Swooshie's Journal. Countdown to 60. The Old Lady Lifts

[geek23ka]

woot!! on those PR's, swoosh!

[beatha]

GF your are killing it up in here . . . with 5 PR's in a single workout. GJ Swoosh

[jeezyreezy]

PR city swoosh.... niiiiiiiiiiiiice!

[Stncldsnake]

That's how you kill it in the gym, congrats on a big PR day!!

[llahhsoj]

Ok this calls for a legit... BOOM - PRs errywhere!!! Damn, you triple up on the pwo today or what? Also loled at the farmers walks twirling. Swoosh is gettin' her twirl on and not giving a single fuk, I love it!

This. 5 PRs in one day= Death and Destruction

[dreahere]

WTG, strong Swoosh!!!!

[emergency]

swoosh is strong , but I already knew that. nice PRs

[ectobryan]

Five PR's in one workout is Hall of Fame stuff, Swoosh...must be the magic of the locker...

[swooshie]

Hey everyone! Most of you know I work in an extremely busy clinic with a nursing staff of 5 that work the floor (I'm one of those 5) and another that takes triage calls .... today, with an extremely full load of patients and 3 docs in clinic, the triage nurse and I are the only ones here. Everyone else is either sick or has a sick child they're home with. Even our on-call team can't come in. I am the only one working the floor and I actually felt so overwhelmed that I started crying in the bathroom and shaking ... and crying ... oh, and I did mange to go to the bathroom since that was my original intent in going in there and I knew if I didn't take the opportunity I would just have to pee my pants and that's not at all a good look..........anyhoo ... one of my sweet docs ordered some lunch for me and Mr. Bossman just ran out to get it. But, I'm smiling now and getting through the day and not trying to hurry too much because I'm dealing with some critical care issues and if people have to wait ... so be it. (do I sound convincing?!!)

{{{smooches}}} Be back one of these days if I'm still alive by the end of the working day (which will truly be around 8pm)

Thanks for everyone's "atta Swoosh" at my great feats of strength which promptly hit a giant wall during yesterday's workout and Professor Ham and Spanky have promptly ordered me on a deload .... and prescribed a large, loaded pizza and a long snooze on the couch .....

[RyouBakua]

sorry youre feeling sad and overworked

[gobbles23]

Wow Swooshie- that sounds pretty crazy! I'm glad you're getting through the day! It'll be over soon I think pizza and bed sounds like an excellent plan! Especially after the day you're having! Rest up, and come back even stronger

[Luvdogs]

You'll need another spa day after that! Take care Swoosh!

[emergency]

[jjeane]

Sorry Swooshie! Hope the rest of your day is better.

[mmater]

Hang in there swooshie. I understand the nursing/ems life, so I can sympathize. Luckily, it sounds like you have some good docs to work for. Also, remember that you are only one person and can only do the best you can do (I've had to tell this to my RN sister on numerous occasions. A hard lesson I had to learn a few years ago).

And, there's no crying in amazon land. just sayin' ;-)

[Raigs]

You'll need another spa day after that! Take care Swoosh!

This you need another Spa day

[megdaig]

How awesome of Doc to take care of you.

Sounds like one of those times you have to step back, take a breath, rationalize and prioritize and do the best you can. YOU CAN DO IT!

[Redfizz]

Swoosh,

I totally look up to you. My year has been stressful with petty things to which I freak out, and yet you handle yourself with the most delicate decorum in the most trying times. You are an amazing woman inside and out.

(((((Swoosh))))))

Sending you hippie love!

[dreahere]

Hang in there, Swoosh, and enjoy you some pizza and zzzzzzs! May next week be much much better.

[beatha]

{{{Hugs}}}

Enjoy the weekend - rest, pizza and zzzzzzzzzzzz! That was a heck of a rough day you had.

[llahhsoj]

Pizza and rest seem like a good idea. However, if you listen to Spanky too much, you will only be working out 4-5 times a month.

Have a good weekend Swoosh!

[geek23ka]

i hope you survived, swoosh. i would probably cry at least three times and then again on the way home on a day like that.

<3 may the weekend bring nothing but warm fuzzies and love and SLEEP.

[Boomer29]

Keep calm And carry on.

[pharty]

Oh good gravy lady you know it's bad when we cry huh?
I need to go back and look at PRs I think I've been a bad friend lately.
Rest up pretty lady!

[swooshie]

sorry youre feeling sad and overworked

Awe .... sweetest gif ever! Thanks RB

Wow Swooshie- that sounds pretty crazy! I'm glad you're getting through the day! It'll be over soon I think pizza and bed sounds like an excellent plan! Especially after the day you're having! Rest up, and come back even stronger

Thanks, Gobbs! I think pizza and bed would make any day pretty darn awesome!

You'll need another spa day after that! Take care Swoosh!

Spa day! I do love a spa day!

Thanks, Julia!

Hey! That's exactly what I was wearing under my scrubs!!! I know you know that feeling, E (cept you wear the boy superman shirt )

Sorry Swooshie! Hope the rest of your day is better.

It's a new day and the weekend!!! Thanks, jj

[swooshie]

Hang in there swooshie. I understand the nursing/ems life, so I can sympathize. Luckily, it sounds like you have some good docs to work for. Also, remember that you are only one person and can only do the best you can do (I've had to tell this to my RN sister on numerous occasions. A hard lesson I had to learn a few years ago).

And, there's no crying in amazon land. just sayin' ;-)

Oh man, M ... was wishing I had you on speed dial! The responsibility of it all was so overwhelming for a few minutes, but 20 years experience has its benefits in situations like that. More about my day below!

I am sooooooooooo not a crier! I never have/never will cry on the floor and I got over it quickly and kicked my Amazon azz into gear and slapped myself in the face a few times and ... game on!

Thanks, M!

This you need another Spa day

Massage ..... I need a massage!

How awesome of Doc to take care of you.

Sounds like one of those times you have to step back, take a breath, rationalize and prioritize and do the best you can. YOU CAN DO IT!

Hiya Meg! I do work for awesome docs and I've been there for a long time, so I'm thankful they are so caring and understanding, because I've worked with some real pissazz ones before when I was working at the hospital.

That's totally what I did ... rationalized and prioritized and kept smiling and stayed calm and focused. One step at a time, right!

Swoosh,

I totally look up to you. My year has been stressful with petty things to which I freak out, and yet you handle yourself with the most delicate decorum in the most trying times. You are an amazing woman inside and out.

(((((Swoosh))))))

Sending you hippie love!

Awe ... Red! That meant a lot to me. <3 Your kind words really helped me get through my day. Sincere thanks.

Hang in there, Swoosh, and enjoy you some pizza and zzzzzzs! May next week be much much better.

Thanks, drea! I slept long and hard last night ... exhausted!

[swooshie]

{{{Hugs}}}

Enjoy the weekend - rest, pizza and zzzzzzzzzzzz! That was a heck of a rough day you had.

Hiya B Kept singing our "I love my job" song

Pizza and rest seem like a good idea. However, if you listen to Spanky too much, you will only be working out 4-5 times a month.

Have a good weekend Swoosh!

LOL! Spanky is my bb.com (and real life) psychotherapist!! He's good at it too. I bounce a lot of issues off on him because it's nice to get a guys perspective on certain things and he always gives me good advice. But I probably do work out more then he does!

Thanks for your support, Josh!

i hope you survived, swoosh. i would probably cry at least three times and then again on the way home on a day like that.

<3 may the weekend bring nothing but warm fuzzies and love and SLEEP.

I know you know the feeling! Slept like a rock last night .... makes for a much better day!

Thank you my Geek friend xoxoxo

Keep calm And carry on.

Yep! Not much else you can do cept "keep calm and carry on"

Oh good gravy lady you know it's bad when we cry huh?
I need to go back and look at PRs I think I've been a bad friend lately.
Rest up pretty lady!

I'm not at all one to cry. I'll get raging "rip your face off" pissed long before I will cry ... but I was in the bathroom and the only face in there to rip off was mine and that would have been bad

You're never a bad friend! Thanks, PSS

[TheMatzah]

never doubted you would rise above sw00sh, that's what strong women do.

take a breather, enjoy the weekend.

[swooshie]

I Lived and so did everyone else!!

Thank you all so very much for your support and encouragement yesterday. You have no idea how many times I read your comments on my cell phone yesterday and how much it truly helped. Love you guys!!!

After my little bathroom meltdown, the day was crazy but it went as well as it could have gone, all things considered. I have a lot of experience (20 odd years) and I can honestly say,that and being in pretty good physical shape helped a lot. I have a new coworker who I'm training that keeps "reminding" me that she has 3 years experience and I just want to scream at her that that is nothing!!! In this field you can never think that you know everything, because you don't and you never will .... nothing, n o t h i n g, is ever textbook. The thing that felt so overwhelming initially was that not only am I taking care of the patient in front of me, but I'm also taking care of an unborn baby. Working in OB for this long, I have certainly seen my share of bad outcomes. I know that when things start going wrong in obstetrics, they can progress from bad to worse to tragic in a very short amount of time. I never, ever want there to be a bad outcome because I missed something. Part of my job is to monitor and assess unborn babies (some high risk to boot) and that is something I am absolutely never willing to compromise because people are getting grumpy in the waiting room, or we are short staffed or whatever. That baby is my only concern at that moment.

I only had one rude patient the entire day and the front office staff really stepped up to the plate helping me with phone calls and paperwork and keeping waiting patients happy. I'm going to make them homemade cinnamon rolls to take in on Monday to say thanks. I think I took care of about 50 patients yesterday and had 3 hours of paperwork and charting to do after the last one left. I think I did a good job. I stayed happy and funny and everyone received good care. I even watered all of the plants before I left

I'm taking a little lifting break until Monday. I haven't lifted since Thursday, which was a god awful lifting day. This past week my recovery has been slow, I hadn't been sleeping well at all and my hipfuk was screaming at me. I could also tell my CNS was in full blown overdrive, so per Professor Ham and Spanky, time to deload. I'll see how I feel in the gym on Monday, but I may drop my weights down for the week.

Thanks again everyone! You all kept me going <3

[emergency]

I knew it would go well. awesome job swooshie.