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[Embed For Use By Upgraded+] Well, hello there! So you've come to visit my blog. Don't expect me to be consistent. I suck at that. Almost nine years of using the same blog and there was still space for more entries in the book. Shows you how much I kept up with the thing. Still, I've changed so much over the years it was time for a make-over that matches the now me. Hence this blog was born. Why, Pretty in Black, you might ask. Well, black is my happy color. I've tried to deviate from the color, but it still ends up dominating my wardrobe. Some might say I'm equal parts Morticia and heathen, with a dash of inappropriate humor. Even in my heathen ways I lean a bit more left than right. By the way, I love this song. It makes me want to run out into the woods and dance skyclad beneath the moon; adorned with horns atop my head, of course. [Embed For Use By Upgraded+] |
[Embed For Use By Upgraded+] It's official. No more dealing with greedy facility administrators, who could give two shits about patients, much less their employees. Yep, I've officially left healthcare! Now its onwards towards better opportunities. I've been on the fence with leaving the healthcare field for a while. Taking that step to walk away from a career which I know I do well towards something new, for which leaves the possibility for failure is scary, but that jump is way overdue. For me, the tipping point where I made the definite decision to leave my current career was a few months ago. I have often worked shorthanded and typically have a good attitude about it. If there isn't anyone who can fill in, then what can management do? They can only work with the employees they have. Well, one day I was working basically without help. It was just my medication aid and I caring for 27 elderly residents, many of which need extensive assistance and/or have behavior issues due to cognitive challenges. I found out there were other employees willing to fill in, but they were told no by the administrator because the overtime was not in the budget. This particular administrator took five vacations in 2023. All of which were out of the country. Some variation of this story has occurred at all the facilities I've worked at. This is why the people who care for your loved ones in facilities tap out and move on so often. Greedy administrators create an environment where nursing staff are overworked, underappreciated, and underpaid. Starting this Monday, I'll be beginning a new career. The commute is going to suck, but the change is going to be so much better for me. Plus, the medical benefits are bad ass. Insurance premiums are covered by the company, and I have the option to add my boyfriend at no cost under domestic partnership. It's great insurance too. Friend who works there recently had to get surgery done. She only had to pay around 350 dollars out of pocket. The insurance covered the rest. The only negative feedback I get from other employees so far is occasionally they have mandatory overtime. Before being told that, I pretty much expected it. In my 20's I worked in another production warehouse environment, and we had to stay until all orders were completed. Even though this will be another type of production environment, I expected it to be somewhat similar in that respect. So, no biggie there. Besides, we're putting money away to buy a house next year. The overtime pay will help towards that goal. Any who, that is what is new in my life. With the new year approaching, any new changes happening in your lives? |
| I spent some time last night and today cleaning up my page here and creating this new blog. Maybe the make-over will encourage me to write more. No matter what, it was long overdue. Looking back on that old blog, I've come a long way mentally and emotionally. Amazing what can happen when one has an awesome support system. So many wonderful things have occurred in my life since I last posted anything on WdC. For one, Six months ago I quit nicotine. Surprisingly it wasn't difficult. I must have been ready. Unfortunately, with quitting smoking, writing became more difficult. I didn't realize how much smoking played a part in my writing process until I sat down and attempted to write. That's when the craving for a cigarette hit me the hardest, which is partly why I've been less active. Along with not poisoning my body with nicotine, I've stopped eating shit (for the most part) that is harmful to my body and gotten into fitness. Three days a week I work out with a personal trainer, but I get some form of workout in everyday, even if it is just a little bit of core. I began my fitness journey two days after quitting smoking. My first meeting with my trainer, I just about fell on my ass trying to do squats and ran out of breath quickly. Now, I do squats with an added 120 lbs. on my shoulders. Still, its difficult gaining muscle and losing weight after forty, but I'm not giving up. The last few months work has consumed a lot of my time. For the past few months I've worked a 16 hour rotation, three days on, three days off, totaling 62 hours a week. For now I get a break and am working 12 hour shifts, because they hired someone new finally. Hopefully she works out or its back to 16s again. The overtime is nice, but I'd rather go home and have some life balance instead. The farther I've strayed from writing, the more my interest has curved toward other aspects of life. Then months passed without me even thinking about writing. But, lately, the urge has been surfacing, yet I'm rusty. Any new poetry contests or poetry groups out there which I might not know about? I am especially interested in contests or groups without rigid rating restrictions. I struggle staying within the 13+ range and frankly, I get bored writing within those restrictions. Been a long while since I've communicated with most of you. Since I've been MIA, what new achievements have you all reached or worked towards? Any new writing you're proud of you'd like to share with me? I hope all is well with everyone. |
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