Beware of generic Brands

There are times when its ok to not have the name brand product, like if you need to use the bathroom you dont care if its kitten soft (after all who wants to wipe their ass with a kitten!) However there are times in life when nothing but the real thing will do. Yes competitors will come out with all sorts of almost as good as the real thing products... but in the end will only serve to dissapppoint the public. So this blog serves as a warning to all those who may be enticed by the promises of a new product... it may say new and improved it may promise to give the competition a run for its money... however in the end theres nothing like the original. So folks when your out there just remember if its new and shiney chances are its over compensating for something. Now dont get me wrong I think a little product competition is healthy, infact I think it helps the original product to step up and shine. So I say thank you to all those competitors out there for making us who are the original deal even better! Cheers.







Ask your self: Do I want the fake product?



Or do I want the real thing? I think the answer is clear

How can this be true?

I took a personality test and below is the results.... I am thinking its a little off? I hope I do this right .. bare with me:

What Famous Leader Are You?
personality tests by similarminds.com

Happy Anniversary Julia and Bart!!

Happy 2nd Anniversary to one of my favorite couples!!! 2 years and going strong, you guys are the best! I hope that today you are enjoying the memories of your beautiful day and all the special times since then, and those yet to come! Im told that 2 years is the cotton anniversary, so why dont you guys go out and treat yourselves to some nice sport socks? Or maybe some new tea towels! Go wild! have a good one!!!

Night shifts anyone?

4 days and 14 interviews later to try and hire a nurse to work night shifts. First of all I would just like to say that my eyes have been opened to the world of bad interviewing skills thanks to the 14 indivduals that I met this week. Second I would like to know if there has been a change to the nursing curriculum since I was in school, have they stopped telling new grads that there is such a thing as a night shift? Do you want to know how many people out of my 14 wanted to work nights... Ill let you have one guess and I will give you a big hint its less then 1.

I think I get it now people think that health care occurs between 8-4pm monday to friday. People dont get sick at night, on weekends or holidays. I can see the headlines for recruiting nursing students to programs: come be a nurse and you will never have to work nights or weekends cause people are only sick during office hours. (note we are of course talking about a fictional planet that has yet to be discovered).

I know how crappy nights are I did them for 5 years (some of that time willingly some not so much). Anyway the point Im making is I was a new grad and you pay your dues put your time in on the nights then you get to move up or have better shifts as time goes on. You dont however get to be a gum popping 12 year old looking nurse who sits accross the table from me having this converstation:

Cherie: So I see here that you just graduated

Gum popper: Yup Im gonna write my exam in a couple weeks (pop)

Cherie: So have you ever done any placements in school with peds?

Gum Popper: No I was in geriatrics, but thats like similar right?

Cherie: Well if you feel that a 6 year old and a 90 year old have alot in common.....

Gum Popper: So like Im looking for steady days full time do you have that?

Cherie: well its been great meeting you good luck with your job hunt...... (curtain comes down house lights dim end of scene).

Yes this folks is a small example of my week. So I say this to the public: fear your health care future for you will never be able to be sick at night or on a weekend as there will be noone to take care of you. I imagine we will start to see self care center, like the self check out at the grocery store or the bank machine. There will just be a machine next to your bed where you will enter a code and ask the machine to give you your medications..... good luck with that robotic arm giving you a bed bath.... ouch!

Rolling Stones - You can't always get what you want

In the words of Mary Catherine Galager: My feelings would best be described by the made for TV video "you cant always get what you want" by the Rolling Stones. This song is the theme of my day. You definatly can not always get what you want.... you cant have your cake and eat it to- I say no point in having cake if you cant eat it! Anyway enjoy a little rolling stones I know I did!

Steve Irwin (Crocodile Hunter) FEDEX commercial

Rest in peace Steve, you made me love crocs!

Debbie Downer

Enjoy! Time to liven up the blogging!!!

Brought to you in part by the Pop Culture King who managed to get this on here.

All is Good

I just got home from a night shift at the hospital and I realized that I have not updated my blog to let all my faithful readers know that all is well. As suspected the worrying was not needed and all is well.

I just want to say that its so nice to have good people in your life it makes all the difference! Im very lucky to have great friends and family. I know that I promised some exciting changes to my blog .. Im gonna get there soon just need a little more time to plan out my new look etc. So stay tuned its coming!!!! Anyway I have the sounds of screaming babies in my head still from last nights work so Im off to bed. Again thanks to all who commented - in the words of Tony the Tiger your grrrrreat!