Monthly Archives: August 2006

At least I know anatomy…..

Posted on August 30, 2006 by

Last night Mike and I were watching a TV show that took place in Pittsburgh. I couldn’t remember where Pittsburgh was, so I asked Mike. He didn’t know either. A minute later, I said, "I think it’s in Seattle." "Yeah, … Continue reading →

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Mature people

Posted on August 27, 2006 by

While in the car yesterday, Mike and I were talking about my job interview. "You should have brought up that your boyfriend is an architect," Mike said.   Ok, I’ll bite. "Why is that?" I asked. "That way they would … Continue reading →

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It’s the little things

Posted on August 25, 2006 by

I stopped by an Ace Hardware today and while walking around I spotted a Jayhawk flag. A Jayhawk flag in Texas country? I went over and looked at the price: $19.99.  Next to the Jayhawk flag was the Texas flag … Continue reading →

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The first interview…

Posted on August 24, 2006 by

Although it is 84.5 degrees in my apartment right now, I am shaking as I write this. A nurse in a Dallas hospital emailed me a few days ago to let me know that they were doing their June ER … Continue reading →

Posted in The job hunt | 39 Comments

Food?!

Posted on August 23, 2006 by

To get my cats to come running, all I have to do is lift up their bag of cat food. They hear the bag and are at my feet, meowing and purring, within a few seconds. Today while going through … Continue reading →

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Seriously?!

Posted on August 23, 2006 by

I answered my phone this morning and heard, "Hi Katie, this is bla bla bla, the dean of your nursing school."   Why is the dean of my school calling? Within a second, I had all sorts of possible reasons … Continue reading →

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Interviews

Posted on August 22, 2006 by

The problem I have with job interviews is that I never seem to know when to stop talking. The interviewer will ask a simple question, and I will respond with a simple answer. I will stop, smile at the interviewer, … Continue reading →

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A note to nursing students

Posted on August 21, 2006 by

The first day of nursing school. How can those six words cause so much fear, panic, and excitement in the hearts of nursing students everywhere? I will never forget my first day of orientation. I sat there looking around at … Continue reading →

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Still no calls…

Posted on August 18, 2006 by

Mike thinks I haven’t heard back from any hospitals because of the email address that I have on my resume. Do you guys see anything wrong with partygrrrrllllll@hotmail.com? I didn’t think so.   Just kidding, that’s not my email address! … Continue reading →

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Great first impression

Posted on August 17, 2006 by

Last night I decided to work on some online job applications. I started with one for a large Dallas hospital with an opening in the emergency room. I went through the first few pages of the application, filling in the … Continue reading →

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