Hello All

How about a chat?

Life is its usual crazy....

Started the new job 2 weeks ago yesterday to (hopefully) the last snowstorm of the season. One of my biggest concerns about changing hospitals was arriving on time in a snowstorm. My old hosp being 1 mile away this wasn't a problem. New hosp. 18 miles away..... so God decided to get that little worry right out of the way the first day.

Cried the entire way home day #1. Get the picture.

Week #1 was filled with culture shock. Let's just say that the pace is no where near that of ER - and while ER has become a little over-the-top the last 6 months, watching a baby monitor for 6 hours is a little too morgue like.

Week #2 was slightly better. A) I went from days (a god awful shift) to my blessed nights; B) My preceptor is very knowledgeable and has done this preceptor thing a time or 20; C) She actually started me hands-on which is how I learn best.

I still am very homesick. But I prayed for God's perfect plan and this is where I'm at. I've received a lot of encouragement from my old ER group and some of the pieces are starting to fall into place (maybe 30 of the 500 piece puzzle).

Realistically, as I keep saying to everyone, I have to give it 6 months, ask me how I like it in 6 months

:) K

Hello

Haven't died.

Haven't stopped blogging.

Haven't stopped working (it feels like).

Start the new job on Monday (tomorrow) ---

Have a lot of changes going on which I can't (but will) blog about in the near future.

One step at a time we walk the road of life. My new path is very scary at the moment -- at this point all I know is I have to appear on the unit at 0700 Monday. That's it. No schedule, no time frames, no idea of anything.

For a planner this is very hap-hazard.

All will be fine in the end -- I just keep telling myself this.

Later Peeps
K