Running In Place

So here’s something cool: turns out that the “Race Day” quote at the top of my motivational poster was actually authored by Wil herself! For me, having seen the tremendous amount of work she puts forth and her resulting accomplishments, that quote has become all the more meaningful. Thanks Wil!

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My husband told me about a recent management meeting in which he said, just to be a dick, “we should have a paperwork kaizen. Since this is evidently some kind of buzzword in industry nowadays, it was soundly embraced by all present. So this weekend Brian, in preparation for winter, had a garage kaizen and a basement kaizen. I had a file cabinet kaizen and a bookcase kaizen. My son had a wake up at noon and sit on your ass in front of the computer kaizen. We’re all very enlightened.

So my bookcase is looking a little more feng shui but a few running books need new homes. E-mail me at LJanine at aol dot com if you are interested in any of them, they’re yours for the taking on first come, first served.

The Courage to Start by John Bingham edit: Spoken for

No Need for Speed by John Bingham edit: Spoken for

Marathoning for Mortals also by John Bingham edit: Spoken for

Run Right Now by Joe Henderson

Chi Running by Danny Dreyer

I’ve also got various books on death & dying and pain management at the end of life, as well as one on Zen S_x (um, it was a gift) that you’re welcome to, but I figured this was a pretty specific crowd.

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You know, I was going to end here but I am feeling talkative tonight (and my husband is being kind of a crab after all his kaizening (hmmm, I’m not sure that’s the desired outcome). Anyway, let me say this about my new job: I think I’m really gonna like it! Everyone is very welcoming and supportive, and my preceptor is this incredibly kind and gentle lady with nearly 20 years of nursing under her belt! Let me tell you, in the hospital setting, you do not always get as lucky as I am with the unit I am on and the nurses I am working with.

So. On my first day, my patient coded. She got restarted, she got vented, she’s back on the ICU. She is a lovely lovely lady and I got to spend a very nice day with her, and at the end it all fell apart. Without warning. It’s so strange - all of this intervention. I have spent the last 4 years being present for people as they disengaged from all the intervention, and now I’m administering it. I’m not making a judgement, it’s just a mindset and a response that I have to re-learn. And, of course, since I started on the unit - doing three 12.5 hour shifts a week, I’m being called on more and more at Hospice to get ready to train the nurses on clinical bedside computing. Suddenly, I’m finagling to get one day off a week, although I guess I’ve got no business complaining. In truth, I’m enjoying being busy and looking forward to all the new stuff I’m going to learn!

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So what about running?? I don’t think I’ve really talked about what I’m currently up to in awhile. Practically speaking, I think it deserves a post of its own. I would tack it on here but things could get really long and I know that some people have a low tolerance for that With a few stumbles due to post 1/2 M blahs and then new job interference I’m pretty much getting out there and have a few future plans formulating. Oh yeah. Big Plans.

That is all.