GNC's Mega Man is Killing Me

Ahhh, after a great day yesterday of selling multi's and breaking the 10% mark I thought for sure today I would be able to get to the 12% mark and keep everyone happy (and, more importatnly, off my back). But, plenty of regular customers today and not a single one needed a multi. I tried, I asked, I suggested, hell, I begged! In the end, I called Roland in for the evening shift and hopefully he will be able to turn the day around for me. Actually, it has been a great week, I made my sales goal yesterday so today was all bonus. Strange how sales do not count - just the indicators. Oh well, such is the life of a retailer.

My resolutions are still around and still being met. I have yet to drink any regular cola or chips. I am still hitting the weights and jogging around 25k a week. My weight loss has leveled off and my bodyfat is around 12.5%. I am going to have to hit the cardio hard and ignore the carbs next week in a last ditch effort to return to my pre-university bodyfat of 10%. I may need to use my Ab King Pro a little more often.

Damn that George Bush; very mild here again. I think the high today was 6 degrees celcius. WOW. We received a few cm's of snow last night but I did not bother to shovel this morning - just let it melt.

Time to go do the dishes, plus I have plenty of school work to do this evening. Hard to believe but I only have 3 more weeks of classes, yippee!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Till later,

Michael Taylor - Back on the Hospital Floor

Yesterday I started my first of 4 twelve-hour shifts on a cardiac step-down unit. This mini clinical rotation is part of my pre preceptorship experience. Man, was I rusty! I have not been on a hospital floor since the end of October and did it ever show. It did not help that we were one RN short and I my RN and I had 11 patients; I was very little help as well. I could barely remember my drugs and lab values had long escaped me. Oh well, it was a wake-up call. I now realize that I have to get my ass in gear and hit the books before mt preceptorship starts on March 14 or 15th.

I did manage to spend an hour or so going over some classes of drugs which I had forgotten about. I wrote a list of all the meds which the patients on the floor were taking so hopefully I will be able to look them all up and at least become familiar with them. I need to know my meds, and the sooner the better.

The recruiter called today from a hospital but Jacob only passed on the message after 5pm so there was no answer when I called. Oh well, I guess I will have to wait until Monday to find out how I did at my interview. (although I heard that I was "a breathe of fresh air")...I guess they never had anybody so relaxed in an interview before. I wonder if I should have mentioned that bed baths were my greatest clinical weakness!!!

Till next time,