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Seven Reasons Why Working Weekend-Night Shift Does Not Suck

1. No rush hour. There is hardly any traffic on the freeways or service streets. This means I can take another ten minutes to get ready, laze around and goof off.
2. Parking is a breeze since the closest parking lot is usually not occupied by the weekday-ers.
3. No waiting. You are almost certain to catch the elevator immediately. Also, the awesome, weekender elevator crew are more likely to offer you a ride when you need it.
4. No fuss. No muss. Ancillary staff are at a minimum. Procedures, scans and treatments (unless STAT or ASAP) are usually held until Monday morning. Doctors round later. This means blood draws, weights, vital signs and other unpleasantries that wake my patients can wait until later so I can blog chart longer.
   
5. Ativan, Benadryl, Restoril, Xanax are the patients' drugs of choice at this hour.
6. I get to work with the bestest, craziest and funnest people during these shifts.
7. Aside from being named the newest possible carcinogen, while working the weekend-night shift you have access to the best holiday store hours with the least number of shoppers during the week and a legitimate excuse to sleep all day. Hallelujah!
   

I am a participant in Holidailies 2007.

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How does this happen? Thanksgiving is next week. Didn't we just do this a few months ago? Yikes. It is my favorite holiday, I am super excited and looking forward to a week off, going home, time with family and, of course, that living room nap that goes somewhere between Thanksgiving dinner, kitchen clean-up and dessert. So many things to be thankful for and these are just a few. KimmyK would like us to name seven. Here are mine:

1. The ability to go places, see things and enjoy myself: Vacations, day trips, long drives, walks in the park, whiling a day away without a care in the world.
   
2. Rainy days that wait for me to have a day off so I can sleep in and lounge around in comfy clothes.
3. Clean sheets, my warm bed and a soft pillow.
4. The love of a puppy who is so wildly happy to see me when I open the door.
5. A hot cup of English breakfast tea and soft, sugary sugar cookies.
6. Movies that make me laugh out loud and so hard it makes me cry.
   
7. Friends that can do the same.

Thanks, KK. You have made me think about all of the things which I am truly thankful for but may have taken for granted now and then. Now, I must pass it on. All who read this, consider yourselves tagged to think about but by no means are obligated to list seven things that you are thankful for.

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Good Sam, originally uploaded by scoobers1.

Jenni started this off by 'tagging' me with seven random facts about me. Here are 7 more things that just came to my mind.
I am at work at 4:10 am. All my tasks are done. Everyone is sleeping (thank you, Ambien). Here are 7 things I do to occupy my time:

1. Write in my blog.
2. Play Text Twist.
3. Read my book or various catalogs/magazines.
4. Surf the net and answer email.
5. Eat.
6. Walk the stairs (12 floors!)
7. Plant my face in the desk

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I've been tagged by Jenni

Each player starts with 7 random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to blog about their seven things and post the rules as well. At the end of your post, choose 7 people to tag and list their names. Don't forget to leave them a comment telling them that they have been tagged and to read your blog! OK, here goes...

1. This is my first official blog on my own official site!
2. I totally have spring fever and a trip to Rocky Point is a must.
3. I really need to exercise more (Amen, Jenni!)
4. My name is Katherine and I am addicted to iTunes and my Mac.
5. Saying “God Bless You” when someone sneezes and getting one in return when I sneeze is pretty important to me.
6. Kim and i are going to Australia in less than a year!
7. Dragonflies. I have always liked dragonflies.


Thanks for getting me started Jenni!

The people I tag are you who might do this and those I would love to hear from: Christine, Mommy & Daddy, Debbie, Jana, Jessica, Shelly, Laura & Bekah, and DeAnne (That’s more than 7... I know)