Work Review


I'm working 5 shifts out of the next seven days and am just about overdue for my first performance review.
I haven't had one as yet, which means , I suspect, that am doing ok.

Hospice work isn't depressing. It's hard sometimes and there is plenty to learn, but my colleagues all have been funny, welcoming and friendly characters and humour has featured highly in relationships and in clinical practice.

I love working within a talented team again.
It's stimulating and my brain, which slew to a brain dead fart stop in the nursing home , has just started to work again. 

I've just finished a twelve hour shift and tomorrow Ive got the same again but this time with another new nurse who used to work with my husband in the University.
I think I will become firm friends with him, 
I have nose for nice people

Dorothy's confidence is growing daily
Today the sexy bearded dog walker took her out with Mary across the village fields and sent me a video to prove it.
Tonight she sat on my shoulder. Just happy to see me home







43 comments:

  1. I worked 12 hour shifts up until earlier this year. I'm sure your dogs miss you - It's a long time to wait!

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  2. What a wonderful dog.

    My mom is in hospice. I wish she had someone like you on staff. Keep up the important work.

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  3. Chomping and cleaning of the ear is always a good sign !
    parsnip

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  4. That's a reassuring video clip from the dog walker. He seems to have them under control. I hope you have a good shift at work tomorrow. x

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  5. I would be very surprised if your performance review was anything but positive.
    Twelve hours is a very long shift though. I would be shattered.

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  6. The key to a dog's heart is not biscuits... it's walks... well, and sometimes biscuits.

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  7. 60 hours is a long week, rest and take care of yourself. Nice voice for the dog walker, and he seems to be doing very well with the girls.

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  8. That all sounds - and looks - good. Dotty is very compact.

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  9. So glad your life is on the uptick again! You deserve it!

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  10. I love Dotty's muscley strut in her barely-there harness.

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  11. lil doggie legs churning up the grass! methinks your dottie has fallen for you; and who WOULDN'T!

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  12. Love the photos of you and Dotty.♥️ And the walking clip is brilliant. All ours are in kennels while we are away. I only dropped them off this morning and I'm missing them already ☹️

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  13. Dorothy likes her walk, she looks so happy.

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  14. Dorothy was a lucky gal to land on her feet with you all.

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  15. That is just the most darling dog. My daughter and her family adopted a little and fairly old doggie with a spotty past and I have watched her bloom and gain so much confidence in the past few weeks. She is a great deal more affectionate now and more trusting, too. Love is a great thing, isn't it?
    Having a job that makes you feel as if you are respected and needed and a valuable part of a team is a great thing too. Glad you have that.

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  16. dorothy can move! she sure is settling in fast. i'm so glad to hear you are liking your new job.

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  17. If I didn't have to pick up dog poo, I'd want a dog just like Dorothy. Or a German Shepherd.

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  18. Look after your trotters darling, and remember to moisturise x

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  19. Dorothy is a very good girl to return when the lovely dog walker called her-even after over a year with 16 lessons my naughty one doesn't,he has to be on a lead and wear a muzzle x

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  20. Anonymous11:15 pm

    Dorothy looks so cute when out walking.

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  21. The video is just the sweetest thing ... love getting to see Dotty in action! And, getting a glimpse of Mary, too!
    You with Dotty on your shoulder ... perfect! Hopefully Winnie doesn't mind sharing your shoulder with the new girl! ☺

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  22. Look at those little legs go!! It's lovely to see the video and photos of Dorothy settling in.

    Good luck with that run of 12 hour shifts. That will test your stamina, I imagine :)

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  23. Mary's little legs must be smoking, keeping up. Did I hear Winnie's name? Your handsome dog walker has a handsome voice.

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  24. Lovely video and well done Dotty coming when she is called. Glad that your fitting into your new job with a nice crew of co workers John.

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  25. Looking up your old blog posts to locate your email address seemed a bit daunting, but I wanted to tell you that I'm watching Julie Walters series on coastal railways and next episode will be on Wales and she will be riding the fastest zipline in the UK, which looks suspiciously like the one you went on a while back!

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  26. *EXhusband*! The dogs are beautiful, so active on their little legs. Does he use extension leashes?

    lizzy

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  27. Barbara Anne4:26 am

    How marvelous, Winnie, Dotty, Mary, and you! Am so happy your new job suits you completely and I know you're an asset there.

    Wishing you well at all of those back to back shifts. Sleep well in between!

    Hugs!

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  28. Ain't Dottie just the sweetest imaginable thing on four legs? A little package of fun and affection. Hope she hasn't been showing signs of missing her sister, of whom I equally hope has found her own new loving home by now.

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  29. Gorgeous video, lovely to see Dottie's recall to a kind voice. Glad the job is going well. Love Jan Bx.

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  30. It's lovely to hear that life has turned a corner for you at last. x

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  31. I'd rather have a parrot than a bulldog on my shoulder!

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  32. Working with a group of people who you enjoy and respect makes those difficult jobs much more bearable. I'm fortunate in that I work with a great bunch of people, too. I can see why you decided to adopt Dottie. She is incredibly sweet! -Jenn

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  33. Awww! Dotty looks like such a love! Glad you are liking your new job!

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  34. Watching this first thing in the morning starts the day off right!
    I look forward to moving house, and getting a puppy.
    I would love to have a Dottie-lookalike !

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  35. Glad to read work is going so well. As you know, you have my admiration. And it sure is nice to see how loved Dorothy is ... and is beginning to know it.

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  36. Glad work is off to a good start! Saw a darling female Welsh Terrier at the vet yesterday and thought of your Mary!

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  37. I am so glad everything is going well. The dog walking video is adorable.

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  38. Gosh, she moves so smoothly and happily.

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  39. could do with your sexy bearded dog walker down the gym, he says all the right motivational stuff to get me through a workout!

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