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basricA meme snagged from [info]blackdecember8 ...Snagged from CI-70 altered a bit
1. What do you add to your coffee? Sugar and half & half
2. What are you reading now? Robert Sanford's Wicked Prey, Craig Ferguson's Between the Bridge & the River
3. Do you own a gun? Several and a shotgun have a permit to carry.
4. Are you registered to vote? Of course
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? They get nervous when I come to see them. I'm always pro-active.
6. Favorite foods on a grill? Pork ribs, barbecued chicken, Steak--hell, grilled anything
7. Favorite Christmas Song? Jingle Bells
8. What do you like to eat for breakfast? Oatmeal with butter and fresh berries.
9. Can you do push ups? I'm happy to just be able to get out of bed.
10. What was the name of your first boyfriend? Kurt
11. What’s your favorite pieces of jewelry? Wedding ring & a carat diamond on a platinum chain (Anniversary gift from hubby) Tiffany Ruby ring (Birthstone gift from mom on graduation)-rarely wear any, allergic to metal.
12. Hobbies? Reading, DVD's, counted cross-stitch, Vincent D'onofrio
13. Craziest dream you’ve ever had? Naw you don't wanna know about my dreams--I dream of work.
14. Do you have ADD? How 'bout dementia?
15. What’s one trait that you hate about yourself? Perfectionist. Expect everyone to always give 100% regardless.
16. What’s your Middle name? Annette
17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment.
a) Please don't code
b) 3 more units of blood to go
c) What are we ordering for 'lunch' (at 1 a.m.)
18. Name 3 things you bought in the past week.
a) Groceries
b) T-shirts made of Silk and Cotton to wear under my scrub top
c) DVD-Australia...beautiful movie and country.
19. Name 3 beverages you regularly drink.
a) Fresca or Cherry coke only in a bottle
b) Good unsweetened ice tea
c) Seagram's blackberry wine coolers
20. Current worry right now? That my patient is going to code again before my shift ends.
21. What side do you dress to? I don't understand this '?' IN"side" the house? South?
22. Favorite place to be? In bed sleeping eight hours. (A luxury)
23. How do you bring in the New Year? Black-eyed peas for luck, Turnip greens for money, stewed apples for health, and I forget what the pork chops are for. Cooking.
24. Where would you like to go you know you never can? Egypt to the Valley of the Kings.
25. Name four objects you just cannot do without.
a) Laptop--wireless connection
b) Television
c) DVD Player
d) Cell Phone
26. Name three people that you cannot do without?
a) Hubby
b) Lauren-DAUGHTER
c) Tina-SISTER
27. What color shirt are you wearing? Black scrub top, white t-shirt beneath
28. What color are the sheets on your bed? multi-colors, blurred, muted pastels
29. Can you whistle? Yes
30. Favorite colors(s)? Black, Orange & white--go Big Orange
31. Could you be a pirate? I'm not mean enough (Some nurses might disagree with that when I'm Charge Nurse)
32. What songs do you sing in the shower? Never, I usually barely have enough energy to stand up.
33. Favorite late night talk show host? Craig Ferguson
34. Favorite daytime talk show host? Rachel Ray
35. What’s in your pocket right now? 2 Hemostats, bandage scissors, tape, 2 Ink pens, Pen light, note pad, credit card size wallet with driver's license and cash, two dollars in quarters, Half-Package of M & M's.
36. Last thing that made you laugh? Craig Ferguson's book.
37. Favorite sports teams? Nashville Predators Hockey Team/University of Tennessee Football Team.
38. Worst injury you’ve ever had? Broken cervical disk. That's the neck. Bad enough I signed a DNR before the surgery because I don't want a machine to breathe for me for the rest of my life. Worked out okay titanium in the neck can't bend head back or very far left and right.
39. Do you love where you live? Once, but the yard is too big now. If I were rich I'd live in one of the new high-rise condos downtown.
40. How many TVs & DVD Players do you have in your house? Full set in Den, daughter's bedroom, our bedroom and my husband's cave aka study. My husband is an electronic freak--he is always actively hunting bargains. TV in Kitchen and his garage workshop.
41. Who is your most trustworthy friend? Lauren
42. How many pets do you have? a Demon/Angel White ball of feathers with a can-opener on her face cockatoo named scooter.
43. Does anyone have a crush on you? My husband loves me or so he says...I believe him.
44. Do you prefer hot or cold? 70 degrees F
45. What are your favorite writers? Robert Sandford, Lee Child, J. D. Eobb aka Nora Roberts.
46. What is your favorite candy? Godiva chocolate-covered cherries
47. Do you have a favorite holiday? Thanksgiving - food & family...did I mention food
48. Have a personal journal about you? No. About Criminal Intent and a little Russell Crowe and this and that.
I am a trauma nurse--not ER trauma, the worst of the worst trauma LifeFlighted patients--my life would either make most people sick or give them nightmares. Even my family can't bear for me to share that part of my life and since I usually work 48 to 60 hours that's 4 to 5 12-hour night shifts in a row, try to sleep 50 hours a week, take 20 hours a week getting ready to go, driving, and striping down and showering and relaxing before bed...that doesn't leave me much time left. There's 168 hours in a week...you do the math. SIGH. Thank God my daughter still lives at home while going to college. She cleans, washes clothes and cooks God Bless her. WOW I turned a question into a journal. :}
49. What style clothes do you like to wear? I live my life in scrubs. Otherwise hubby's over sized t-shirts and p.j. bottoms.
50. What is the first thing you think of when you wake up? Do I have time to browse on-line before I go to work.
Got to hang another unit of blood, so I'm off.
1. What do you add to your coffee? Sugar and half & half
2. What are you reading now? Robert Sanford's Wicked Prey, Craig Ferguson's Between the Bridge & the River
3. Do you own a gun? Several and a shotgun have a permit to carry.
4. Are you registered to vote? Of course
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? They get nervous when I come to see them. I'm always pro-active.
6. Favorite foods on a grill? Pork ribs, barbecued chicken, Steak--hell, grilled anything
7. Favorite Christmas Song? Jingle Bells
8. What do you like to eat for breakfast? Oatmeal with butter and fresh berries.
9. Can you do push ups? I'm happy to just be able to get out of bed.
10. What was the name of your first boyfriend? Kurt
11. What’s your favorite pieces of jewelry? Wedding ring & a carat diamond on a platinum chain (Anniversary gift from hubby) Tiffany Ruby ring (Birthstone gift from mom on graduation)-rarely wear any, allergic to metal.
12. Hobbies? Reading, DVD's, counted cross-stitch, Vincent D'onofrio
13. Craziest dream you’ve ever had? Naw you don't wanna know about my dreams--I dream of work.
14. Do you have ADD? How 'bout dementia?
15. What’s one trait that you hate about yourself? Perfectionist. Expect everyone to always give 100% regardless.
16. What’s your Middle name? Annette
17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment.
a) Please don't code
b) 3 more units of blood to go
c) What are we ordering for 'lunch' (at 1 a.m.)
18. Name 3 things you bought in the past week.
a) Groceries
b) T-shirts made of Silk and Cotton to wear under my scrub top
c) DVD-Australia...beautiful movie and country.
19. Name 3 beverages you regularly drink.
a) Fresca or Cherry coke only in a bottle
b) Good unsweetened ice tea
c) Seagram's blackberry wine coolers
20. Current worry right now? That my patient is going to code again before my shift ends.
21. What side do you dress to? I don't understand this '?' IN"side" the house? South?
22. Favorite place to be? In bed sleeping eight hours. (A luxury)
23. How do you bring in the New Year? Black-eyed peas for luck, Turnip greens for money, stewed apples for health, and I forget what the pork chops are for. Cooking.
24. Where would you like to go you know you never can? Egypt to the Valley of the Kings.
25. Name four objects you just cannot do without.
a) Laptop--wireless connection
b) Television
c) DVD Player
d) Cell Phone
26. Name three people that you cannot do without?
a) Hubby
b) Lauren-DAUGHTER
c) Tina-SISTER
27. What color shirt are you wearing? Black scrub top, white t-shirt beneath
28. What color are the sheets on your bed? multi-colors, blurred, muted pastels
29. Can you whistle? Yes
30. Favorite colors(s)? Black, Orange & white--go Big Orange
31. Could you be a pirate? I'm not mean enough (Some nurses might disagree with that when I'm Charge Nurse)
32. What songs do you sing in the shower? Never, I usually barely have enough energy to stand up.
33. Favorite late night talk show host? Craig Ferguson
34. Favorite daytime talk show host? Rachel Ray
35. What’s in your pocket right now? 2 Hemostats, bandage scissors, tape, 2 Ink pens, Pen light, note pad, credit card size wallet with driver's license and cash, two dollars in quarters, Half-Package of M & M's.
36. Last thing that made you laugh? Craig Ferguson's book.
37. Favorite sports teams? Nashville Predators Hockey Team/University of Tennessee Football Team.
38. Worst injury you’ve ever had? Broken cervical disk. That's the neck. Bad enough I signed a DNR before the surgery because I don't want a machine to breathe for me for the rest of my life. Worked out okay titanium in the neck can't bend head back or very far left and right.
39. Do you love where you live? Once, but the yard is too big now. If I were rich I'd live in one of the new high-rise condos downtown.
40. How many TVs & DVD Players do you have in your house? Full set in Den, daughter's bedroom, our bedroom and my husband's cave aka study. My husband is an electronic freak--he is always actively hunting bargains. TV in Kitchen and his garage workshop.
41. Who is your most trustworthy friend? Lauren
42. How many pets do you have? a Demon/Angel White ball of feathers with a can-opener on her face cockatoo named scooter.
43. Does anyone have a crush on you? My husband loves me or so he says...I believe him.
44. Do you prefer hot or cold? 70 degrees F
45. What are your favorite writers? Robert Sandford, Lee Child, J. D. Eobb aka Nora Roberts.
46. What is your favorite candy? Godiva chocolate-covered cherries
47. Do you have a favorite holiday? Thanksgiving - food & family...did I mention food
48. Have a personal journal about you? No. About Criminal Intent and a little Russell Crowe and this and that.
I am a trauma nurse--not ER trauma, the worst of the worst trauma LifeFlighted patients--my life would either make most people sick or give them nightmares. Even my family can't bear for me to share that part of my life and since I usually work 48 to 60 hours that's 4 to 5 12-hour night shifts in a row, try to sleep 50 hours a week, take 20 hours a week getting ready to go, driving, and striping down and showering and relaxing before bed...that doesn't leave me much time left. There's 168 hours in a week...you do the math. SIGH. Thank God my daughter still lives at home while going to college. She cleans, washes clothes and cooks God Bless her. WOW I turned a question into a journal. :}
49. What style clothes do you like to wear? I live my life in scrubs. Otherwise hubby's over sized t-shirts and p.j. bottoms.
50. What is the first thing you think of when you wake up? Do I have time to browse on-line before I go to work.
Got to hang another unit of blood, so I'm off.
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