TUESDAY talk

tinyhumantoe · December 2014

I had a dream last night that I was pregnant, dating, and having sex with dudes. I blame the flu. I woke up really concerned that maybe having two kids will make my dating life harder. I slowly realized that I was married and five seconds away from peeing the bed.

redneckmomma25 · December 2014

I have my second a/s today. Hoping he cooperates and we get good heart shots.

crene84 · December 2014

Ha, pregnancy dreams are the worst..too bad I'm not pregnant and still having weird dreams.

MarisaKathleen · December 2014

I work with a bunch of children. I have a very difficult student this semester who is unhappy with our nursing petition process. She's complained all the way up the line to the Dean of Students. Every time I meet with her, it's for at least 90 minutes. So last Monday/Tuesday I asked our front desk staff to tell her that I was booked if she showed up to see me while this is all getting sorted out. she never makes appointments, just shows up, hence why I asked them to do this.

So my student stalked and stalked so I finally saw her & she shared with me that someone at our front desk told her that I was avoiding her and that I can't help her anymore. So I called that front desk person out. It's not the first time front desk chick has done something like that to our team, and it never gets handled. So now our whole front desk team is all whispery and bitchy about everything. I honestly don't care. I have enough friends. I'm not at here to make more. Come to work and do your damn job & don't share things like that with students. Especially students that are a known problem throughout the college. It's just ridiculous.

AlinnJo · December 2014

I have so much shit to do before we leave. I've never had to pack stuff for being gone for 2 weeks. I'm also feeling bad for leaving our dogs. I hope our big guy does ok. At least they will be home so hopefully they aren't too stressed. I hate long drives and I'm dreading this long drive. I told H that this was my one drive for the next 5 years. Yuck.

THT- I hope you are feeling better today! Sounds like yesterday was pretty rough!

My MIL spent over $200 on an American Girl bitty babyl and accessories for Q for Christmas. I think I'm going to put most of it away for awhile. She is not ready for using all of that stuff. I didn't realize that stuff was so crazy expensive. I've never had any!!

tinyhumantoe · December 2014

Thanks @alinnjo I think yesterday would have been better if I took more medicine. I was hoping this would be a 24 hour thing but it's not looking that way

ETA holy hell, just looked up the bitty baby stuff. It's a lot more expensive than I remember it being. Wow.

@marisakathleen I would have really reamed the front desk. Giving that information out doesn't help anyone, including the student. Maybe you need to have an appointment only policy with this student, and have a set time that limits the appointment to 30 minutes. What is she petitioning? To get into the nursing school?

tinyhumantoe · December 2014

My sister had a 3.8GPA in high school, 4.0 GPA for 3 consecutive semesters in college with a very heavy science load, and decent hospital volunteer experience... and could not get in to Purdue's nursing program. A nursing professor reviewed her app and could not figure out why she couldn't get accepted. She had to apply three times, and finally got in. She can't believe the idiots she's in the program with, considering how hard it was for her to get in.

Meanwhile our male neighbor, same age, dropped out of a different college with a 1.68 GPA (or similar) in OLS and he got in first try.

This made me think of your student @marisakathleen. Is something like this going on?

tinyhumantoe · December 2014

I rally rally rally want our new living room furniture to get here. Once it gets here, I'm going to decide if I want to paint. The sales guy said worst case scenario 3-4 weeks, but the form I signed allowed 8 weeks. I had a feeling we'd be looking at 8 weeks, and online reviews show that sometimes they don't even meet that. Damnit.

Pokedot · December 2014

tinyhumantoe said:

My sister had a 3.8GPA in high school, 4.0 GPA for 3 consecutive semesters in college with a very heavy science load, and decent hospital volunteer experience... and could not get in to Purdue's nursing program. A nursing professor reviewed her app and could not figure out why she couldn't get accepted. She had to apply three times, and finally got in. She can't believe the idiots she's in the program with, considering how hard it was for her to get in.

Meanwhile our male neighbor, same age, dropped out of a different college with a 1.68 GPA (or similar) in OLS and he got in first try.

This made me think of your student @marisakathleen. Is something like this going on?

That's crazy and scary at the same time. I'm always nervous when I hear how people with shitty GPA's got into the medical field. I probably wouldn't feel comfortable having someone like that work on me.

Bighair12 · December 2014

@loislayn for some reason I already thought you were an RN?

tinyhumantoe · December 2014

BobKat22 said:

I'm seriously considering going back to school but I'm scared out of my mind. I think I'm going to start with a CNA course and see what I think before leaping.
Nurses have to work too hard. You should do ultrasound

I have a lot of friends who do u/s and love it. It's a 2y program, right?

27boo · December 2014

loislayn said:

I'm seriously considering going back to school but I'm scared out of my mind. I think I'm going to start with a CNA course and see what I think before leaping.

You are brave! Good for you! At some point, I want to get my Master's, but it's not happening anytime soon. I will just keep taking clock hours. I'm a chicken.

Pokedot · December 2014

This week is my peak week for baby making. Both DH and I have been so tired we aren't even having sex. We're going to bed. The first time around trying with B it was fun and exciting. This time it feels like a chore. I want it to be fun.

I think it's harder with DH's schedule now. He used to work days 7-3pm now he's all over the map working 12 hours. It looks like its shaping up to be mids whenever I'm fertile! This should be fun.

B is on anitbiotics for an ear infection for 10 days. He still has until Thursday but ran out of them this morning. I knew it would happen becuase they can only fit so much in the bottle and he was on 10 ml 2x a day. Would you call and have them make another bottle or screw it? This is our first ear infection.

Bighair12 · December 2014

loislayn said:

tinyhumantoe said:

BobKat22 said:

I'm seriously considering going back to school but I'm scared out of my mind. I think I'm going to start with a CNA course and see what I think before leaping.
Nurses have to work too hard. You should do ultrasound

I have a lot of friends who do u/s and love it. It's a 2y program, right?

Also, how's the pay? Is there any advancement beyond u/s tech?

I am an x-tech and nuclear medicine tech with a four year degree similar to ultrasound. Unless you want to do management not really.

I am in PA school since I didn't want to do the RN route then NP.

tinyhumantoe · December 2014

loislayn said:

She's a white girl, yes? They will choose a mediocre minority (in this case, even a white male in that profession is a minority) than another white girl.

LOL yup, I told her to get a face to face interview because she looks ethnic.

kdsmith43 · December 2014

@Loislayn you could also look in to certificate programs in sonography - you probably have a lot of the prerequisites. I see a lot of dietetics students applying for cardiovascular perfusion certification programs also.

Bighair12 · December 2014

loislayn said:

I considered PA school and I'd probably be a shoe-in because MIL is the clinic coordinator for a PA program at a local university, but I dont' love the idea of not being able to work during that time, whereas with an online ARNP program, I could work too. I couldn't get into PA school right now anyways, my grades from my BS aren't good enough and I've been out of school 6 years so they aren't current. I figure if I have to do school to get ready for PA school, I may as well get schooling for something.

Gotcha. The program I going through the first two semesters I have been able to work full time since it is online. The next four will be weekends mostly.

Got to love having to make life decisions with having little ones.

tinyhumantoe · December 2014

Man, PAs and NPs are in high demand because of the direction healthcare is headed.

Bighair12 · December 2014

tinyhumantoe said:

Man, PAs and NPs are in high demand because of the direction healthcare is headed.

Can't pump out enough doctors that's for sure.

tinyhumantoe · December 2014

Ya'll have more energy than I do. That's all I'm sayin!

kdsmith43 · December 2014

If you have a M.Ed., are 50-60 years old and you don't know how to do basic computer functions... you need to go take some classes. Being able to differentiate between a Word document and a PDF is not that hard.

tinyhumantoe · December 2014

I have an ad due today, but my computer with photoshop is at the office and I'm at home sick. I'm 2 hours in to trying to download a free trial of Adobe Cloud, and I am praying the new PS is similar to the old so I can actually use it. Fawk.

AlinnJo · December 2014

I'm really impressed with all of you in school or wanting to go. I have absolutely no desire or drive. I took a couple classes towards my masters, but then I got pregnant. And once I quit teaching, it wasn't worth it to spend the money to finish. You all are pretty amazing. It's got to be a ton of work!!

AlinnJo · December 2014

Random- what is Doc McStuffins' real name?

MarisaKathleen · December 2014

tinyhumantoe said:

This made me think of your student @marisakathleen. Is something like this going on?

No--we have a petition process. Our nursing department looks at specific things. The biggest thing is the score they get on the National League of Nursing Pre-Entrance Exam. This student got a really low score. She just met the requirements by 1pt, so she's an alternate, which means that either someone enrolled in Advanced A&P will have to not be successful in their course, or someone else will have to drop out before she'd get the call that she could start. Our petition process is silly--it doesn't include an interview, or letters of recc. like other schools. They base admission solely on the test, & your grades in A&P & Advanced A&P & overall GPA.

@loislayn, I would tell you that CNA will not be indicative of what nursing would be like, unless you can get in at a hospital. In our area, CNAs are very rare in the hospitals and are typically only hired in long term care or hospice, so most of my students don't feel like they've been prepared just based on doing that. That being said, I think you'd be a fantastic nurse, especially after everything you guys have been going through with Reid.

kdsmith43 · December 2014

AlinnJo said:

Random- what is Doc McStuffins' real name?

Dottie McStuffins

https://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Dottie_McStuffins

ETA: fix link

AlinnJo · December 2014

kdsmith43 said:

AlinnJo said:

Random- what is Doc McStuffins' real name?

Dottie McStuffins

https://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Dottie_McStuffins

ETA: fix link

Dottie? Really? I don't think it fits her. It's not what I expected. Oh well!! Thanks for googling for me @kdsmith43‌

MarisaKathleen · December 2014

AlinnJo said:

I'm really impressed with all of you in school or wanting to go. I have absolutely no desire or drive. I took a couple classes towards my masters, but then I got pregnant. And once I quit teaching, it wasn't worth it to spend the money to finish. You all are pretty amazing. It's got to be a ton of work!!

STUCK:
I agree. There's absolutely no way with having kids that I would go back to school again. Even if it was free. I just have no motivation to go through all of that again. School was always very easy for me, but if I had gone for something in the allied health field, or anything like that, I imagine I would have really struggled.

My useless Master's in in HR. I'll never use that, but hey, at least it's a degree.

tinyhumantoe · December 2014

@marisakathleen That seems pretty cut and dry, why does she come sit in your office? To wallow?

tyrannasaurusjess · December 2014

BobKat22 said:

I'm seriously considering going back to school but I'm scared out of my mind. I think I'm going to start with a CNA course and see what I think before leaping.
Nurses have to work too hard. You should do ultrasound

I was looking into going back to school to get certified to do this, but there are no programs anywhere near me

Also, seriously now... how can I fix my profile picture?? I cannot figure it out, and don't know why it's only showing stock profile pictures (I never deleted my old one...wtf bump)

kelbel527 · December 2014

AlinnJo said:

kdsmith43 said:

AlinnJo said:

Random- what is Doc McStuffins' real name?

Dottie McStuffins

https://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Dottie_McStuffins

ETA: fix link

Dottie? Really? I don't think it fits her. It's not what I expected. Oh well!! Thanks for googling for me @kdsmith43‌

Ha! We were just watching this last weekend and she introduced herself to Santa as Doc, I was sitting there thinking, well, she has a real name! But I didn't know what it was either and I was too lazy to google.

willy_gert · December 2014

I should have gone to PA school after college. I probably would have spent just as much as my master's in business administration/ healthcare and I could have been making a ton more money by now.

I've considered going back to school to have a clearer path going forward. I "fit" in my career with my master's, but either the guy I've been in constant competition with will have to leave our agency or I will have to get a social work degree to move further up in my current organization. Otherwise, I have considered either bridging to a teaching degree or bridging to a BSN, because I have a lot of courses for both of those from my bachelors. (I was kind of an overachiever with two majors and two minors) But trying to decide something now is insanely impossible.

MarisaKathleen · December 2014

tinyhumantoe said:

@marisakathleen That seems pretty cut and dry, why does she come sit in your office? To wallow?

YES! @tinyhumantoe, she wants to wallow and complain. I see her roughly 3 times a week, give or take. I've referred her to my boss, & to the counselor and nope. She only wants to work with me. Honestly, she'll most likely never make it through our program with how personally she takes everything. Our program isn't a hand holding, sunshine and rainbows kind of program. It's very sink or swim.

Also, shitty cookies has been sitting in my neighbor's office for almost a half hour talking about these "delicious" cookies he's making for our pot luck on Thursday. Seriously. The whole time he's been talking about them and how they're sugar cookies and they went through 3 different recipes to try and make one without butter. F THAT. Sugar cookies are butter & sugar. Quit messing with that! I predict they're going to taste like dirt.

tinyhumantoe · December 2014

Wait, what's wrong with butter!?

kelbel527 · December 2014

I have the most amazing husband ever. I showed up at work and realized I left my laptop at home. Between getting the kids ready and putting together our personal laptop to lend to my Mom, I completely forgot to grab my own.

While I was sitting here waiting for someone from IT to get in to help me get a loaner (my drive homr is 20-30 mins each way, I didn't want to have to leave), DH showed up with my laptop. I was like the little kid who left her lunch at home. lol. Oh, and now I owe him big. Guess I know what we're doing after the kids go to bed...

tinyhumantoe · December 2014

I've been feeling really sentimental towards DH lately but not really showing it. He's really the greatest guy I know and I think he's so handsome. It's like I'm waiting to have this kid and get my body back to show affection towards him.

@kelbel527 that is really sweet! Love that he saved your day!

melody921 · December 2014

AlinnJo said:

I'm really impressed with all of you in school or wanting to go. I have absolutely no desire or drive. I took a couple classes towards my masters, but then I got pregnant. And once I quit teaching, it wasn't worth it to spend the money to finish. You all are pretty amazing. It's got to be a ton of work!!

I hear you. Part of me wants to go for my master's because I truly enjoyed school when I was a student. Then I think, would I enjoy it so much with two little kids and a full-time job? And I don't look into any more programs.

willy_gert · December 2014

So, my mom offered to meet me halfway between our houses and take Luci starting Christmas afternoon until after DH's gall bladder surgery. I haven't said yes or no yet, because I have never been away from her for more than one night at a time. I don't know what to do. It would be awesome to not have to worry about her while trying to get ready for DH's surgery, but I am also nervous that she won't handle it well. I've considered taking her to my mom on Thursday and then going to spend the weekend with my Mom after work on Friday until Sunday. DH would be home, but he is working most of that anyway..... I don't know, I just can't convince myself that she would be okay......

melody921 · December 2014

I left my lunch at home today. Waaah. It was homemade lasagna soup. Now, I feel like whatever I scrounge up at lunchtime is not going to live up to the expectations I had of that steaming bowl of soup. :-/

On another note, I'm nervous about this, and I don't know why, so maybe typing it out and getting some feedback will help. Months ago, DH and I started looking around at daycares bc we will have to switch centers before DS goes to kindergarten next fall, and waiting lists are pretty common in our area. We found one that seemed like a good fit -- good curriculum, teachers seemed nice, center is clean, location is convenient. The only thing that doesn't thrill me is that the kids have to eat their meals/snacks (DH thinks this is great bc it's so convenient. I'm a bit of a healthy food nazi so I think the meals are not going to be as good as what I'd pack, but it is what it is).

We're debating how soon before he starts kindergarten we actually want to move the kids bc it's going to run us an extra $60 a week. Part of me thinks we could save that money until we need to spend it; another part thinks maybe it's better to move the kids sooner in case the center completely sucks and we need to hustle to find a plan B before kindergarten starts.

I have been dragging my feet on signing the paperwork to hold their spots. I can't explain it, as I already said everything about the place looks good. We've only ever had one negative experience with a daycare, and it was a few years ago. Maybe I just feel like we could potentially be stuck here since I wouldn't move DS mid-kindergarten year. Or maybe it's bc I feel comfortable with our current center. Or maybe it's some deep-seated uncertainty surrounding my own career/direction in life. I can't pinpoint it, DH doesn't really understand it (nor do I), and I feel like I just need to bite the bullet, pay the registration and move on with our lives.

This crazy went on way too long, so I present you this non-shitty, butter-filled cookie if you made it to the end:

melody921 · December 2014

willy_gert said:

So, my mom offered to meet me halfway between our houses and take Luci starting Christmas afternoon until after DH's gall bladder surgery. I haven't said yes or no yet, because I have never been away from her for more than one night at a time. I don't know what to do. It would be awesome to not have to worry about her while trying to get ready for DH's surgery, but I am also nervous that she won't handle it well. I've considered taking her to my mom on Thursday and then going to spend the weekend with my Mom after work on Friday until Sunday. DH would be home, but he is working most of that anyway..... I don't know, I just can't convince myself that she would be okay......

When is the surgery? I am sure Luci would be fine bc kids are very adaptable. I'd let your mom take her so you have one less worry. If you really feel like it's too long, you could go for the weekend, but it might actually be harder to leave her than if you just hand her over to your mom on Thursday.

jenndub · December 2014

@melody921 I've never heard of lasagna soup but I'm pretty sure it's what dreams are made of. I can't have dairy right now (damn you Lennon!) but as soon as I can I'm going to be all over that.

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