I've only got seven whole days off. In response to Clean Dry and Intact's comment, I'm not sure I have very good advice on how to survive five shifts in a row...when I had the time, I tried to clean my whole house, do every piece of laundry, and run every little errand that I had, so there'd be nothing to worry about or stress over during my long stretch at work. But now, since I've only got little onesie or twosie days off, I just try to rest and sleep as much as possible on my days off. Then I try to schedule to get just one little thing done before I go to work each night...even if it's as little as taking out the garbage. In the meantime, I'm considering the pros and cons of hiring an errand boy. Can I get an au pair even if I don't have kids?
NurseSF asked why I use acronyms for the hospitals I work at, and whether it's better to do that or to be honest about where you work, etc. I'm not really sure what's best, but for myself, I'm just paranoid about HIPAA. I always change any details about my patients that I write about in order to protect their identity, even their genders or ages. I guess I'm just worried that if someone recognized me or the hospital I write about, they might think I'm revealing private patient information. I don't really mind if people I work with read this, but I just wouldn't want it to get back to the managers or anything. I suppose there's a slim chance of that, but just to be safe...
So underneath my bitter, tired, overworked facade, I'm truly super-duper excited about my upcoming trip to Paris. I'm just a little too worn out from working to open my guide books and focus on the teeny French words on the pages at the moment. Thank goodness I have three weeks left till I leave. Wait, only three weeks?! Damn.
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hey rose, i am slightly ashamed to admit how i happened across your blog, but i have to tell you that i'v had the best time reading them. they are so addicting! once i started reading i couldn't stop. i also live in seattle and think your blogs are hilarious, touching, and witty. (dating in this town is awful!) if i knew how these sites worked, i'd just send you a message, instead i'm writing a comment that should be a message. either way, just wanted to say hi and thanks for sharing.
~kassandra
www.myspace.com/kassinator
no clue if you're on myspace, but just in case...
ps
i found your blog by searching for articles comparing grey's anatomy to real life seattle doctors. *hangs head in shame* ;)
Hi Kassandra, thanks for your message, it was so sweet! It's nice to know someone is out there and understands :) And I think underneath our snarky, bitter facades we are all secretly checking for Dr McDreamy each time another white coat shows up in our patient's rooms....
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