Hello faithful blog readers! I hope that both of you are doing well! I'm way behind...I know...we have some catching up to do! Why am I way behind you ask?? Well...I've been living in the world of messed up people who work all night and sleep all day. I am completely backwards and completely out of touch with anything that comes close to reality. And not only do I work all night, but I am currently residing in the city of absolutely no sunshine. So, when I wake up, I have to look for the little pm light on my clock to know if it is the middle of the day or the middle of the night. I'm done with the night shift. Seriously.
Only 5 more days until I come home for Christmas!! Yeah!! I am so excited! I am hoping for an uneventful flight. No CPR. No mile-high propositions. Just a relaxing, leisurely trip across the country.
I'm sure that you have been worried sick about me after seeing the news reports of the storms that hit Pacific Northwest this week. But no reason to panic...my heater works just fine. However, I am one of the lucky ones. I heard on my way to work tonight that there are still over a million people without power. My parking garage did flood, though. When I was leaving for work tonight, my favorite bellman (yes...I have a bellman) pushed me to my car on a luggage cart so that I didn't have to wade through the 6 inches of freezing cold water.
My new favorite Starbucks treat: Gingerbread Chai Tea Latte. Amazing! If the barista looks at you kinda funny, just tell him that Molly said that it is 4 pumps of chai and 3 pumps of gingerbread. And, of coarse, a little whip cream on top.
My newfound winter wonderland is in Leavenworth, Washington. It is a small Bavarian village nestled in the Cascade Mountains about 2 hours from Seattle. Famous for it's Christmas lights and spectacular Christmas trees, Leavenworth is a fascinating little village during the holiday season. I felt like I was walking around in the Christmas Village that my mom displays on top of her piano every year. Take a look at my pictures! Go to Leavenworth...it makes everything better.
Tonight has been a very strange night at work. My patient is drunk. Yes...drunk. He is an alcoholic. He also has a brain aneurysm. Number one rule when you are taking care of a patient with a brain bleeder: do not upset the patient. If you upset the patient, his blood pressure will go up. And if his blood pressure goes up, his aneurysm will get bigger. And if his aneurysm keeps getting bigger, eventually it will burste. And that would be very bad. My only orders from the neurosurgeon...and I quote..."Keep your patient in his happy place. Give him as much beer as he wants." I am checking lab work every 2 hours to make sure that my patient's blood alcohol content is greater than 0.3%. That is more than 3 times the legal limit! At least he is a pleasant drunk. He has been singing to me all night. As I write, the intoxicated version of "You Are My Sunshine". A couple of hours ago, he even wrote me a song..."Here's To You, Little Nurse That Brings Me My Beer." I am now a Miller genuine draft commercial. Nice.
I have to go. The patient is calling for his waitress. It must be miller time...
