Comment on my least favorites out of the last four days.....

So the last week has not been my favorite.

I spent about 4 or 5 days in Pocatello, I can't remember how long-I had the great runs, it was a good time. I hung out with BFF Becky which was fun and found out that she wasn't leaving for NYC until August which was also a good time to hear. And I got my hair colored. Then I came home and it was all over from there.

Thursday:

Retard from Ogden calls (the first of many calls) about coming to see my Saturn. He attacks my car for being salvaged, he complains about the price (I knocked 1,000 off of the Kelly Blue Book price because of the title, I think that was enough), he wants me to drive the car to Ogden so he can see it, he wants to take Front Runner down here and have me meet him at a trax station, I can't remember what else but seriously he was out of control.

That night was my first night at work. I had a heart kid. No stress, right?

Friday:

I sleep, but I"m exhausted. There was no working out. I know I ended up at work but I can't remember how. I had my new primary who is seriously cute, and a kid with pain issues. We change a medication and I forgot to fill out the paperwork on it. Don't worry this will come back to haunt me.

Saturday:

This is a picture of the empty spot my Saturn used to inhabit. I sell my car to one of my co-workers-this was the one bright spot in my day-I know the sporty Saturn went to a good home . The funny part was that as soon as she told me she was interested I started getting all of these phone calls about the car, including 3-4 more from O.R. (see Thursday). It's sad to not see the Saturn parked and waiting for me to not drive it, but I'm glad that it will be driven. I'm also sad that since I wanted to do the test drive before work I didn't go running. I"m also sad that I woke up at 1:45 with the realization that I have to work on Friday, August 2nd, which is the day of the Breaking Dawn release, therefore I won't be able to go get wristbands. It gets worse...

I get to work and I get 'pulled over' by Kerry because I didn't document my medication wastage. Seriously-I can't believe I did that! Therefore I have to talk to security and fill out the sheet and email a guy and find the person who watched me waste it (don't worry this took several days and I was really stressed about it-there was crying involved). Kerry now calls me 'jailbird'. Great.

I also forgot my badge. What a day to have to talk to security, right? Luckily he was cool with it, and so I wore a piece of tape for my badge that said Jen, RN on it.

There was some other stuff that went on but it's more work-related and I can't write about it but seriously, SERIOUSLY???

Sunday: It's ward conference but because I'm sleeping I don't go. It's not safe for me to only get a few hours of sleep in between shifts. Lisa said it was really good, which makes me feel even worse. But I did get some good sleep, but I'm still exhausted. I forget to bring food for the impromptu potluck. I remember while I'm laying in bed that the day before I had put a diet coke in the freezer. Yep, you can only imagine the mess that was. I get to work and I'm precepting a new grad which is fine, but the assignment they gave us was a little more than a preceptee needs at this point. Instead of going down for my diet coke before 10pm, Kathy and I make it down at 12:30. That's right-I was running on no Diet Coke until 12:30. Unheard of.

I also get told by Rick, that he had a dream that I was in the psych ward and Jane was the only person who could sign me out. Considering how I was feeling at this point, I didn't think the psych ward was too far fetched. I told him I was going to go back to my bedside and take some prozac to try and make it through the night.

I don't get home until 9am d/t report taking AN HOUR. Seriously, an hour? I had many issues with this that I won't go into, but I was not pleased.

I forgot my lunch at work.

Tuesday morning I spoke with 2 managers about the medication issue. I will never forget the paperwork EVER AGAIN.

I went to the dentist which was bright spot #2 in the last few days-I don't have any cavities. But after the last 4 shifts, which don't look so bad on paper but if I could really go into detail you'd all get it-I basically laid comatose on the couch for 2 days. No big deal. I did work out on tuesday, but that's about all I've done. Good thing I have a half marathon coming up.....

(my nicely swollen foot)

Comment on perfect running weather....

So I came up to Pocatello for a few days to spend some time with my mom (who is here from Florida) and my dad (who has already returned to Florida), and my sister, and my BFF Becky if she ever comes back from Red Fish Lake. Anyway I have been training for the Hobble Creek Half Marathon-i did my first 10 miles on Saturday, which is kind of hard to do in Pocatello because it's probably only 10 miles long, but after running all around our neighborhood area and running all around ISU and up and down streets, I did it, and met my mom and sister to watch the Pioneer Day Parade-which we love-it's short, not a lot of problems getting a spot, and it's fun to see people you know.

Monday I set my alarm to get up and go running, just a 4 miler this time, and I had a really hard time waking up. I finally got out of bed thinking i'd take the day off, but I went outside and found it cloudy with a slight breeze and the smell of rain in the air. Perfect running weather. So I went. And when I got back I had to take pictures. I love where our house is, I think it's so beautiful and quiet. I love running in Pocatello, mostly because again it's quiet, and I know the streets from all the inspections I used to do, and it's really pretty in a southeastern Idaho desert kind of way. I always think that it would be fun to still live here, if only they didn't have such a sucky hospital....




This is puppy, who after I went running I tried to take outside with me to drink water and play with the ball. Puppy was over it after 10 seconds and proceeded back to the front door where she would take turns staring at the door and at me, to let me know she was over it. Sad.

Comment on getting checked out....

So every girl dreams of dating and marrying a great guy: preferably clean-cut, successful in whatever his occupation is, faithful LDS church member, I mean seriously is that so much to ask? But I find that this type of guy for me is not so easy to come by, and hasn't been for years.

So instead of turning the head of this guy with my unbelievable wit and charm (and great fuzzy hair)....












I find myself getting hit-on by these guys:












Yes, that's right, our neighbors to the south aka 'mexicans' and old men.

I don't know what it is-if it's the large hair, the fact that my Saturn had a certain 'south of the border' charm, or the birthing hips that throw out the 'mexi-vibe' as I like to call it-- I just try not to make eye contact.

As for the old men, well, when I worked for the dermatologist in Pocatello, half of our patient population consisted of old men. And on surgery days they were 3/4 of our population. As a nurse I would get them coffee, blankets, make small talk, etc., just try to make them comfortable so they wouldn't get all nauseated and throw up on me (yes, that was my real reason behind it all), but they would get all bold and start winking and asking for more coffee than necessary and tell me how pretty my eyes were and was I single and if they were 40 years younger they'd pick me up in a second (insert my fake laugh here). The last week we worked in the office I got more hugs and butt pats-or in other words, more action than I'd seen in years.

So I guess what I'm trying to say is, Mom, Dad, if I ever get desperate you can find me in Mexico at the local rest home.....

Comment on my hair situation in California....

My hair might have been a little fuzzy from the humidity. I like to say that I was just trying to copy the Monica Gellar look in that episode of Friends when they went to the bahamas and Monica's hair looked like a bad Diana Ross wig...




I drew this one myself!!!

Comments on my list of things that must go....

I've wanted to do a blog like this for awhile but completely forgot about it until I was driving home yesterday from work listening to x96 and their list of things that must go. I must admit that's my favorite part of their morning radio show and I quite enjoy it. And so-here goes...


1. Sonic 1/2 price drinks from 2pm-4pm. This isn't actually a bad thing, what's bad is that they double the amount of ice that they put in the cups, therefore you actually aren't getting a full drink for half price, but a half drink for half price, thus, where is the savings?


2. The price of gas...enough said


3. People who rush into the post office and get all ticked off when they see a long line and then huff and puff around about it. It's the post office, the line will be long, expect that and deal with it. If you don't like it, go to a UPS Store or Postnet store, you'll pay more but at least you won't have to wait in line and we won't have to deal with you.


4. People who use cardio equipment and lift weights at the gym in flip flops. You'd think that if you can afford a gym membership you could afford a pair of gym shoes.


5. Larry H. Miller movie theatres where you can eat regular food while watching a movie. Sure, this is great in theory-but when you're trapped in a darkened theatre with a mixture of smells that don't go together-like egg rolls and popcorn, there may be another smell added to the mix-you know what i'm saying....


6. People who misuse/mispell there/their and you're/your. And speaking of words, the words 'yummy', 'treats', and 'moist'.


7. People who say you are sinning for drinking caffeine. It's not in the Word of Wisdom, it's not a question in the baptismal interview, I don't care if your brother's wife's friend's sister heard about a bishop who wouldn't give temple recommends for drinking it, it's not a pre-req for temple entrance. I don't think you're a more spiritual person for not drinking caffeine. I drink Diet Coke without fear of eternal consequence. The only problem I see with it it is the amount of sodium it contains makes my feet swell so that by the end of a 3-4 day stretch of shifts I can't fit my feet in certain shoes.


8. People who ask me why I'm not dating/married. That's kind of like asking someone who is trying to get pregnant why they can't get pregnant-do they always know the answer to that? And so all I can say is I don't know why and I'm not worried about it, so please don't ask and let me happily live my life and enjoy my work, friends, traveling, spending money the way I'd like, living where I'd like, not having to answer to anyone, etc. All things I won't be able to do as easily once I am married if that happens.

9. People who get mad when they get pulled over for speeding. You know you were speeding, you know there was a chance you'd get pulled over, admit you were in the wrong and pay your ticket and be more watchful in the future.

10. Girls who know they are thin (smaller than a size 12) and yet complain they are fat all the time just so they can have their BFF's tell them how unfat they are. I mean they can go on and on and on and on. My favorite is just to let them complain and not give in and comment and just let them go on. Inwardly it kind of makes me laugh.

11. The Bachelor/Bachelorette. Is it just me or do they always pick the least logical choice? I also hate the way they are always looking for a 'connection'. 'Connection' is code word for good sexual chemistry, not necessarily something that makes for a last relationship, which is why only one bachelor/bachelorette couple has even made it to the altar.

That's all I can think of right now-If any of you readers out there have anything to add please do so. I think everyone has a list of things that must go....

Comment on selling my Saturn....

Well, I've been putting it off for 6 months now, but I really should sell my Saturn. Let's be honest, I really don't need two cars. And although my plan was to just drive the CR-V to work and drive the Saturn everywhere else, that really hasn't been happening because I love driving the CR-V (I have an ipod hookup in my cd player and a sunroof, it doesn't get much better than that). And so although this is sad, it's probably better. It was my constant companion through nursing school, many drives to Utah, many drives doing title inspections around Pocatello. It's my speed racer car. Whenever I do drive it it starts right up like it's itching to get out on the road. And so hopefully I can find someone who can love my Saturn as much as I have. If anyone wants to check out the ad and tell me if I need to change anything you can check it out at:

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=&nid=443&tab=list/view&ad=718533