My first day at my new job was just lovely.
There are some good things about being the new girl. For one, your new co-workers aren't yet sick of your scrubs. All my uniforms will be new to them, well, at least for about 10 days.
Another good thing, not much was expected of me the first day. Of course I didn't know the routine and mostly I was just to follow people around, observing what they do. That was fun. Today I will go with one patient (I've been assigned to a child) from the beginning of his journey until he's ready for discharge. That includes being present with him during his surgery. That will be interesting!
The part about being a new girl that can feel most awkward is the same part that was difficult as a new kid in elementary school... lunch time. Having only 30 minutes didn't give enough time to go out to lunch. I'd brought along something I could eat, though, and was happy to just go outside and sit at a picnic bench. It was fine but it did make me remember those awkward new girl days from childhood.
Recess and lunch were the most scary that first day at a new school. In the classroom you pretty much knew or were told by the teacher what to do, but lunch and recess had less structure and more time to look awkward.
I hadn't brought much lunch yesterday. I just prefer to eat real light when I might be in a stressful situation. That's a Crohn's strategy. That's kind of why I avoided the staff lounge. I didn't want to have to already explain why I wasn't eating much and all the Crohn's stuff. Funny, huh? Especially since I am ok with telling it here on the internet for anyone to read. Go figure. Anyway, 30 minutes turned out to be much more time than I needed to eat. I texted Mike. I texted Maria.
I texted my sister, Tina. I texted my friend, Kerry. I still had some time so what did I do with it? I pulled weeds near the picnic table.
There are some good things about being the new girl. For one, your new co-workers aren't yet sick of your scrubs. All my uniforms will be new to them, well, at least for about 10 days.
Another good thing, not much was expected of me the first day. Of course I didn't know the routine and mostly I was just to follow people around, observing what they do. That was fun. Today I will go with one patient (I've been assigned to a child) from the beginning of his journey until he's ready for discharge. That includes being present with him during his surgery. That will be interesting!
The part about being a new girl that can feel most awkward is the same part that was difficult as a new kid in elementary school... lunch time. Having only 30 minutes didn't give enough time to go out to lunch. I'd brought along something I could eat, though, and was happy to just go outside and sit at a picnic bench. It was fine but it did make me remember those awkward new girl days from childhood.
Recess and lunch were the most scary that first day at a new school. In the classroom you pretty much knew or were told by the teacher what to do, but lunch and recess had less structure and more time to look awkward.
I hadn't brought much lunch yesterday. I just prefer to eat real light when I might be in a stressful situation. That's a Crohn's strategy. That's kind of why I avoided the staff lounge. I didn't want to have to already explain why I wasn't eating much and all the Crohn's stuff. Funny, huh? Especially since I am ok with telling it here on the internet for anyone to read. Go figure. Anyway, 30 minutes turned out to be much more time than I needed to eat. I texted Mike. I texted Maria.
I texted my sister, Tina. I texted my friend, Kerry. I still had some time so what did I do with it? I pulled weeds near the picnic table.
See what I mean about looking awkward?
