Day 18

Hello!

Today was a good day at work! I did a lot of thing by myself today. Hazel was there too so that made the day more fun. I made a patient laugh today that I didn't know could laugh so that was a feel-good moment! One thing I really like about this job is I'm not running around picking up after other staff members, that's what housekeeping is for! I am doing a lot better with the patient's names and I was able to remember who was it what room. I work the night shift tomorrow which is midnight to 8am. That will probably be slow because I think you just have to check the patients every 2 hours. Overall I really enjoy this job and I am so glad I got it :)

Hope everyone's week is going well. miss you all!

Day 17 First day on the job

Hi Everyone,

So I started work at 8 am today and it was busy right until 4 pm. I thought I would just be going in to do paperwork but they got me started on working right off the bat. This week is my orientation so I have someone showing me how to do everything. My partner and I are responsible for waking the elders up, dressing and bathing them, feeding them breakfast and lunch, making the beds, and putting them down for a nap. I think there are 9 elders but you and your partner are only responsible for half on a shift, and they have a bath schedule so not everyone gets bathed on the same day. It's not too bad; I'm pretty hard to gross out. Some patients need more care than others and I'm having a hard time putting a face to the names on the charts and paperwork, but I'm sure I will get it soon with only 9 patients. There is another new girl there too. Her name is Hazel and she is 20. Her mother is a nurse there and they are Filipino. She is going to school for nursing and she said she wanted this job for the same reason as me: to get experience working in a hospital. The lady that was training me (I forget her name) was really nice and patient with me. Her husband is a nurse here and they have their 2 toddlers here with them. She was super nice and invited me to her place on our lunch break. She told me that the other HCA's are natives from here and they never show up for work on the weekends so that's why I'm working, which is fine by me! She said be prepared to work a shift without a partner in case they don't show up. I hope that doesn't happen this week.

I work another shift 8-4 tomorrow so I will let you know how that goes!

Brianna, the health care aide!!!

YAYYYYY I finally got a call from Joan today, she called and said, "Can you be in at 8 tomorrow morning so start your orinetation?"

So no more boring life!! The only problem is I don't know what to wear... I'm going to wear my black dress pants and a cardigan and bring a set of scrubs with me just in case that's what I'm supposed to wear. I tried calling her back to ask but the number I dialed ended up being some person and the only thing I could understand when I asked for Joan was "Sorry, wkdjfhakjdga kldfhgjkag, blah" So... I'm too scared to call that number again, therefore I will just bring an extra set of clothes. I'm not sure how much I get paid, but I'm not too worried because I am more excited to get the experience, but I'm sure glad I will be able to buy my own flour and icing.

I made my usual trip to the post office today and there was a different lady behind the counter. This one was much more talkative than the other lady, she started going on and on about the swine flu last summer and how she had to wear a full gown and mask to work for 3 weeks. She was very nice, I just think the swine flu was too random. You know, usually you start with the weather then go on from there.

Speaking of the weather, today is flipping gorgeous! It's 8 degrees and tomorrow it's supposed to be 11, then Wednesday 15!! Perfect for my running! I will have to slap on the sunscreen though.

Miss you all!

Day 16

I am extremely proud to announce that Austin has done the dishes 2 days in a row now! It's incredible! We just got up today around noon. He doesn't have to work until 4 so we were lazy. I was thinking about going to the hospital to check up on Joan, but I am waiting to get my replacement first aid certificate faxed over to me, so I may as well not to see her until I have both my first aid and CPR certificates to show her.

Today is my rest day on my running schedule. Yesterday I ran 2 km (yay me!!!) then I walked 1 km. The run was really hard, and I did have to stop a couple of times but it will get easier. Tomorrow I am supposed to run walk 2, run 2, then walk another 2 km. That should take me about an hour and 15 minutes. Blah.

That's all for now, have a good Monday!

Day 15 Happy Mother's Day

I just want to wish everyone a happy mother's day! I hope you get your cards soon! My mom got hers on Friday, but I don't think they've made it to the island yet.

Last night Austin made us a feast! He made us an enormous roast with beans, yorkshire pudding and gravy. He had to make the gravy and yorkshire with whole wheat flour because that was all we had, but it was still really good!

Day 14 Cupcakes

I feel soooo blah today. I slept until 2pm and all I want to do is make cupcakes. I've tried my hardest to eat well all week and I have been craving chocolate cupcakes all week. But we are missing 2 things: white flour and icing. Austin is being a frugal Scruge saying those things are too expensive to get, but its okay for him to order 5 lbs or ground beef that will take probably all summer for us to eat. I can't wait to get this job and have the freedom to buy flour and icing whenever the flip I want!

Day 13

Hi everyone! Today was very boring. I woke up and cleaned the apartment, then Aus went to work and I cleaned my yoga mat, which was surprisingly dirty. Then I fell asleep, cuz there was nothing else to do. I woke up around 8pm, then visited Austin at work until he was done at midnight. I went to the hospital actually around noon to see why Joan hasn't called me about the job, and she was out of town! Hmph! So I'm going back in on Monday. The most exciting thing of the day was I got to order some new clothes from roots today :D

I wanted to get a watch to time myself for running, but I couldn't decide on what watch to get, so I went without. These are the 3 watches I couldn't decide on.

Comment and let me know which one you like best.

Love you all!