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Sweeping the mulleygrubs away.

There are a few things that I watch to make myself laugh. "The Office" being the main one. If there's a time crunch, then I watch "The Office" bloopers. And if I'm in a real time crunch, I watch this GI Joe PSA. 43 seconds of politically incorrect hilarity.

It's that time again.

It's time for me to make a list of the positives in my life. Nursing school has got me down and it's 2pm and I haven't managed to look at a critical care concept since I got home (I have checked my email 15 times though...). So. Here is February's optimism list. 1. It is 60 degrees right now. I hate 40-50 degrees and think that that range should be skipped; thanks to Indiana weather, it was this week! 2. My community test is over. 3. It's the time of year to eat sweetheart candies and Girl Scout cookies are on the way. 4. Spring break is a month away. 5. My new apartment has a brick wall and a knotty pine wall. Veeeeery retro. 6. I got an unbelievable amount of satisfaction from the black and white shelf liner in my cool new cabinet (courtesy of my landlord). 7. There's cake in my fridge. 8. I have fancy new teas that are delicious. 9. I had a dream a month ago in which an embarrassed guy had to ask (as some sort of game at a party) where the anus was. Whe

Another reason that I love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

We'll get to that reason in a second. So, I was a little down on nursing in my last post and it's amazing what a better day/attitude can do for you. For example, if you're not stuck in a room with two patients, but instead, have two patients in different rooms and can roam the halls, it's a much better day. On Saturday I worked again and had, among others, a patient from the Canary Islands with whom I practiced my Spanish (increasing my vocabulary to: "Change sheets. Pain, scale, 1 to 10. 10 times an hour. Sit. Walk. Do you want anything? Do you want anything else?"). However, the real reason that I'm posting this is to assure you all that diarrhea sometimes does not ruin a day. Pair it with the right nurse and it can become a real bonding experience. Case in point: another nurse on the floor was working with a woman who had sudden onset diarrhea (or so she said). I helped the nurse get her cleaned up a couple of times. Even though the woman