WHEW!!!!! what a relief!!!

I was just sitting here at work. During one of my 4 hr shifts that eventually end into a 24 hr wee. BORING! I'm a fast pace woman when it comes to work and nothing is better to me (at the moment) than working. I do enjoy WHAT I do just not always WHERE. For instance this weekend I went to the Johnson Co. Nursing Home for the first time with my PRN job that sends me to different places often. Well when I got there at 9a (9a-9p) the nurse gave me a sheet with the residents that were my responsibility and it told me my breaks. Breaks at 1200 & 1900 with lunch at 1400. So at 1200 sharp the lady that is perm at the facility said that I had to go get people up. I said well according to this its time for me to go on break, which she had had her first one about 2 hrs earlier. She began to walk off. I asked her if there was a break room around so I could go get something to drink and sit for a minute. Her comment was, "Yup if you can find one." UGGGGGGGGGGG this drove me CRAZY and I almost started to follow her so I could strangle the mouthy little brat. Now she has been at the facility for almost a yr so she knows damn well where it is.

Ok so now that I DON'T EVER HAVE TO GO BACK THERE... my story gets better. Ok so the blog yesterday. SCRATCH IT!!!!! About 30 min ago the place that I had an interview with called and offered me a full time position for the noc shift. Which is what i wanted. Yes some of you are like what are you thinking?!?! Well I do tend to sleep better through the day and I won't have to work around my school schedule as much. The place is in Olathe, KS, about 10 min away from my little apartment. It is a Catholic facility and I think it is very fond of art. When I filled out my job app they had copies of The Mona Lisa and my favorite, pottery all over. During the interview I wasn't sure if the guy was impressed with me. I know hard not to be but when he was wrapping it up I kinda felt like I had landed it because he mentioned that they are looking for someone who will go above and beyond what is written out for the requirements for the night shift. Things I had mentioned during the interview. It is such a relief! With 24 hrs in a week I was beginning on wondering how exactly I was going to pay all my bills for the month. Of course I just started my personal insurance so that was an extra expense monthly, but a very much needed one!

Now the delima, which I can figure out more when I go in on Monday to do the paperwork and all the new job stuff. With my current job its hard not to get attached to my clients. On Tuesdays I sit with a 94 yr old lady that keeps me going! She has become close to me and I know that I have become close to her. She told everyone on this Tuesday (4/7/09) that I was her best friend and that they better watch out because they might be delt with. Granted she can barley walk any more... but Grandma's got my back. Ok so here is one for Jeff Foxworthy.... You know you have dementia when you think your BM's are puppies or kitties. Yes she does ask me if they are puppies or kitties and boys or girls. Usually I can't help but make little puppy yelps, which she just laughs to. I can't help it. Plus she LOVES Obama and can't ever get enough of "the handsome man with the nice smile." Yes Denzel falls into this category as well with his Allstate commercials! I have 16 hr shifts with her on Tues. and I may back them off to an 8.

My other client isn't going anywhere. I only have 2 4 hr shifts a week, Wed and Fri. Which the wife might add Thurs now because her insurance will start paying for all the visits. I actually take care of the man but I also help out the wife. My boss called me the other day to check up on the man and ask me how he was doing and she didn't give me anything but GREAT compliments. She has to do monthly visits on the client to get VS and just keep a log of mental and physical progression. She told me that Mrs. Green, the wife, always says that she is glad to have me around and that she doesn't know what she would do without me. One day, in the beginning of all my visits she just kinda started tearing up and told me that I'm the only one helping her and she gave me a big hug and told me thanks. She must know I'm a softy. I almost started crying too.