Work and other issues

Apr 17, 2012

I found out about three weeks ago that my entire department is closing down.  (I'm theER  nurse manager for the float pool of a multisystem hospital and my staff is being divided up among the hospitals and so all the nurse managers in my office are looking for new jobs.)  I've been surprisingly ok in all of this.  But I am feeling the stress, mostly evidenced by significant fatigue.  Every time I try to look at job openings, I feel exhausted, get a headache and turn off the computer.  Fortunately I have a couple of recruiters working for me.  I have a couple of interivews lined up for jobs I'm really interested in.  Unfortunately, it looks like I'm going to have to move away from San Antonio.  I have to pack again.  Sigh...

I had my post op follow up visit last week.  I didn't have my lab work done ahead of time.  I had gotten the emergency call that my grandmother appeared to be dying so we made the mad dash to Florida.  She recovered somewhat, still unable to go home.  But she survivied.  And I didn't get home until the weekend and had my appointment on Tuesday.  I've got to get my lab work done, but they felt that I was doing well, on track.  I've still not really lost much in the past month and a half.  I can't seem to break the 200 pound barrier.  I'm hovering around 201.  It would be nicer to be stuck at 199!

Actually, I'm surprisingly ok with that as well.  I'm feeling good, happy with the weight loss.  I have lots of pants, struggling to have enough shirts.  A little too cheap to buy much new stuff that I hope won't fit too long.  I'm thinking of having some things altered.  I'm just not sure if it's worth it.

And I'm off to work in a little while.  It's so strange.  We're emptying out the office as the building will no longer belong to us after Saturday.  It's a weird feeing.

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