Cup 'o' Pee

Today I peed in a cup. That was how I met Debby Fisher. She was my Cup 'o' Pee officiator. It is awkward to meet someone that you will be working with, for the first time, by handing them a warm cup or your own urine.
It was nice to meet you Debby. Thanks for accepting my urine as a token of our future working relationship.
I passed (so to speak) the urine drug test. My first of many tests at my new job. I will have my first day learning "treatments" on Wednesday. Tomorrow I go to Spokane with Sunny to buy groceries and perhaps some scrubs. I bought some today at Wal-Mart. They are plain. I'm looking for something a little more interesting. I already had one scrubs shirt that has planets and asteroids etc. on it.

Have Job...Will Not Travel

Yes...I was offered a job yesterday. I will be working at a local Nursing Home. There are many good aspects to that. I will be developing some of the "traditional" nursing skills that I never got to use in public health. I think the people I will be working with will be pretty nice. One of the things that the administrator said in my interview was, "We try to hire nice people." I will be serving a population of people that need TLC and someone to listen to them. I hope I can get up to speed quickly so I can get comfortable enough to "be there" for the people who are living there. One thing about this job, I will not have to travel.
So, to those of you out there that were very supportive to me (you know who you are) while I was looking for work and going through the upheaval of the transition out of the Health District...Thank you from my heart. "Thank you" doesn't seem like enough. I have deepened some relationships that I hope will last the rest of my life. I have learned to love some people that are remarkable and felt loved as well.
I have left behind some relationships that I thought would be lifetime. I was hurt but I am not bitter. As I have said previously, "My conscience is clear." I suspect that most of the people that hurt me think they were doing the right thing at the time. I hope they will begin to see things more clearly over time. I wish them luck and peace.
Change is good even if it is a bit frightening at first.
Someone once said, "Chance favors the prepared mind."
So...Be prepared.(the Boy Scout motto) You never know what's coming around the corner.
Love, peace and good fortune,
Greenmoss

I read today

My Dad's Elementary school class in Elsinore, Missouri.

Today, for the first time in a long time, I read. I started reading the new vampire series. It was so nice. I started reading and fell asleep in the first ten minutes. After my nap I read for about 2-3 hours. That was very relaxing and fun. Now I will be tortured until I finish the book. Then there are 3 more books. Woo Hoo! I hope I can find the time/make the time. I really miss reading. Ordinarily my family does not allow me to read for more than 10 minutes at a time before it's "daddy daddy" or "honey I need you to do something."
Wish me luck!
Greenmoss

Give Thankings

When you have plenty and you lose some, you still have enough.
Now there is a toxic environment without me in it.
There is a family that envelopes me with love.
Many people give me support, smiles, encouragement and friendship.
Thanks universe!
I feel like a flower in the sun.
Greenmoss

getting back on the horse (no! not heroin!)

I refuse to let this get me down and am
filled with hope and a sense of potential.
There is a job out there for me, even if I have to carve it out and convince an employer that they need what I have to offer.
Nothing will stand in my way. My eyes will be open to opportunities, options, and creative ways of approach.
The support of my friends and family has been tremendous. My self esteem and self confidence are high. That will translate into confidence and an energetic appearance to employers.

Look forward to reading about my new job on this blog soon!!

How long has it been?

HIRE ME !

Hey blog checking friends,
It's been a long dang time since I posted. I am currently lookin' for a job. A job as a nurse educator would be nice. Anybody got one out there? I won't take just any job. (at least not yet)
This is my resume photo. Do you think it will help? I am wearing a tie!
I have not only been absent from posting on my own blog but I haven't been checking your blogs either. I will be doing that tonight. I hope you are all doing well. I love you all (yes, even you "stumble upon" people) but especially my friends that I can talk to and give me such great support. You are immeasurably important to me.
Then, of course, there is Sunny. She is the warm sunshine in my life. She has been as supportive as the foundation of the Statue of Liberty, as Atlas holding up the world, as my grandma's panty hose, as the trunk of a Great Redwood Tree. Need I say more?
Greenmoss

What the (ok I'm gonna say it) SPQR?

I'm fired! I'm taking an attorney with me to go get em!
They are so smug and self confident. HmmHmmHmm...
I'm not sure if I will prevail.
But if the attorney feels that I have a leg to stand on
he will work on a contingency basis.
They must have thought I would take whatever they dished out.
So, to them I say, "SPQR!"