The search is OFF!

I got a job!! And it was my top choice! I had been applying to jobs all over Tucson, Chicago, and Ann Arbor, and I snagged a new graduate position at the hospital I've been in for my clinical rotations. Best part is my new floor: EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT! Oh yeah, I'm an ER nurse now. That being said, I am super nervous to start! I want to be the best I can, and meet the expectations of my new bosses!...

Farewell, Luda

Luda is with his new family now. Hector, another Tucsonan, has a black lab and a stay-at-home wife that were both looking for a new companion. He's going to a new home so that he'll have consistency and the companionship that he deserves. We only knew him for a few days, but he will certainly be remembered. Best wishes, C...

We (kind of) got a dog!!

So, we sort of had a dog for the weekend. I mean that in the, my-friend-found-a-stray-and-was-leaving-town-so-I-assumed-responsibility sort of way. My friend Lindsey found a blue pit bull during her walk on Wednesday. She had to leave town early Thursday, so I offered to take him. He has been a total charmer from day one. I picked him up and took him to the Humane Society where we discovered that...

Much needed update!

I promised to update everyone in my last post so here it goes. My third semester of school was a critical care rotation and I was lucky enough to get a great ICU experience. I spent time in a cardiac ICU as well as a medical-surgical ICU, and the ER. I was even able to perform chest compressions! So that semester ended and now I'm doing more med-surg on an orthopedic floor. The nurses are great and...

Now you've really done it

So, I had been toying with the idea of starting a blog for a while, originally to avoid sending multiple emails to family and friends to reassure them that I am alive and actually enjoying myself in the desert. I put the whole project on the back burner after I spent too much time trying to get it to look the way I wanted it to and it still wasn't quite right. However, since I am graduating in 5 weeks I...