Long time no see, smell, hear, etc.
Looks like I last blogged in early October. Since then, Chet and Corbin returned to the States, with Mom as escort. Come to think of it, Mom will be back soon too. Trev just returned tonight from a 2 week training stint back in the States too (for the Guard).
And I've been doing the same shit, different day deal all along :-P
Actually, I called in sick for today and tomorrow, as I'm down with some kind of nasty cold. And I know Val thinks I'm crazy, but I've been mixing my own OTC drug cocktails for almost 5 days now just to deal with the symptoms - from antihistamines, to multi-symptom cold meds, pain relief meds and just today I added on cough syrup with codeine to the mix (my leftover batch from back in June when I was last ill).
Oh, and I rediscovered the Vicks VapoRub (it's been a little helpful) after many years of not using it (due to disliking the burning feeling as a kid). The Vicks Inhaler thingy is still very strong for my nose, so I've only used that when I'm severely stuffy.
I'm gonna try to walk-in to the clinic tomorrow, 'cause I know work will be needing a damn excuse for my absence. Maybe I can ask the Doc to give me a couple more days off, just to really rest and relax.
I swear, work has been hellish lately - you still see "Code Red" bed status nearly every day on the PDN's front page (which I think they shouldn't be doing, but that's an entirely different topic to discuss later). And we just finished dealing with the off-island heart team's project (cardiac caths/angiograms, and yes, we did open-heart surgeries again - cardiac bypasses to be exact) - so our staff has performed above and beyond the call of duty recently. And now we're all passing colds to eachother (stress and decreased immunity + (any) hospital being a germ haven = ILLNESS)
I need to recharge my batteries. Actually, even my coworkers have been working on "Low-Batt" status. It's terrible, but that's reality.
Val says I need to take better care of myself before I can take care of others. I think she's right. My Doc told me recently that I need to lose weight and start exercising. I'll think about that after I recuperate from this damn cold.
I realize there's not many things that I like to do for exercise. Maybe I don't like exercise at all, PERIOD. Eh...I guess I'm just so lazy. But I understand the longer I stay obese, the higher my chances are of getting really sick - Diabetes, Hypertension, High Cholesterol, Cancer, etc.
And I'm already 29 years old. Almost 30, dammit. My life span is already probably shortened due to my ill health. Who knows how many more years I have left to exist on this earth...
And I've been doing the same shit, different day deal all along :-P
Actually, I called in sick for today and tomorrow, as I'm down with some kind of nasty cold. And I know Val thinks I'm crazy, but I've been mixing my own OTC drug cocktails for almost 5 days now just to deal with the symptoms - from antihistamines, to multi-symptom cold meds, pain relief meds and just today I added on cough syrup with codeine to the mix (my leftover batch from back in June when I was last ill).
Oh, and I rediscovered the Vicks VapoRub (it's been a little helpful) after many years of not using it (due to disliking the burning feeling as a kid). The Vicks Inhaler thingy is still very strong for my nose, so I've only used that when I'm severely stuffy.
I'm gonna try to walk-in to the clinic tomorrow, 'cause I know work will be needing a damn excuse for my absence. Maybe I can ask the Doc to give me a couple more days off, just to really rest and relax.
I swear, work has been hellish lately - you still see "Code Red" bed status nearly every day on the PDN's front page (which I think they shouldn't be doing, but that's an entirely different topic to discuss later). And we just finished dealing with the off-island heart team's project (cardiac caths/angiograms, and yes, we did open-heart surgeries again - cardiac bypasses to be exact) - so our staff has performed above and beyond the call of duty recently. And now we're all passing colds to eachother (stress and decreased immunity + (any) hospital being a germ haven = ILLNESS)
I need to recharge my batteries. Actually, even my coworkers have been working on "Low-Batt" status. It's terrible, but that's reality.
Val says I need to take better care of myself before I can take care of others. I think she's right. My Doc told me recently that I need to lose weight and start exercising. I'll think about that after I recuperate from this damn cold.
I realize there's not many things that I like to do for exercise. Maybe I don't like exercise at all, PERIOD. Eh...I guess I'm just so lazy. But I understand the longer I stay obese, the higher my chances are of getting really sick - Diabetes, Hypertension, High Cholesterol, Cancer, etc.
And I'm already 29 years old. Almost 30, dammit. My life span is already probably shortened due to my ill health. Who knows how many more years I have left to exist on this earth...
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