Tag: travel nurse
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Is This Really The End?
I took this picture of a water puddle yesterday morning. I had to fight the dogs off of it so that I could capture it before they crushed it’s beauty (they always get in the middle of everything that I do). The joys of having pups that want to be helpful. I am packing up…
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The Great Plains (Chapter 8)
The temperatures finally got above freezing today. My plan was to work a shorter day so that I could get to the camper and dump all the tanks and open the shades to let the sunshine in. That didn’t happen for two reasons…. My first priority was to try to get the flooding stopped (the guest…
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The Great Plains (Chapter 5)
It has been a hard push to continue to work towards our facility goals and get ready for the holidays while being away from home. So much so, that I have found myself worn completely down, and sick. I have a tendency to delay seeking care for illness. I come by that naturally. With my…
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The Great Plains (Chapter 2)
I have knitted Wookie a couple of new sweaters and I am now working on some winter gear for my husband. He found a trainer nearby to bring his horses to and requested something to keep his neck warm. A scarf isn’t practical for someone riding a horse down the arena, so… I designed a…
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The Great Plains (Chapter 1)
We arrived to our new destination last week. We had a few days of warm weather to allow us time to make adjustments for winter. It isn’t easy to keep a camper maintained in cold weather. It can be a challenge to keep the interior warm when the walls and floors are so thin, and…
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Traveling On
It is hard to believe that I have been home for almost two months. It is the longest that I have been home in almost 2 years. During this time I have started another flock of guineas and chickens, planted herbs in my green house, performed fall cleaning/clean out of our home, baked bread weekly,…
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In A Border Town
I spent a few days this past week working per diem at a facility on the Texas border (8 hours from home). I have a few possible opportunities pending at home, but I wasn’t able to find any local per diem shifts to work while waiting for one of them to come to fruition. I…
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Leaving the Islands
We made it back to the islands with just a few weeks left on my assignment. We spent that time revisiting the places that we enjoyed the most, knowing that we may never be back. We have the best of intentions to return one day, but you never know what life has in store. It…
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The Island (Week 8 & 9)
It has been difficult the past two weeks. So many things… The positive: I made plans for a quick trip home. I couldn’t wait to see Wookie. It had been 8 weeks since I had seen him and prior to this, we had never even gone 8 days without seeing each other. I took him…
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The Islands (Week 7)
This past week was the one year anniversary of my twin sister’s death. It forced me to re-acknowledge that she is gone, which brought up a wealth of emotions. I realize now that I have spent this entire past year angry at her. Very few people know that. The anger has been strong enough that…
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The Islands (Week 6)
When we first arrived, I remember losing sleep and being slightly annoyed by the footsteps above me and the loud birds in the jungle surrounding us. Now I find it comforting (more evidence that perspective is relative). It is the first time in my existence that I have been alone. My husband went back home…
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The Islands (Week 4 & 5)
There are no pretentious people here. I mean that. I have yet to see one person in a suit and tie, high heels, or carrying a brand name purse. It is refreshing. There doesn’t seem to be a “rat race” and no one is chasing “the next best thing”. I have never been around a…
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The Islands (Week 3)
I just finished a stretch of 4 shifts in a row that have left me exhausted. When I chose the condo that I am currently in, I knew that it was 54 miles from the facility. To some people that may sound like a long commute, but I made that decision based on travel conditions…
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The Islands (Week 1)
This past week has been full of “firsts” for me. Let me tell you about it: I flew in an airplane for the first time! It is something that I have spent most of my adult life avoiding for sake of fear. I have been able to justify driving my car every time we have…
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The Midwest (Week 12)
Murphy’s law has been in full effect this past week. If anything could go wrong, it did….. I sent everything to the board of nurses for my new license. I got an email from them that they would be returning the money orders. I sent the amount listed on the application, but they sent me…
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The Midwest (Week 11)
Happy Nurse’s Week! My sister sent me this cup as a gift to celebrate. It’s a time in which we honor Florence Nightingale (The lady with the lamp) and commemorate her birthday. She was a legend in her own lifetime and one of the most famous women in British history. She became a nurse despite the…
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The Midwest (Week 10)
My husband is here for a visit which allows us the ability to explore (see previous post for more information). We visited the center of the contiguous United States this past weekend. It was a quiet little place with a covered area and picnic tables. We would have packed a lunch if we had known!…
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The Midwest (Week 7 & 8)
This assignment is flying by! I seriously don’t know where the time is going. I have found myself in uncharted territory. The car trouble that I recently encountered has become compounded by the fact that there are no parts available to fix it. I purchased this car in January to ensure that I would not…
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The Midwest (Week 6)
What a wonderful weekend we just had! As I travel nurse, my husband team ropes, and the kids are grown and in different places -It becomes increasingly difficult for us to all be together. Our son came home to visit from the military (Army MP) and I was able to manage a trip home from…