So Hope’s spa day went oooookaaaaay I guess. 
She’s shaved anyways. When we picked her up the groomer said she was “a big baby” and “doesn’t like her feet touched”. Yes, they actually said big baby. So basically I don
‘t think my dog was real nice about being groomed. But they didn’t say don’t bring her back! Heh.
In other news I had a birthday! I woke up to find “happy b-day” spelled out on the counter with cad.bury eggs. Could life get any better!?!? S is the best, I really lucked out finding her. We went and had a divine dinner at out.back, my new fave.
Period has started, just lightly today. So due to work schedules, most likely ultrasound on friday. I’m crossing my fingers that the cyst is gone! I “feel” like this is our month. Probably stupid to jinx it by saying it here. I mean, I’ll take what comes. But I have high hopes…
I’m going to my first union meeting on thursday. Our town is not uber-union-friendly, so I’m not going to talk about it very much on here. Just sufice to say I work in nursing and our contract is up and I have a feeling things are going to get ugly. Healthcare is a mess people. I mean seriously. I can not give the care people need or want under current conditions. Patients get short changed and take it out on me even though I haven’t peed in eight hours and won’t get a lunch during my 13 hour shift. The problem is I *know* there’s not money for more staffing. Nobody wants to pay for healthcare. Insurance costs a ton as it is, just for the current crappy system! So where is the money for extra help going to come from? But we need it people. So if any of you find yourselves in the hospital, and it takes 20-30 minutes for your pain medicine to arrive, or your ice bucket to get filled, or even your call light to get answered, try not to yell. Think how you’d feel if you’d been running your butt off for twelve hours straight with no breaks. Offer a smile, and maybe even a thank you. It makes our day. Because trust me, though it may not seem like it, that nurse is doing his/her best for you. It’s not their fault that the care isn’t what it should be, it’s a broken system. And it’s a shame.
