cross posted from Sancho Press to Dkos, DD and TMB.
Mine began with a cup of coffee and then a short walk of my dogs. Beautiful morning here in the deep woods in the heart of Maine. 15 degrees this morning at 7am with about three feet of snow on the ground. Below is a photo out my back window at 7:15am.
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ABOUT 170,000 AMERICANS BEGAN THEIR DAY A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN US.
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at school. This is second shoot this year……that one they sneak in now and try to tag parents with a second round of expensive school photos 😉 They do something called buddy shots though and for $8.00 per person they will gather together a group and snap you all together. We haven’t ever done one before but we did today, six little boys together and 48 big ones. When we were at Ft Carson I was pregnant with Josh the same time another pilot family was expecting. They have two son’s M. and L. and dad got out of the military after Bosnia. They are from Enterprise though and they came back here to teach. It is likely we will retire here. The school is wonderful for our son, but I thought he was going to grow up with M. and L. My son is special, he has a gene mutation and looks very different but M. and L. have known him since he was born. They play together all the time, more now that they have gotten into second and third grade because all three are very brainy boys. Their dad has been teaching flight students in the aircraft but the stress is terrible right now and a lot of instructors have taken high paying contractor jobs flying contractors in hot spots so we have fewer and fewer instructors to teach here all the time. And our need for new pilots has increased. M. and L.’s dad can’t take it anymore though and has taken a job paying much less in South Carolina flying emergency rescue. They will move the boys this summer after school is out 🙁
optimism, I woke up early and watched the sun come up. I then for the first time in awhile assumed the lotus position and let all the negatives pour out the hole in the top of my head. After that I spread some love to both cats and man.
the same as you but that is where the similarity ends. My “day” started last night at about 9 pm; I work nights in Emergency Medicine. My typical day starts with coffee for me, snacks for the cats, a shower, another cup of coffee and a 40 minute drive to work.
“The Night Shift” is unique and those who work the shift are unique. We do it for various reasons. Me, I was a single mom. My parents lived with me so I had built in sitters. I slept while my daughter was in school and was there for her after school for home work, dinner and parenting. I was never a day person. I loved the night and the people who come out in those dark hours. It has worked for me for nearly 40 years.
My “day” at work has a pretty steady cast of “characters”: my co-workers, who are dedicated, well trained and skilled folks, the patients and their families. I see the patients and their families at their most vulnerable moments, when their lives depend on me. It doesn’t always work out as I would like for them but that is the Wheel of Life and I accept it.
The unexpected keeps me on my toes, last night was no different, starting with a 17 year old who came in with a gun shot wound and an “attitude”. Some youngsters have this invincible facade in an attempt to cover fear. This one didn’t like needles but had a couple of tattoos, go figure. Fortunately for him, he will leave the hospital sometime today with prescriptions for pain medication and an antibiotic. As usual, almost with in seconds a older man with lung cancer arrived with chest pains, moments later his heart stopped. An hour later, I was comforting as best I could his son and daughter. The rest of my day was a steady flow of coughs, fevers, some minor bleeding, stomach pains, etc. that for the most part could have waited until the clinic or the doctors’ offices opened.
I’m off tonight, so I can spend some quality time with my husband, whom I met on the “Night Shift” 30 years ago. See, we aren’t that much different. 😉
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disability and spend 95% of time in house and can make me crazy and I alread was (TBI, depressive disorder, bi-polar II). Spent 20+ years in transportation management going 100 MPH a day for 10-12 hours. At least no lives in my hands, just telephones, a keyboad and an occasional truck drivers neck.
Your right all we had in common was the coffee.
At least you dont have to worry about IED’s or getting shot at. Well, at least most of the time.
and at the end of the day, I get to go home. Blessed Be.