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I wasn’t going to bore you with stories from work again, but again something happened. Yesterday I was taking care of the same patient that I have had for at least a week now. And every day, her potassium is low. Every day the doctor makes rounds in the morning, sees that it is low, and orders us to replace the potassium through her IV. Yesterday her potassium was 1.5 (normal is 3.5 to 5.0), which is a critical level because abnormal potassium can cause life-threatening heart rhythm problems. Nurses worry when it drops below 3.   The day before, her potassium had been 1.8. I was with my preceptor that day, and she informed me that although it was…
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I had a wonderful weekend, slept great, and was refreshed all day Sunday. I was ready to start the week. Well, last night I could not fall asleep for hours. My parents keep the house way too hot to be sleeping upstairs, and yet for some reason I didn’t think to go down and lower the thermostat. Therefore I tossed and turned, kicked covers and twisted sheets. Cleo was restless too; someone somewhere was setting off remnants of Independence Day firecrackers, and that got her trembling and needy for my attention. I think that today wouldn’t have seemed so bad if I weren’t so tired the whole time. But I was and it did. It was the first day at…
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After my mom and I got home from a meeting with the wedding planner from House Plantation yesterday, we told my dad that we’ve decided to use their caterer. My dad immediately said, “I would like some input on the menu!” “Dad, I already know that you want fajitas.” “Well, fajitas would be nice, but I’m holding off judgment until I see what they have to offer. If there’s pizza, I’d go for pizza.” He was completely serious. (Hi, Dad! I love you!)

Ah, Friday. It’s a good day. Not as good as Saturday, or Sunday, but still good. And this has been a long week.  Not just with work, although that gives me very limited time to accomplish anything else. But with getting the bridesmaid dresses ordered (requiring two separate trips to the shop), a weekly indoor soccer game, dinner with a friend, and finally getting myself organized and settled in my parents’ house, I have had very little time to relax. David came by the house last night briefly, but that was the first time we’d seen each other since Sunday. So yeah, long week. It’s been kind of nice to be living with my parents again, although strange at times. Cleo…
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It’s good to have things to look forward to. For example: the weekend, seeing friends from out of town, a good vacation, heaven, blah blah blah. I think that one of the main reasons that I can usually stay so positive is because I always find something to look forward to, whether it’s little or big. People who have a hard time with this sometimes start negative habits just because it gives them something to look forward to. I was thinking about this concept this morning as I dragged myself out of bed. There are certain things that make it a little bit easier on me to wake up at 4 a.m. For example, when my alarm goes off I…
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