STRIKE

from march 21-march 31 my hospital will be on strike #3. luckily i'll be in the philippines not worrying about it. since i'm scheduled for vacation i still get paid. unfortunately, tons of my co-workers will be affected. i'm totally against crossing the picket line for several reasons. but i definitely don't look down on those who do choose to cross. many of these nurses are carrying multiple mortgages, caring for their spouses and their children. losing 10 days of work as a nurse can cause a huge hit to one's financial status.

our union is still fighting for better patient safety issues, retirement benefits, and a couple of other things. i'm praying that there will soon be resolution between our union and sutter health. strikes don't benefit anyone, so the sooner things get resolved the better!

update

good morning! i finally got the opportunity last night to start drumming for a hula/tahitian dance group, the same one dee's brother chris has been with for several years. i had a great time. really looking forward to continue on with this. will probably be drumming and playing some guitar and bass for the upcoming USF show as well as the july show for the actual dance group.

one morning after work i got home and thought about how many times i complained about something while at work. this nurse didn't do this, this nurse didn't do that, why is it that i'm always on my feet when others are sitting around, and when i get to sit down some other nurse asks me to turn their patient, help bathe another patient, and so on and so forth. anyway, i've decided to STOP all that and just be the nurse that i am. i've realized that i'm on my feet constantly night after night because i'm trying to be the best nurse possible for my patients and the other patients in the unit. i think that's what it is. so i'm really going to go into work for now on with this new attitude. i did this on sunday night and i sure was tested. i wanted to complain so bad because the night was so tough and i was basically given a half-ass report about my patient and was left to clean up ALL the paper work. i get home and dee asked me how was work. i wanted to complain but chose not to. then she told me, that it's okay to VENT.

so what's the difference between complaining and venting? in my opinion they are pretty similar. what makes the difference between the two is that when you vent you complain about a particular situation or person or what not and let it go. do what you have to do to get that negative energy out and continue on. get passed it all, move on and learn from the situation. thanks for putting it into perspective, dee!

random thoughts

someone please tell dee to blog something new. i'm pretty tired of seeing the same photo for over a month. has it been a month? i don't remember. anyway, anyone here about the freaking satellite coming to earth in about a month. freaking aye if i saw a freakin bus sized thing flying in the air and coming right at me...damn i don't even know what to think. haha. would i even have time to think. wtf. shouldn't we blow that shit up before it hits something. our country spends hella money on national security yet they can't prevent something from flying into earth that has the possibility of killing people? haha. i'm just talking jibberish. but not really. but you know what i mean right? am i even making any sense. i'm tired. i got work tonight. one night left, then one night off. then back for 2 nights. anyway, i think i'm in need of a trip to so cal to see family and friends. aite ya'll take it easy.

FINALLY

went into work last night, checked my mailbox and FINALLY saw my official 12 hour schedule. i've been trying to switch over to 12 hour shifts for quite some time now. many benefits to it! only have to work 3 times a week, get more time off, and get paid more. can't complain about those 3 reasons. i even had to "threaten" work that if they weren't able to grant me 12 hour shifts that i would quit. i was actually serious, too. it really makes a big difference. so starting feb 10 12 hour shifts are in full effect. will definitely have more time to go down south and visit my family.

speaking of family...i miss them! it's only been 2 weeks since i last saw them but i really do miss hanging out with them. we usually don't do much when i go down with dee. our usual routine is EAT, hangout, EAT, rest, EAT, sleep, and then all over again. worth it! haha...but seriously, it's just really nice to be in their presence. miss and love you guys.

Frustrating

It's now 0412 in the morning and i've been trying to sleep for the past 2.5 hours. this is one of the things i hate about working nites, can't sleep. i was laying in bed eyes closed, but wide awake! sucks. HEEEEELLLPPP...i need to sleep.