I am laying here like a lame, old woman (no offense to those of you who really ARE old- *cough, cough*) thinking about how I am already dreading going to work at the nursing home tomorrow...
For starters, I just HATE having to get up that early!
I absolutely LOVE the residents and I love feeling like I can better what could be the last days of an elderly person's life! I just don't care much for the lack of communication in the workplace, the attitudes that we deal with from co-workers and mostly from the family members of the residents, along with miscellaneous other things that totally get on my nerves.
I guess I just have to keep my perspective on WHY I am there.
But I'm not going to lie, sometimes that is
Just.
Plain.
Hard.
The whole meaning of the job is quite rewarding and I have certain people that I look forward to spending time with, my favorite being Mrs. "M" who I bring Louis L'Amour books for. She is such a joy to be around and I always take away more from her than I could ever give in return. She has taught me many things about life in the short time I have known her. I could sit with her for hours, enthralled in what she has to say.
She is 90 years old and has her wits about her. She has a better memory than I do, on my good days. A frail, sharp-featured woman, she is often misunderstood and no one else really cares for her besides me and 2 other people, possibly in the world. Sometimes I wonder if her own family cares for her much because of her strong personality and her opinions that she is more than happy to share. She and I are of kindred spirits for sure! Lol! I love this lady dearly and she makes me miss my nanny! :(
Maybe one day I can be that kind of influence upon someone else's life! One can only hope...
Eventually all the pieces will fall into place, until then... LAUGH at the confusion, LIVE for the moment and know that EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON...
Hello there!
These are the tales of a single-again, 20-something-year-old, "sassy chef". I am on the road to self-(RE)discovery after the devastation of my divorce. I want to know who I am, what I want out of life, and how to get it. Things may be hard right now, but the show must go on, so I have decided to blog about every second of it. Who needs a therapist anyways, when I have you guys?!? :)
So, here I am...
Let me start off by saying...I feel that a LOT of people truly misunderstand me, but those that get me REALLY get me...
I am easy to confide in, trustworthy, and can keep a secret for ages! Once you win me over you have a friend for a lifetime...it's just winning me over that's the struggle, for I am not easily impressed...
WHICH BRINGS ME TO MY NEXT POINT...
I struggle with being too up front with people. I usually don't know when to keep my opinons to myself until it's too late. This is something I have had to mindfully and continuously work on throughout my life and it is still a work in progress.
I can be extremely indecisive in just about every aspect that one's life can cover, swinging back and forth quite frequently, but once I have made up my mind, that's it! It is made up!
I am quite OCD about certain quirky things, such as hanging all of my clothes in a color coordinated fashion, turning the volume on the radio only to increments of 5, and cursing those that don't shut the shower curtain, among other weird things that I don't know how to get over.
I have a witty, or just plain sarcastic, sense of humor that a lot of people don't get unless they know me...my life is like one big inside joke and you may never know why I am laughing. Or why I say the things I say. But I have my reasons. Trust me, I'm not crazy :)
I have a BIG heart and am very compassionate toward others. If only a girl could have the time and financial freedom to live off volunteer work alone!
I LOVE to cook and if you ask me, that is about the only true talent or creativity I posess, though my mom would say differently because all moms are supposed to.
I am obsessed with sour gummy worms and popcorn flavored jelly beans, but am not really big into too many other sweets.
The sounds of a ferocious thunderstorm lull me into the best nights of sleep and I am an early riser by choice and by circumstance, but definitely not by nature.
Lastly, but not least... I serve an AWESOME God and I desire to be close to Him more than anything else in this world!!! He is my EVERYTHING!
I am easy to confide in, trustworthy, and can keep a secret for ages! Once you win me over you have a friend for a lifetime...it's just winning me over that's the struggle, for I am not easily impressed...
WHICH BRINGS ME TO MY NEXT POINT...
I struggle with being too up front with people. I usually don't know when to keep my opinons to myself until it's too late. This is something I have had to mindfully and continuously work on throughout my life and it is still a work in progress.
I can be extremely indecisive in just about every aspect that one's life can cover, swinging back and forth quite frequently, but once I have made up my mind, that's it! It is made up!
I am quite OCD about certain quirky things, such as hanging all of my clothes in a color coordinated fashion, turning the volume on the radio only to increments of 5, and cursing those that don't shut the shower curtain, among other weird things that I don't know how to get over.
I have a witty, or just plain sarcastic, sense of humor that a lot of people don't get unless they know me...my life is like one big inside joke and you may never know why I am laughing. Or why I say the things I say. But I have my reasons. Trust me, I'm not crazy :)
I have a BIG heart and am very compassionate toward others. If only a girl could have the time and financial freedom to live off volunteer work alone!
I LOVE to cook and if you ask me, that is about the only true talent or creativity I posess, though my mom would say differently because all moms are supposed to.
I am obsessed with sour gummy worms and popcorn flavored jelly beans, but am not really big into too many other sweets.
The sounds of a ferocious thunderstorm lull me into the best nights of sleep and I am an early riser by choice and by circumstance, but definitely not by nature.
Lastly, but not least... I serve an AWESOME God and I desire to be close to Him more than anything else in this world!!! He is my EVERYTHING!
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