Quirky things about my job

Last night at work, I sat back and admired some very strange "quirks".

1.) We have two cats there...Memory and Al (short for Alzheimer's). They are usually cats...occasionally dogs...and last night---chickens!!! Yep! Chickens! They are whatever the residents want them to be.

2.) One lady there carries a doll around. And this doll is very special because it can change gender! That's right! Some nights she calls it Roger...other nights she calls it Emily!

3.) The residents don't tend to grasp the concept of hot/cold weather. So last night, one lady was wearing her winter coat, gloves, hat, and scarf! She apparently thought it was cold...

I do enjoy my job there! It is way better compared to other places I've worked. When I became a cna, I had hoped that I would be able to care for peoples' wholistic needs...not just physical but emotional, spiritual, intellectual, and mental. But up until now, it was been a whole lot of manual labor and not much interaction.

At this place, they are mostly independent so you are able to interact with them more. I'm able to sit down and fold laundry with someone...or play a game of cards with a few devout ladies...or pet the cats/dogs/chickens with them...or watch TV with them...or read with them...or care for Mama's baby with her.

I now have dance partners, too! There are two guys there who dance with me all the time. One of them has a guitar in his room, so I grabbed it and started playing a little...and while I did, he danced around the room. The other guy actually did a little swing dancing with me! It was great fun!

There is still the usual things I hate....drama between employees, stupid rules made up by higher-ups who are never on the floor to see how things work, unbearable heat (the residents think it's cold so we have to adjust the heat for them), and those people who have worked there forever and are really intimidating (though not so much here).

I've been trying to find a job that I could see myself at for awhile. I can definately see that here! Unfortunately, I think that I may be one of those people whose attention span is low and cann never stay at a job for long...my work history is crazy (I've worked at 5 different places within the last almost 3 years). But I pray all the time that God would change that in me and that I could be satisfied with this job.

Well, that's all for now. Later!
~Lola~