Month: December 2009

Most people at this time of year have been very busy with the holidays: so much shopping, family and friend visiting, eating great food, decorating and relaxing. Perhaps you are planning your goals for the new year and even setting some resolutions. If you live in Philadelphia, perhaps you are getting ready for the Mummer’s Parade!

Sometimes we fall short of our preparation into the new year by not paying attention to the little things around us that will help balance out the energy of what is to come. Have you heard the saying, “out with the old, in with the new”? This is what we will focus on to help align yourself with “the new”.

Clearing the clutter in and around your space will be needed for this process to occur. Time passes very quickly and in order to “be ready” you need to get things in order. Start with these simple suggestions:

End of the Year Clearance

1. clean your bathroom.
2. clean out your refrigerator
3. pull all your clothes away
4. do all laundry
5. put out fresh towels
6. take your vitamins
7. make your bed
8. pay all outstanding bills
9. take clothes to the dry cleaners
10. clear counters in the kitchen
11. wash, dry and put away dirty dishes/pots
12. sweep and mop
13. clean your bureau
14. put boxes away/store items in closets/attic/basement
15. clear your Continue reading “New Year’s End of the Year Clearance – How To Maximize Your Life To Get Ready For The New Year”

 T’was the night before Christmas, & all thru the floor,

Lasix was given, filling foleys galore.

Stockings were worn to prevent emboli,

they came in two sizes, knee and thigh high.

The patients were nestled snug in their beds,

while visions of stool softeners danced in their heads.

We in our scrubs, and they in their gowns,

Fashions created to hide extra pounds.

 

When down in the ER it became such a zoo

they called with admissions for me and for you.

They’re coming, they’re going, all looking the same.

My patience for patients is starting to wane.

And now delegation seems to be the best plan,

But who can I find to empty bed pans?

 

 

When what to my wondering eyes should appear,

But Santa himself and 8 tiny reindeer.

He came bearing gifts from Central Supply

Saline bags, tubing, LR, and D5!

The doctors then scribbled what no one could read,

Orders on patients, to measure their pee.

 

The new shift arriving, our day is now through,

How did stool & emesis get in my shoe?

We give them report and pass on the facts,

and tell them of Duoderm lining the cracks.

And the nurses exclaim as they limp out of sight,

“Merry Christmas to all, and to all good night.!!!”

 

(Author Unknown)