So much has happened! I started back at my new(old) job and I'm already mostly done with my orientation. What a huge difference between this and my last place! And what a difference it makes!
Life seems completely new and wonderful back to where we belong. This apartment is amazing. Things get fixed promptly, it's quiet, and the scenery is beautiful. You never miss your water until the well runs dry...
I am also starting a new gig, a blog writer for an online respiratory care magazine. I am totally excited and so happy that it is a paid position. I even wrote my first post today. It's now been polished to perfection and ready to send to my editor. I have to give them a head shot and some background info for my readers (readers, oh my god, I'm a bonafide writer who is getting paid for her work!!! I could just lose my mind!).
Apart from that momentary lapse of my brain, things are good and I intend for them to stay that way. (After all I am getting paid for my writing!).
About Serena
- Serena
- Indiana, Midwest, United States
- Have you ever had the feeling that you are just playing grown-up? As a 32 year old (now divorced!) woman (and now a single mommy!) I feel like that all the time. Did I miss the Life for Dummies book that everyone else got?
Monday, July 21, 2008
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Greener Pastures...Or Not?
Well, I've officially finished my first week at my new(old) job. You know what I've realized?
The grass is not always greener. In my case, the grass was Astroturf. It looked pretty at first until I got up close.
Not all was bad. Some of the people I've met will stay with me forever. But here's this for contrast in terms of the environment.
I worked all ICU at Job A. When we moved and I went to Job B, they kept telling me that I was going to be working ICUs, I just needed to wait a bit and it would happen. It never did. I worked 2 nights in the ICU that is not my preference because there was no one else qualified to do so. I did it with no real orientation, just someone to go to if I got into trouble.
I have now gone back to Job A and finished my first week. My general care orientation is done. I start my non-preferred ICU next week and then I'm going to my favorite one the week after. My entire orientation will be done in 3 weeks.
How's that for a difference?
I guess it goes to show that the pasture always looks greener...it just usually isn't the case.
The grass is not always greener. In my case, the grass was Astroturf. It looked pretty at first until I got up close.
Not all was bad. Some of the people I've met will stay with me forever. But here's this for contrast in terms of the environment.
I worked all ICU at Job A. When we moved and I went to Job B, they kept telling me that I was going to be working ICUs, I just needed to wait a bit and it would happen. It never did. I worked 2 nights in the ICU that is not my preference because there was no one else qualified to do so. I did it with no real orientation, just someone to go to if I got into trouble.
I have now gone back to Job A and finished my first week. My general care orientation is done. I start my non-preferred ICU next week and then I'm going to my favorite one the week after. My entire orientation will be done in 3 weeks.
How's that for a difference?
I guess it goes to show that the pasture always looks greener...it just usually isn't the case.
Friday, July 4, 2008
Karaoke Revolution
I can say that I have discovered the single biggest time waster in the world.
As if Myspace would've taken top honors in that category, they've created Myspace Karaoke.
It's a chance for people to show off their singing prowess (or lack thereof). And I am shamed to say, I've fallen into this trap of counter-productivity.
I have 5 songs on the site, none of which sound any bit like I actually sing like. There's a huge library to choose from, all designed to suck you in and make you waste your time singing into the computer. People have impressive repertoires on this. I do not.
While my husband was giving it a whirl, I was reading my book on the couch and thinking how I could do all of those songs better. I sounded good while I was whispering the songs as he sang. Oh, what delusions. The second I plugged in the mic and got to it, I realized that I have no skill singing to a computer. He was actually running circles around what I could do. I can hold my own on a real karaoke stage with a responsive audience and a few shots of liquid courage (a.k.a. Jim Beam with a Coke backer), but I really suck when it comes to the online version. If you want to see how bad it can be, check out my site. I'm planning to lay down on the sacrificial altar of Myspace Karaoke for your personal entertainment. I can hear my husband laughing already.
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