Wow! I just logged back onto here and realized it had been a few months since I have been on. I think I was on at the end of August and it is December now! Christmas will be here before we know it. I got a new job and will be starting Thursday evening. For a couple of weeks, I will be the evening charge nurse and as soon as the current Nurse Care Manager leaves (he has already given his notice), I will be their new nurse care manager.
I was really hoping to get back on at one of the hospitals here, but I can not sit around and wait forever. I will be oriented for 2 days on the long term side and 2 days on the skilled side. I will also get training for the manager position. I will get on the job orientation/training and also they will be sending me up to one of their facilities (probably in Portland). There I will be trained for 3 days. I was feeling quite a bit of anxiety over my new job, but I am feeling better now. Its just the fear of the unknown and working again after a couple months off.
Although it has been a couple of tough months, there are some things I am thankful for and happy about. The time off has given me the time to become closer to my 2 kids, ages 14 and 10. I have also got some things done that I felt like I never had the time to do. Also, with my previous job, I was working 12 plus hours a day. I know that this is unhealthy for me and my relationships with my kids. I need to become very organized when I become the nurse care manager. I know the importance of putting your all into your job, bu my family comes first.
Right now, I am dealing with quit a bit. My mind feels so full of thoughts about my life, the choices I have to make, and living with those choices. I need a mini vacation... go somewhere quiet, think everything over, work on me being introspective (something I have not done much of at all, but I know this will help me find more out about who I am, what I am, and what I need in life.
Well, I should have been to sleep hours ago. Damn insomnia!
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