One Step at a Time - April 2014

[Dottie Belle]

One Step at a Time - April 2014

I ran on the dreadmill yesterday so we are ALL good!!!

[K9Lover]

One Step at a Time - April 2014

Thank you Dottie!!! Now we all need a nap, because we are sore!!!

OMG, so I was reading online (because I'm bored) that boredom at work is more stressful than being over-worked. It says the mental strain that boredom causes is horrible for your health. No wonder I feel like crap. And being bored does not mean having no work to do, it means being uninterested or disengaged from what you are doing. That is SO me...I really don't give a crap about what I do. So I am thinking that if for some reason this Dispatcher job doesn't come through, I better keep looking...or this job will be the death of me!!! :boohoo:

[mama bear]

One Step at a Time - April 2014

K9 - I have the best boss. We just had a long talk and IT"S ON...
I am to document every little thing that Bri does wrong...so the cat fight is about to begin
and she forbids me to cancel my Easter plans and come into work on Saturday
She said Shawana will be fine alone and she does not want me stressing over all this BS...easier said than done, but the grave digging has begun....

[mama bear]

One Step at a Time - April 2014

tell you what K9...you can have MY job!

[K9Lover]

One Step at a Time - April 2014

mama bear;1650273 wrote: tell you what K9...you can have MY job!

Uhhh...thanks but no thanks! Actually, I'd love to work with or for you, but don't leave me there alone. LOL

[Zenstyle]

One Step at a Time - April 2014

What the hell kind of oral surgery did Bri HAVE? A full mouth extraction?! 4 days... come on. I'm glad you got to keep your Saturday off.

Niner... I hope your fetus check comes back soon... maybe that's the last obstacle.

Nora... I hope Scott's feeling better... X

:wavin: Hiya Dottie and 143!

I did an hour on the dreadmill and 20 mins on the weight machines for us all today... are youz feeling the pain? No pain, no gain beyatches!

Just finished Cuban roast pork, broccoli and baked potato... burp! Now I'm going to head over to visit with Cheryl. I haven't seen her in a while because of the smoke scenario and she's been in a lot of pain with her hip (she had a hip replacement 10 months ago after a fall, and it just doesn't seem to be healing). Hopefully with the antibiotics in my system I'll be able to hold up.

Catch youz later...

[mama bear]

One Step at a Time - April 2014

Have fun zenny!
How's the fetus check going K9?
Glad everyone worked out for me. I am in a mental fog over all Ted Bundy's BS.

[K9Lover]

One Step at a Time - April 2014

The "all-up-in-my-business" check is still in progress. We have to keep in mind that this IS the government. What should take one month with take 5. Also, the guy that does the checks for EVERYONE works only Mon, Wed, Fri from 5am - 12pm. So my chances of hearing from him are only every other day. UGHHHHHH...I am so frustrated.

But...at least tomorrow is FRIDAY!!! And I only have 11 more minutes today! :happy:

[fennel]

One Step at a Time - April 2014

mama bear;1650303 wrote: Have fun zenny!
How's the fetus check going K9?
Glad everyone worked out for me. I am in a mental fog over all Ted Bundy's BS.

LOL about K9's fetus check...I think they consulted a government approved medium and are doing background checks on K9's past lives. :H

I'm with niner and Zen, mama...who takes four days for a mouth issue? I'm calling bogus on this one. Especially on a holiday weekend- it's so transparent! I predict other medical procedures over Christmas, Thanksgiving and the fourth of July as well. I hope your boss shows no mercy and I'm glad you have Sunday off. :h

Nora, I am happy to see you...and sorry hubs is in pain and NOT passion!

Hi, -143...good to see you here!

Dottie, I always take my tablet up on the dread mill so I can amuse myself with an e-book during my torture session.

[fennel]

One Step at a Time - April 2014

I had the meet and greet with the new client today. I got there before the social worker from my work place, so the daughter let me in.

My heart fell when I saw the poor husk of a woman, slumped and very ill in her chair.

I am becoming rather disenchanted with the way my workplace jazzes up care plans to make it appear that the clients are way more able than they truly are.

My poor client was very urpy...docs had switched her meds all around and she had a very bad reaction to them. She could barely hold her head up and asked me to rub her back right away. Social worker arrived and began arranging paper work for daughter to fill up. I made small talk with the poor lady. She perked up when she heard that she and my mom were born only five days apart.

Her daughter showed me around, showed me where meds are, bathroom, shower, clean linens and clothes, walker. She showed me how to change the bandages on client's wound. We are not supposed to do wound care. This is a suppurating, nasty wound. I am curious as to how she got it, but didn't want to ask until I know her better. I am also not supposed to give meds. I am really beginning to wonder about this job. Although she is supposed to be able to toilet herself, according to daughter, she will need some assistance. That's fine, my skills are up to par now, and she's certainly not combative...but, I feel it's disingenuous to put otherwise in the care plan.

The social worker was a bit rude, in my opinion. Client has excellent hearing, but social worker pointed out that there was a couch in the kitchen, something I did find odd. She said that client's husband died on that couch. Client began urping into a waste receptacle, and social worker decided to flee, stating "Fennel can stay here for another half hour. Byeeee!" LOL!

As ill as she was feeling, Client wanted me to read to her, so she could test my skills. She has macular degeneration, and being read to is her numero uno need. I picked up the book where her daughter had left off earlier, and began reading. I read for a long time while daughter rubbed her back. I went over my time limit. Daughter interrupted after a good bit, saying that she thought I had passed the test. Dear client agreed.

Dear client has a dedicated family. Grandson lives with her, but he works during the day, until early evening. So, my shift will run from 11:30 am until 7:00 pm. Her daughter also spends a lot of time with her, but needs a break. I REALLY hope I will be able to help her.

In the meantime, I think I will point out the necessity for truthfulness in care plans. Dear client is brand new, so it's not like this is an old care plan she's aged out of. I really hope I'll be a good match for her. :h

[Dottie Belle]

One Step at a Time - April 2014

fen the treddies at the gym have a tv attached to them so I watch the news or something else to amuse me..I would be afraid of dropping my tablet....my attention span is not that good to walk and hold the tablet etc....

[fennel]

One Step at a Time - April 2014

Dottie, thankfully my dread mill has a ledge upon which to rest the tablet.

It's supposed to be nice weather-wise this weekend, which means Mrs. Fen and I can hit the trails at Gov. Dodge park! Yay!:H Maybe we'll take that insane route that takes us up 70 flights worth of trails. Talk about torture! It's less painful when it's outside, though.

[Dottie Belle]

One Step at a Time - April 2014

I am hoping to get the doggies to the park next week if the weather holds out..lots of trails and I carry poop bags on my water belt..one of our doggies is fat so that means we don't get enough exercise...I don't want her to become diabetic because we don't exercise her enough...bad parents....

[fennel]

One Step at a Time - April 2014

Dottie, it's been a long, freaking brutal winter...I'm sure you and all the doggies will enjoy your outing. :l You're not bad parents.

[mama bear]

One Step at a Time - April 2014

Awwww fenny❤️. The elderly are treated so poorly.
Hey Dots.
My boss has no mercy on this one. Trust me.
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