New things...

So, this week, I worked on the unit itself and tried to learn the charting system, which is a little tricksy, but I'm getting used to it I suppose.  I also went to the simulation center.  We each had to be the "primary nurse" on one of four scenarios, and help out with the others.  Of course, my scenario was the code.  I couldn't get the MI(heart attack), or the cardioversion, or the 3rd degree heart block.  No, about 2 minutes into things, it was V-tach and no pulse.  CPR for about 10 minutes (at least it felt that long).  But, the patient survived, and so did I.

So, as I was driving around the other day, I came to a hill, and I was so baffled because Mesa doesn't have any hills in it at all.  It's weird that such a normal thing in Utah seemed to entirely weird down here.  

Now I know I'm going to show you all how truly naive I am, but I saw a real live nun this week at the hospital!  That's so lame, but we don't have a lot of nuns in Utah.  Also, this week happened to be Ash Wednesday.  I had no idea what this was, until I got to the simulation center and there was a black mark on an instructor's forehead.  Through the day, I saw several people who had them, so I will explain what I have learned.  Ash Wednesday falls 46 days before Easter (40 days, not counting Sundays.)  It is a time for people to repent and think about transgression, give up luxuries, and fast.  I'm sure this a very crude assessment of the purpose of this, but at least you understand a little.

Last Saturday, I bought a couch and a chair, and I now proudly show it to you.  It is the most comfortable of any of the 400 couches I sat on:

 It's not what I was expecting to buy at all, but it's so comfy!  It makes my living room feel a lot smaller, and I'm glad that I did not get anything bigger.  It's fabulous to have something to sit on!