So about those cons...

Well, I've decided that the cons aren't so terrible; I've accepted the new job.  That's all I've got.

The cons outweigh the pros

There's a new job that I can have if I want it; 12-hour night shifts, 72 hours per pay period, every third weekend.  This comes out to mean that I would get about 8 days off every three weeks.  Sounds good, yes?  It would be in the critical care float pool; I would work in the ICU, Cardiac Critical Care and the Emergency Room.  It would be a great experience, but the more I think about it, the benefits are not as great as the job I have worked hard to get that I already have.  I don't work weekends, I work 4 day shifts of my 10, I have an office to focus in, and a great team to work with on both day and night shifts.  If I go to the float pool, I have no real team, no camaraderie that comes with a consistent group of coworkers.  I would get bounced from unit to unit, getting probably the crappy assignments because I'm a float, so no patient continuity.  I have to decide by November 30th.  What to do?  What to do?

And the post shall be purple...

Today the girls and I went to the Vikings game and they actually won.  It's amazing how fast a group of people can turn.  One minute things are good and the crowd is happy, the next they are screaming to fire the coach and booing everything.  Rabidity really doesn't say "Minnesota Nice".  But hey, a win's a win.

Mom, I want a new post.

As I'm doing homework Kat says to me, "I've been reading your blog.  I'm waiting for a new one".  Here you go, kid. 

So here it is, my new goal.  I will stay one week ahead on my homework.  I will.  I will.  I will.  If I repeat it enough, it will come true.  After realizing my procrastinating potential last term, I must vow to not let that happen again.  I have two full credit classes going at once so if I get behind I'm screwed.  The classes are getting harder and the homework is taking twice as long to finish.  I guess that's just a sign that the program is getting closer and closer to being done.  Or it's a sign that I never should have said that the classes weren't challenging enough.  I bet that's what it is.  Damn it. 

There you go, Kat.  Your post.  Now let me get back to homework....right after I post an embarrasing pic of you for pressuring me.

 

I want to be here. And that's all there is to it.

I love gloomy fall days.

Yes, I do.  Gloomy fall days make me love my couch and my blankie.  What?  At 36 I can't have a blankie?  It goes so well with my Sock Monkey onesie.  If I don't let my inner child play she gets realllllly mad. 

My girls are both gone for the rest of the day; Kat's at work until close, and Ali is at a friend's house.  This gives me time for homework, painting my nails, and general lounging around.  It's funny, when the girls are gone it's when I think the most about their lives.  Kat is leaving for college in the summer to study graphic design.  Her art is so good that the senior class student council has chosen her to design this year's senior tshirt.  Good stuff, huh?  Ali starts the dance season tomorrow, but due to her bad ankle (thanks to my genetic sharing), she won't be dancing but has been okayed to manage the teams.  At least she gets to participate, and I think she will probably have even more fun this way.

It's amazing that when kids are little, we wait anxiously for milestones to come along.  When they get older, we wonder where all the time went.  Good thing I have my blankie to comfort me.

Hey there, weekend.

Never before have I looked forward to a weekend as much as I am right now.  Not because I have big plans, just because I have plans to not be at work nor pick up a shift at work.  I've picked up a day nearly every weekend for the past three months and I just don't have it in me this weekend.  Ahhh, freedom. 

That's all I've got for today; my brain is in relaxed mode.  Well, after tonight's shift.  It's a full moon and that means crazy old people, so I need to focus just a little longer.