8 January

On Work.

I haven't talked about my work very much on this blog if at all.  My work outside the home that is, the work I get paid for.  But to tell you the truth, it's a big part of who I am.  I always feel like I have accomplished something big by helping someone.  And, after almost 16 years of doing it (13 at the same place) I've gotten pretty good at it.  And to feel that value, of yourself as a person, both in being able to be self-sufficient, money wise, good at something and helping people. It's a Win, Win.  Every day there is a new challenge and something to overcome.     Now getting up and going, and the sacrifices the family makes for me sometimes because I do work outside the home (in a 24/7 business), well, that has been the tough part.  I have been lucky enough to work in a place where I have it all worked out and hardly EVER miss any of the important stuff.  It can be emotional too, it's tough stuff watching families going through the worst pain of their lives, or even just hearing about the sad stories.  You have such a vulnerability knowing that in one second, it could be you.  I have learned so much about people here. I had the opportunity to be in a room full of people, recently, doctors, nurses and others who cared so deeply about a patient that they were in tears.  They even visited them after they  left this place, they cared so much.  And if you even think for one minute that doctors do it because they make a lot of money.....you are dead wrong.  It takes a very special person to see through, especially in healthcare today.  It's huge responsibility.  So that's the scoop on work, no matter how hard it gets, I still wouldn't be doing anything else.  And if you were to see me at work, I definitely wouldn't be dressed up like this....only once in a great while.