tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post15899317902406851..comments2023-10-22T05:08:51.281-06:00Comments on Confessions of a Rotten Correspondent: why am I not laughing?the rotten correspondenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02704525054720181936noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-11382783616907109212008-10-17T15:35:00.000-06:002008-10-17T15:35:00.000-06:00Five...wow. Hubby, at the age of 55, decided he co...Five...wow. <BR/><BR/>Hubby, at the age of 55, decided he could no longer work the 12-hour shift. He would so rarely get to eat, the pounds were falling off.<BR/><BR/>But you can do this. You will be okay -- it's going to be okay.<BR/><BR/>Sending good thoughts and ice cream your way.Tiggerlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12084094580971149293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-4026518563070043842008-10-17T11:20:00.000-06:002008-10-17T11:20:00.000-06:00You'll get through it. The worst I've ever done i...You'll get through it. The worst I've ever done is these safety dinners we used to have at one of the plants where I was HR Mgr. I would have to serve three shifts lunch. So, I'd go in at around 2:30am or 3:00am the first time, feed the third shift lunch and usually end up working straight through to first shift lunch. (The third shift always had all kinds of things to talk to me about until they left at 7:30am, and I had to be in at 8am.) Then I'd do first shift lunch, clean up, check messages, go through the mail and go home about 2pm. I'd crash for a couple of hours, make dinner for my family and go back up about 7pm to prepare the second shift's lunch. We'd serve, clean up, and inevitably someone would have to talk to me. I'd usually end up getting home around 10pm to crash. I did that once every quarter for either four or five years, working about 15 or 16 of 24 hours. I used to get a little punch drunk.<BR/><BR/>Thank goodness it was only one day.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05655321325607087357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-72612841955473775362008-10-17T08:15:00.000-06:002008-10-17T08:15:00.000-06:00I used to work 12's in a very busy SICU. I just r...I used to work 12's in a very busy SICU. I just remember thinking to myself... "do no harm" when I was really tired, but it was more after 14 hours in one day.<BR/><BR/>Hope it goes well and not too busy. Cast on that yarn, even if you don't feel like knitting. It is kind of like sex when you aren't in the mood, once you get started, you're really glad you did!!!Devonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563150483422859462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-26365709127744670872008-10-17T05:15:00.000-06:002008-10-17T05:15:00.000-06:00Do exactly as Irene tells you:) Make sure those b...Do exactly as Irene tells you:) Make sure those boys realise they have to pitch in.softintheheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01365562754859033869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-92067088164184230422008-10-17T00:19:00.000-06:002008-10-17T00:19:00.000-06:00You will be fine.You will handle it OK because tha...You will be fine.You will handle it OK because that is what you do.<BR/>And a bit of chocolate while you do it is fine too.<BR/>Thinking of you.Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-45055206711826513682008-10-16T23:31:00.000-06:002008-10-16T23:31:00.000-06:00Five 12 hour days are a lot of work. You can't get...Five 12 hour days are a lot of work. You can't get around that. The boys will have to pitch in, if they don't, don't worry about the state of affairs at the house. You don't have time for that. You need at least 8 hours of sleep, so that leaves you 4 hours to relax and eat comfort food. Not 4 hours to run around with your head cut off. I'm serious. The most you are allowed to do is food shopping, the boys will have to do the rest. Be good!Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-82439956145375780832008-10-16T23:24:00.000-06:002008-10-16T23:24:00.000-06:00Repeat after me , "ah sure, it'll be grand." Do th...Repeat after me , "ah sure, it'll be grand." Do that enough times, you'll start to believe it and it will actually happen.-Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08359625931588140579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-84096202765385185472008-10-16T22:07:00.000-06:002008-10-16T22:07:00.000-06:00Did you sign up for 5 in a row on the basis that i...Did you sign up for 5 in a row on the basis that it is actually more restful at work than at home at the moment? Just wondering.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-43581194063322806062008-10-16T21:33:00.000-06:002008-10-16T21:33:00.000-06:00long days are never easy, but i know how strong yo...long days are never easy, but i know how strong you are. you've been doing a good job of keeping it all together so far even when everyone around you is driving you crazy LOL <BR/><BR/>i agree w rudee...the boys are gonna have to start taking up some slack, even if they don't want to. <BR/><BR/>hope everything goes well xoPamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365631315923740004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-83344761771104775082008-10-16T21:18:00.000-06:002008-10-16T21:18:00.000-06:00Take care of yourself, please. And don't forget t...Take care of yourself, please. And don't forget to BREATHE!<BR/>JennJenn And The Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09011569959072431185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-55441255998824883882008-10-16T21:12:00.000-06:002008-10-16T21:12:00.000-06:00It will be a test....a big test, but in the end yo...It will be a test....a big test, but in the end you'll be exhausted but fine. Keep the comfort food and the zen like activities handy and don't ever sign up for anything like this again. I think your going to be on autopilot. I hope you have several days off, when it is over.<BR/>Be good to yourself.<BR/>XXXXXXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-11569185003112219832008-10-16T20:30:00.001-06:002008-10-16T20:30:00.001-06:00You need distraction and a coffee IV. The yarn wi...You need distraction and a coffee IV. The yarn will help. Be sure to call home in the middle of this every day and ride those boys to do some chores. I want to know what kind of yarn you bought. <BR/><BR/>I hope you have a long stretch off at the end of this.Rudeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17889298704039071473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-22447651657889696072008-10-16T20:30:00.000-06:002008-10-16T20:30:00.000-06:00i've worked long days, many days in a row, many ti...i've worked long days, many days in a row, many times in my biz. when there's a big story--the wellstone crash, 9/11, or two years ago when the I team was breaking a series of stories that i had to edit. i'd work from 9 a.m. to midnight, night after night after night<BR/><BR/>after awhile your body starts feeling kind of tingly and you think if you don't get to go home and sleep you're going to lose your mind.<BR/><BR/>of course, the difference is that if i screw up because of exhaustion and sleep deprivation, the worst that happens is i accidentally libel someone and we get sued.<BR/><BR/>you, you have a few more important things at risk...lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055442432266567561noreply@blogger.com