Job (s) and beginning of moving out

So I have been doing more training at my first nursing job. I did a couple evening shifts. It has been good. Worked with a nurse named Jessica. She was nice and helped me learn a couple things. Now I kinda know what a day shift feels like and some evenings. After next week I will be onto my actual night shift.

During all this my old job at InCyte Pathology also called me and asked me to help them cause they are a little behind. I decided that I could give them some hours even though I had planned the days off my other job to work on papers and projects for my semester at WSU. So it has been fun seeing people again and nice just doing a job that I know. The extra money will also come in handy for moving out which I am now planning for May 10th.

I am just cramming a lot into the next few weeks and this month. The new car, new job, end of a semester, and now moving. Crazy I know. I just have to make it through next week I think and then it will be a little better. I can hope anyways. A teacher moved up the due date on two projects by three days so she has totally messed up my schedule I had planned to get everything done. We'll see if I can do it.

Well here is a floorplan, though a couple things are different. They don't have a breakfast bar in these ones and the master bedroom has a bath and not a standing shower now. I will post more pics later when I get some cause the website is down.

New Car Finally!!

So I finally found myself a car. I have been looking for a few weeks to no avail since I sold my Honda. I tried buying cars off Craigslist. That never panned out. Either they had sold the car or it was a rebuilt title and the bank won't finance those. I was searching for a Nissan Altima 05-06, or a Jetta, or a Mazda 3 or 6. The Altima being my top choice. While I was searching Craigslist my dad had his car salesman guy who can go to auctions and look for what we want looking for a car for me. It wasn't really working out though. He did finally find a Jetta that I wanted him to bid on so I got all the paperwork and check from the bank with the expectation that he would win the auction. We were outbid. I felt like an idiot bringing the check back to the bank and basically decided I was done with the car auction search process.I also had found a great Altima in Beaverton, OR, but could not get a hold of the guy. He did finally answer his phone. It was sold. I went back to Craigslist and found two Mazda 6's that I liked. I had seen them earlier, but decided I didn't want to pay that much. I called them. Both had sold. I then saw an ad for a Jetta at the Nissan dealership and went down to basically buy it cause I like the price. It was of course sold. The dealer did not have a 2006 Altima and of course tried to sell me a 2010. I told em I would think about it. Still no car. I decided to search Spokane for an Altima and came up with the George Gee website. They had two Altimas. YAY! Then after looking more I found out they were both in Pasco, WA. I decided to call and get some info. Well at this point I was quite sick of the car search and like what I saw. Basically bought the car over the internet and had them drive it up to Spokane to me. There were a few problems here and there with the interior/exterior, but overall I am quite happy with it and fixed most of these problems by going to Spalding's and getting some pieces and parts. Anyways here are some pics. I got a 2006 Nissan Altima 2.5 SL. So it has the heated seats and styling that I wanted. I am happy with it and hope to drive it for some years to come.

First day

So I sorta had my first day today. I shadowed/helped a nurse named Teresa on the 6-14:30 shift. I kinda got to see who some of the residents were and pass some meds. I totally need to take more time to look up those meds though. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be and I think that I will be able to do my job just fine especially since my shift will be more "quiet" with it being while everybody is in bed at the time. So I will do a couple more day shifts, move to some evening shifts and then onto my night shift. Also it is so weird cause the NACs do so much that we were doing in school. I feel like I am sorta doing nothing but giving meds and a couple small treatments.

Anyways the search for a new car is still on. I test drove a 2006 Nissan Altima on Friday after work and really liked it. The only problem being it was from New York and the engine had signs of corrosion. Also the dealer did not want to negotiate with me at all really. Otherwise I liked it. Could have left with it for 12500. I called the car guy my dad has looking for me at auctions and he sorta threw a fit about wanting to get me one so I am giving him a chance though he has not come through for me as of yet. Basically if after next week he has nothing I am probably done and doing whatever I want. So I was going to buy an in between car, but since I cannot find anything I like for a lower price I am at this point going to buy something I do like for more money and drive it till I decide I don't want it anymore, which with me can be a while unless the car goes to crap which spending this much I hope it doesn't. Anyways I hope to be driving a 2005 or 2006 Nissan Altima soon.

success!

So I finally got a job. I will be working at Riverview. I can't decide if I like the hours or not there are pros and cons for it. I am working 10:00pm-6:30am. Gonna have to get used to that. Getting to start at around the $25 I was thinking though and made 8 hours worth of pay for four hours of videos this morning. Well it is going to be interesting that much I know. Hopefully I will make it. I think I will, but there is always that thought you know, of something going wrong. The nights shouldn't be too bad with the patients sleeping. It will just be the falls, night delerium, and the deaths. Anyways gotta start somewhere ya know.

As for the car the search goes on. The guy I was basically going to buy his Jetta from sold it before I could look at it. He said he couldn't show it till a certain time so I was waiting and he said he sold it. Jerk. Now I am back to square one and sorta scrambling for a car. I have been looking in lots and having Paul our car guy look at auctions to no avail. So the search continues and I am still in car limbo.

Bye Bye Car :(

So I sold my Honda Civic yesterday. It was a bittersweet moment. I had the car since summer 2003. It made me some friends and memories. It also got me around pretty well most of the time. I was just finally done with all its little quirks and repair problems. It had started to leak oil and smoke while it burned out the tail pipe. It only did it for less than a mile, but still. It was just one more thing. I am ready for a car with AC, power steering and some decent cup holders. Heated seats would also be a nice upgrade. Anyways I sold it to a girl in Lewiston. I am sure she got a deal out of me getting the mounted studded snow tires, extra bumber, and the subs and amps with it, but she gave me $3300 for it (with a promise to send another $200, so we'll see). I am ready for a new car now. Nothing like the fancy luxery cars that I look at yet, but something newer and hopefully more reliable and less quirks. Bye little car I will miss you.