My intake is not gonna show. I'm calling it now.
She's scheduled for 2:00. Current time: 1:54.
Update as of 2:23: called it!
Monday, April 19, 2010
6-5-4-3-2-1-switch!
Since I have been sitting here at my desk for 2+ hours with my eyes clouding over, my head swimming, my palms sweating, and I am not getting ANYTHING done at work, I'm going to stick with posting the song that inspired this blog's title.
Gotta love Sharon, Lois, and Bram!
Gotta love Sharon, Lois, and Bram!
Friday, April 16, 2010
And watch the upholstery!
Community visit check list:
Sensible shoes with closed toe and flat soles? Check.
Comfortable clothes that can be stripped off and washed of all pet hair, lingering cigarette smoke and unidentified sticky substances IMMEDIATELY upon returning home? Check.
Hand sanitizer? Check.
Lint brush to remove endless tufts of cat hair from clothes and car seat? Check.
Bed bug spray? Check. (yes, apparently this exists and is supposed to protect me. Yeah right.)
Disinfecting wipes for hard surfaces in vehicle if transporting client? Check.
Well organized binder including notebook, client folders, pens and any standard forms client may need to sign? Check.
List of local resources for handy referrals? Check.
Contact information for supervisors, crisis line, and emergency responders? Check.
Business cards? Check.
Keys attached somewhere on my person with a karabiner? Check.
Left all valuables at home? Check.
Blackberry at the ready for any and all emergencies? Check.
Tim’s card for when self or client needs caffeine therapy? Check.
Purse securely locked in trunk? Check.
More hand sanitizer? Check.
Face masks left over from the H1N1 scare? Check.
Barf bags? BARF BAGS?!? Dude, get OUT OF MY CAR! You do NOT need to go to the drug store so badly that you can’t cancel your appointment when you’re HEAVING!
Sensible shoes with closed toe and flat soles? Check.
Comfortable clothes that can be stripped off and washed of all pet hair, lingering cigarette smoke and unidentified sticky substances IMMEDIATELY upon returning home? Check.
Hand sanitizer? Check.
Lint brush to remove endless tufts of cat hair from clothes and car seat? Check.
Bed bug spray? Check. (yes, apparently this exists and is supposed to protect me. Yeah right.)
Disinfecting wipes for hard surfaces in vehicle if transporting client? Check.
Well organized binder including notebook, client folders, pens and any standard forms client may need to sign? Check.
List of local resources for handy referrals? Check.
Contact information for supervisors, crisis line, and emergency responders? Check.
Business cards? Check.
Keys attached somewhere on my person with a karabiner? Check.
Left all valuables at home? Check.
Blackberry at the ready for any and all emergencies? Check.
Tim’s card for when self or client needs caffeine therapy? Check.
Purse securely locked in trunk? Check.
More hand sanitizer? Check.
Face masks left over from the H1N1 scare? Check.
Barf bags? BARF BAGS?!? Dude, get OUT OF MY CAR! You do NOT need to go to the drug store so badly that you can’t cancel your appointment when you’re HEAVING!
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Yes, but what about the current present?
On a recently received referral form: Client has past history of ETOH abuse
Grammar people!
Grammar people!
Monday, April 12, 2010
Got a pile o'problems
I was catching up on some old posting by one of her posts put me in mind of a story of one of my clients.
There seems to be a lot of talk about hoarding lately, recently brought into the spot light my such shows as
There seems to be a lot of talk about hoarding lately, recently brought into the spot light my such shows as
Friday, April 9, 2010
Ultra-long-lasting-super-side-effects!
(woman I met with yesterday discussing being overweight)
“Well, see, when I was a kid I had three cortisone shots after [physical injury] and that stuff makes you really swell up. And it takes a long time to get out of your system. I still can’t figure out how to get it out of my system!
BTW, cortisone is an anti-inflammatory.
“Well, see, when I was a kid I had three cortisone shots after [physical injury] and that stuff makes you really swell up. And it takes a long time to get out of your system. I still can’t figure out how to get it out of my system!
BTW, cortisone is an anti-inflammatory.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
bad news/good news
the bad: my computer was down and out for FOUR WHOLE DAYS, so i am way behind - in posting, and in actual work!
the good: i finally won something when i rolled up the rim today - a free coffee! woo-hoo!
the good: i finally won something when i rolled up the rim today - a free coffee! woo-hoo!
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