Human Kinda

[facing-august]

From left to right: PCA (2015), Student Nurse (2016), Registered Nurse (2017), Float Pool RN (4/6/2020).

In nursing school you study and memorize and cram and pass tests and try to retain every bit of information you possibly can so that when you finally become a Nurse, you’ll be prepared, but you never really feel prepared.

You imagine yourself in 1, 3, 5 years and think that’s it, that’s when I’ll be prepared. That’s when I’ll know as much as these REAL nurses.

You go to work every day with an uneasy feeling and hope and pray that you get through the day without incident. That you know enough that day, that you leave relieved and confident that you did everything right.

And then one day you don’t have that uneasy feeling. One day you’re excited to get to work. You are happy to see your friends, and your patients, and the doctors. Yes even the doctors, you wave to them on your way in instead of avoiding eye contact and hoping they don’t ask you too hard of a question that day. One day you actually do leave confident that you’re patients have been completely taken care of on your watch.

I’ve worked on the cardiac unit, the Nero unit, the PCU, the Sickle Cell/Nephrology/Oncology unit, the Ortho unit, the Inpatient detox unit and now the COVID-19 Unit, and I have learned more than I ever thought was possible in these last 3.5 years. More than I learned in all of my years in Nursing school, and I was comfortable. I had become the nurse I aspired to be all those years ago.

I’ve worked along side the most knowledgeable, courageous, skilled, compassionate, and dedicated people I’ve ever met. They make inappropriate jokes that get us through the day, they help each other when a task is too big for just one person, they lift each other up and have each others backs every single day.

And I know that wether you are a brand new baby nurse, or a comfortable Mama Nurse, or a back from retirement Strong As Hell Nurse, you came to work with that uneasy feeling today. And so did I. We were never prepared for this. We never could be. But we are still a team. We are still a family. And I got your back.

[facing-august]

I’ve read just about every article, watched every video, listened to every update, and read every work email.

I might need 2 or 3 of these to get some sleep tonight.

I am going back to work tomorrow for my three 12 hour night shifts at the hospital, and I hate not knowing when this thing is going to hit us. I’ve seen the videos from Italy, I’ve read the warnings from China. Our governor says that we should expect the virus to peak mid April to mid May. I know it is coming. But that is all that I know.

Are we doing enough? Are we prepared? Will we be able to save everybody? Will we be able to save anybody? Will we be able to save ourselves? Do we have enough equipment? Will my hospital post about how sad they are to have lost one of their own, like they did in New York? Will anybody remember? Am I going to bring it home? Did I clean my steering wheel, my phone, my car seat, my shoes, my watch, my clothes, my body? Is that nagging cough more than just a cough? Are my co workers going to survive? Will I be able to pay my bills? Will my parents be able to pay their bills? Will my parents survive? Will my daughter be alright? Will my friends take this seriously? When will they stop being afraid of being around me? When will I stop being afraid to go to work? How long until I can not save a life?

Check on your nurse friends. We are not okay.

[the-average-gatsby]

when ur writing the date on february 1st and you almost write the wrong month

[facing-august]

gf.me/u/qgwxpk

Click here to support Desperate to help a stray cat that is suffering organized by Rhonda Tyree

We inadvertently inherited this stray cat when our neighbor, who previously fed him passed away.  I named him Lewis because initially there

[becausebirds]

Eider ducks sound as though you’ve just told them a very interesting fact or juicy gossip.

[catchymemes]

“My mom painted this and said no one would like it. It’s her 2nd painting.”

“I painted somebody’s mom”

“Took a while and not perfect, but i painted the guy who painted the other guy’s mom”

“I painted the girl who painted the guy who painted the other guy’s mom who painted an egret”

“I painted the guy who painted the girl who painted the guy who painted the mom who painted a bird”

“When it sinks in that I stayed up most of the night to paint a meme for internet points…”

[yetimati]

…And nobody thought to post other “branchs” of this chain? Yes, it’s ‘branchS’, plural, because apparently we also have these:

Bit wonky, but I painted the woman who painted the guy who painted the lady who painted the swan.

Bit shitty, but I painted the woman who painted the woman who painted the guy who painted the lady who painted the swan

I painted u/Shitty_WaterColour who painted the woman who painted the woman who painted the guy who painted the lady who painted the swan

I painted u/color_on_a_page who painted u/Shitty_WaterColour who painted the woman who painted the woman who painted the guy who painted someone’s mom who painted a swan

Oh well, here’s yet another layer

Another branch, starting from the girl with the white background:

Took an hour or so but I painted the girl who painted the guy who painted the other guys mom

I didn’t like how reddit treated the iPad guy so I painted the guy that painted the girl that who painted the guy who painted the other guys mom on my iPad.

Continue from OP’s branch:

I haven’t painted in two years and I’m glad for the inspiration!!

A painting of the guy who hasn’t painted in years painting the guy who painted the girl who painted the guy who painted the girl who painted the other girl who painted the guy who painted the other guys mom

Same ‘level’ as the one above:

Usually lurking but not today…plaid was a great challenge!

Continue! With a cat!

We painted the guy that painted the other guy who hadn’t painted in 2 years who painted the other guy who painted the girl that painted the guy who painted the girl that painted the guy that painted some guy’s mother who painted a swan whilst making them all an NPC in the process

Honorary mentioned:

Cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep!!!

And finally, The Great Family Tree (some branch is not in the picture, pls click the link below for the full list:

This seems necessary…

https://nubleh.github.io/i_painted/

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

AN EXPERIENCE

[dat-goat-boi]

Visit Original Link

My content gets shittier every day.

[the-other-greengrass-girl]

this cured my depressive episode

[friendly-neighborhood-patriarch]

I like me some old fashion hurgusburgus

[sixpenceee]

Lighting a lighter in slow motion. Via ifyouhigh. Follow @sixpenceee​

[steezybutawkward]

This honestly took a billion years

[facing-august]

Coworker conversation

Coworker #1 (from California, moved to Ohio): I used to be tan and in shape and now *jiggles belly* I’m pale and have this!

Coworker #2 (from Ohio): You look like a midwesterner!

Coworker #1: you know I WAS going to bring you Starbucks tomorrow, but now *steps on elevator and flips her the bird as the door closes*

Moral of the story: apparently looking like a Midwesterner is not a compliment and do not tell people from California that or they won’t bring you Starbucks anymore

[star-anise]

it has been a long week and i am very tired

pls show me your cats

[ishuzu]

this is Buster, showing us her very dirty feet.

[1000heartbeats]

This is Dany. He has anxiety, but he’s full of love.

[errantpixxi]

This is Tally, a 10 yo 18 pound Maine Coon, who will let you use her tummy for a pillow when you’re sad, and will just purr & groom you until you feel better 💕

[madamehardy]

This is Jareth, a rescue who advises you to consider the benefits of a good long nap

[nonelvis]

This is Miss Noir. Her hobbies include being besties with the food bag, running away from things in fear, and stairstep lurking.

This is Miss Nicole. Her hobbies include being an immense asshole.

[secondhand-glory]

This is Uno. He thinks things are gonna be okay. I intend to believe him.

[punmasterkentparson]

This is Kit. He likes chasing bugs, digging in his litter box, and being aggressively cuddly.

[boundtoanandroid]

this is crookshanks she’s orange

[jame7t]

this is Keyes he’s my lead strategist

[lemoneychicken]

this is toast, hes a cool dude

[crazybarks42]

This is Rosie. She’s loud because she’s full of bees

[courfeyracs-swordcane]

This is Sweety he is very large

[dog-dyke]

This is Khensu he belongs to my neighbors he’s half Maine coon I hang out with him when he gets lonely

[cumaeansibyl]

This is little cat, she loves headbutts and standing on people

[sashayed]

this is Elly she’s very soft and a butthole

[akycha]

This is Lord Peter Wimsey and he thinks everything belongs to him.

[sepdet]

This is Pumpkin he has a great purr but his dignity is defective

[cizayox]

This is naruto uzumaki and hes a little cunt

[oricalcon]

This is Latte; she’s charging her warmth meter by my hot PC and getting ready for a lap attack.

[jeza-red]

That’s Litellest Kitty who gives me allergy and gets really fluffy in the winter TT

[drunkmusichistorian]

This is Lucky she’s very angry

[entirebottleofwine]

This is Booger, he’s 20 pounds and an asshole but he likes chin scratches and snoring

[astra-sasstra]

Here a two-for-one! Shadow and Simba, who both know they’re not supposed to be on the fucking kitchen table, but if they look cute enough they might get away with it (they definitely do).

[thisallegra]

This is Roman. He thinks biting and showing affection are the same thing.

[dedalvs]

This is Keli on @thisallegra’s robe. She’s meowsy and loves pets and scritches.

[hotvampireadjacent]

this is dia, he shows his love by biting

[fistfightsandstilettos]

this is Sneaker, he’s a bed hog

[ohbeckoh]

this is link and he’s really working with his acting coach right now so he can land the role of salem on the new sabrina show

[kuku-is-tired-deactivated202107]

This is my acquaintances´cat. I don´t know his name. He´s fluffy and mysterious and probably a model.

[nottherealsimon]

This is Rumplestiltskin, he’s afraid of everything he cuddles if it’s cold outside

[lio-madburnish]

My cat believes in true romance, likes sitting on your face while you sleep and stealing avocado toast

[girlyghosty]

This is Chewbacca. He’s fat, fluffy, and enjoys eating plastic, treats, and yogurt (especially key lime pie flavor).

[facing-august]

This is Arbie and shes the Y to my MCA

[robbstark-archive-deactivated20]

just once i wanna put the blade of my sword under a pretty boy’s chin and tilt their head up so i can see both fear and arousal in their eyes is that too much to ask

[chrisbrecheenwritingaboutwriting]

[invisibleshadow]

A Library of Diamond and Heat

[facing-august]

A Bar of Alexandrite and Rain

[lvkesprite-deactivated20120720]

what old joke are we going to bring back next

[greysoldblog-blog]

[sarahsoldblogwoah-blog]

NO

[greysoldblog-blog]

[knightarcana]

MY FAVORITE

[watchhowidinosaur-deactivated20]

you forgot one

[birger-wuvs-elsa]

Coming to Tumblr to learn about things like this make it worth it.

[idontcaretbh]

How… How have I not seen this?

[lil-hippie-deactivated20151029]

[over-sleep]

여어- 히싸씨부리 （ ɔ̸ᴉʇɐ͟N͞さんのツイート ）

[princesstigerbelle]

“NAFTER NOON!”

[whitebear-ofthe-watertribe]

Every. Time. Every single time. I always get so delighted by this picture set. And I always forget what it’s followed up by. And then I see the “NAFTER NOON!” and absolutely lose it. I’m so glad this post exists.

[just-shower-thoughts]

Vampires suck your blood to get Vitamin D because they can’t go out in the sun themselves. Ever think about that? No. Because you only think of yourself.