What I have been up to.....

[lostandfound]

Hope everybody is having a wonderful weekend. Happy Halloween!!

So here's what I have been up to. I went back to take my Nursing Reviews and get re-registered.
School is hard!! A lot harder than it was the first time around in 1983.
Of course I wear glasses now, and can't hear as well as I could back then.
(I sit up front and ask a lot of questions...lol)
All the other students are youngin's, so I'm the old broad in the class. I feel like Maxine!!
I will finish my reviews Nov 21st... I am so ready to be finished! Medicine has really changed since my day. Everything is done differently. Charting is done on computers now of course, so they made me take a computer class!!! lol

I'm also working full time on a Telemetry floor, and will go to a heart transplant unit in Dec. It's fascinating.

I am still on plan and have lost a few more lb's and inches. Get lots of exercise and yes 2Big,...I park far away, take the stairs instead of the elevator, and if I'm not running late... I go down to the basement and then come back up on the other side to get the extra walking in! Aren't you proud of me??? My legs are finally shrinking, and they don't hurt anymore! I sleep better than ever. Like a rock!

I have found that I don't require as much sleep as I used to. About 5 hours and I'm good as gravy... the kind ya make with heavy cream!!!

It's good to be back...I missed you all.

Hugs, Tammy

[cleochatra]

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Look at our hottie mod-girl!

You look so pretty, Tammy! I know I already told you, but I'm telling you again. You're a beauty! It's good to have you back, too.

[2big4mysize]

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yep I am ve4ry proud of you for all that free exercise you are doing. Wow look at you shrinking and going back to school. I hope you are educating them about healthy low carb eating too.

Now what you doing with those extra hours you aren't sleeping

[cleochatra]

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Now what you doing with those extra hours you aren't sleeping

Nosybutt.

[2big4mysize]

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hey inquiring minds want to know now that her waking hours are longer how she is using thast new Atkins WOL time? just think she could be doing 3 more hours of exercise a day

[cleochatra]

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I thought this was going in the quarter bouncing direction.

[lostandfound]

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Ack!!! Rofl.... Mon-Thur. I am up at 4:15 and out the door by 5:30 am. At class by 6:45 Takes over an hour to get to the hospital. Class till 4:30 pm and back home by 6:30...traffic is a weenie!!! Cook supper, while doing laundry, put my swollen feet up and study for 2 hour's (while trying not to ignore everyone in the house when they continuously ask questions and want to know where everything is). Then I wash dishes, fold my scrubs, pack my bag for the next day and go to bed around 11:30 or 12... Except Fri. I have class till noon and go to the unit and work till 7p. Then of course I work 7a-7p Sat, Sun....This is first weekend off in 5 weeks..I'm just pooped. But happy...... And glad to finally have my life back.
Zat answer yer questions???

Huggers,Tammy

[lostandfound]

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I thought this was going in the quarter bouncing direction.

Who's got time to Bounce a quarter??? I can't even find a quarter...Heck, I don't know whens the last time I seen a quarter... Hey, whats a quarter look like???

[2big4mysize]

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yepers. See Cleo she is a busy woman making good use of those extra hours Atkins WOL gets her. And i hope I never have to see how good you are but I hope all your opatients discover how brillant you are.

[lostandfound]

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yepers. See Cleo she is a busy woman making good use of those extra hours Atkins WOL gets her. And i hope I never have to see how good you are but I hope all your opatients discover how brillant you are.

AWWWWW 2Big That was so sweet...Thank you and I hope I never see you on the unit either..unless it's for a neighborly visit!!! Gosh I missed this place...

Hugs, Tammy

[Katlam]

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Tammy you look lovely! Congrats girl, you're doing amazing. Sounds like you've got quite the busy life.

Kathy

[Momtofour]

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I'm so tired just reading about how busy you are. And I thought I was a busy. I have no room to complain! Great job on the loss, while dealing with school and work!

[divaindubai]

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Hey Tammy! Good to see you back again!

I'll tell you a secret, when I was back in my college and university days (i'm 32 now and finished back in 2000), the older people in the classes were the coolest I found. I remember there was one history class I had with 2 women who were in their late 50's and they would ask the best questions.

I know my Mom went back to college at the age of 40 and she used to joke with us girls (3 sisters) about how she found the perfect future husbands for us and would put them on "ice" (to keep them for us as we were too young to think about boyfriends and getting married lol).
Don't worry about your age!

And look at your weight loss, amazing really amazing. I'm sure you feel much more confident now even as a nurse.

That's just great news!! And wow you sure have a busy schedule. I really miss university/college lke mad at times, I am planning to go back one day, maybe once we go back to Canada for a few years I might finish my teaching credentials, who knows!

Take care!