Night Owl

It has been a bit tricky readjusting after the 12 hour time difference. I find myself exhausted by 6 or 7 PM, and wide-awake by 2 or 3 am. Because I literally can’t keep my eyes open, I’ve been going to sleep when I am tired. Then I realized that was a fairly good schedule to try to keep up until after our Europe trip, which will begin this next Friday. After all, 2 AM in Montana is 9 AM in England, which makes my tricky sleep schedule quite advantageous!😂😂😂 I don’t think my dog is appreciating it though😳😂. If he’d continue to sleep in comfort on his bed downstairs, he’d be just fine. But he will not let me out of his sight, and so he follows me everywhere.

When I left my full-time job this May, I signed on with Prairie Travelers, a nurse staffing agency that staffs per diem shifts. I am only required to do one shift per month with them, which worked very well in keeping me busy in between my multiple away times this past summer. As I was perusing shifts that needed coverage, I saw a 9:30 PM to 6 AM shift in Butte. I offered to do it, and was readily accepted. I figured that would fit my current sleep schedule quite nicely! 😂😂😂 So after church today, I drove to Anaconda and checked into the hotel they booked for me. After a sweet but lengthy visit with the hotel owner, who is from Lebanon, I was able to sleep for three hours. I was already heading into my sleepy mode by that time. 😂After a three hour nap from two until five, I got up, got ready, and stopped to enjoy my favorite meal at Rib & Chop House… Jamaican Jerk Cedar Plank Salmon🤣. I made it to my skilled setting an hour and a half early, which gave me a little time to explore and practice with the computer program before my trainee left. It’s quite tricky as a traveler coming in and learning new computer programs each time… I am the only nurse on shift tonight, so that has made it especially difficult. But the residents are as precious as always, and I’ve been having a whole lot of fun with my rockstar CNA‘s! I feel a bit guilty, though when the people ask me…’What days will you be working?’ I just smile and say ‘I’ll be a special visitor from time to time,’ knowing full well I most likely will never see them again. Still, I am grateful for these tender moments I am able to share with these precious folks.💕