Bored to Death

Fight Club came on the other night, and it made me think of how we run our everyday lives. I am constantly looking for something profound enough to blog about and I began to wonder how many of us do something on a daily basis that make us feel as alive as Edward Norton and Brad Pitt?



I deal with life and death everyday. I work with patients in pain that would make most of the population grit their teeth hard enough to bite through a ninja block and scream for their mothers. I get a rush out of conquering that type of obstacle and collecting the grateful "thank you"s at the end of a shift. I work a fast paced, highly skilled, high pressure job and I walk out of work everyday thinking 'Damn, I just did all of that?'



It keeps me coming back for more, but I wonder if everybody else has something like that? I'm not so sure.



I feel like my fast paced job is my dose of excitement. You see those commercials "Skiing is my drug" and other nonsense, but in reality, I think that people need that. They need something in their lives that regularly gets them a natural high. It keeps you on your toes, keeps you driven and wanting more from life. If you look around at society, the happiest people are the ones that get excited on a regular basis.

Welcome!

Hello fellow bloggers,



I created this blog as part of an assignment for a class that I am taking at Kaplan University Online. I hope it will turn into an entertaining insight into my world as a student and healthcare professional.



Please allow me to introduce myself:

I am a 25 year old CNA that works in Ortho Trauma. My work fascinates me, so I talk about it a lot. I love watching joint replacement patients walk again for the first time, and I am getting used to helping families through tough times. Going back to school scares the hell out of me, but I am doing it... and relatively well so far. I tried to go to Nursing School, but it is just WAY too intense for me right now. I have settled on persuing a medical transcription license, and saved my Nurse dreams for a rainy day.



I like to drink tea, look at old books and watch trendy TV shows. I find that when mingling with stangers all day, it is important to maintain a vast mental database of neutral crap. Discussing things like tea, old stories and American Idol are nice distractions for people in the hospital. Happier patients make a happier me.



But anyway, my goal in life is to know everything. I think that I have experienced a lot for my 25 years, but I still feel generally unaccomplished. I am notorious for 'bitting off more than I can chew' but I like to think that I can usually figure out a way to get it all done in a crunch.



I am trendy, geeky, ditzy and friendly. I hope to learn a lot about myself through this project.



Thanks for reading! I wish you all a successful, healthy, and happy semester!