What a week

Yes, I know this week was Thanksgiving and all the family stuff that goes along with it, but more importantly, this week was EMS Conference. The time of year when flashy lights and sirens and all the accompanying toys are celebrated en force. The Texas per capita consumption of beer and other intoxicating beverages increases ten-fold, and sleepless nights are accompanied by hazey memories. This year it was in Dallas, allowing me the opportunity to work as necessary, and still attend most of the conference. It was not as great as it is in Austin, but at least I didn't have to rent a hotel room. I hung out mostly with all my MedStar peoples, but I also got to see old Ags, new Ags, and others from EMS days gone by. I bought my new stethoscope, which strangely enough, makes me want to take blood pressures on my pts myself.

While hanging out with the MedStar people, I had a conversation with Jon, the education guy at Medstar. He hadn't realized that they had fired me for that stupid tardy policy that changed two months later. He thought I had just moved on to greener pastures. He said it was stupid to have fired me for that, and that I should go to HR to appeal my termination and be reinstated, considering that the policy that got me fired was so short-lived. The HR lady told me to send her an email detailing what had happened and she would see what she could do to get me my job back, so I think I will. I won't leave CareFlite; they are too good to me. But I would like to be part-time at MedStar. Get my 911 fix and all of that. And I miss my friends there. I feel like and outsider because I don't know what's going on over there anymore.

I also decided that I will be taking the Critical Care class next semester, assuming I can get the money saved up for the tuition. It's only on Fridays, and they said they would work with my shift and not count off for being gone every third day. That will get me back into the habit of studying and learning on someone else's schedule, which should prepare me for my plans to do the RN completer online with Excelsior. I would never make it at a self-pace without practice first. I am excited about my prospective return to education, and the furthering of my career. That's the good thing about EMS conference, it is full of motivators and motivation to learn more and do more.

Now I am off to work my shift.