August 2012
3 posts
Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass….it’s about learning to dance in the rain.
Sometimes people leave you half way through the wood. Do not let it grieve you. No one leaves for good. You are not alone. No one is alone….
July 2012
4 posts
I’m going to stand outside, so if anyone asks I am outstanding.
Here’s to the girls who don’t wake up with perfect hair. Who don’t mind eating a Big Mac instead of a salad. Who don’t wear 50 pounds of makeup. Who’d rather spend the day in sweatpants than skinny jeans. Who love the comfort of t-shirts. Who don’t get all the guys. Who aren’t “popular” but feel like it when they’re with their friends....
If sex between 3 people is a threesome and between 2 people is a twosome, now I understand why people call you handsome.
Oh Tifftopia, my heart is aching. Hope you know how much love I have for you. You’ve been such a wonderful support system for me. I wish I knew how to be one for you….
Never let your past experiences harm your future. Your past can’t be altered and your future doesn’t deserve the punishment.
June 2012
10 posts
What does a Paramedic, EMT or Firefighter make?
“I make holding your hand seem like the biggest thing in the world when I’m cutting you out of a car. I can make 5 minutes seem like a life time when I go into a burning house to save your family. I can make those annoying sirens seem like angels when you need them. I can make your children breathe when they stop. I can help you survive...
1. The path is not straight.
2. Mistakes need not be fatal.
3. People are more important than achievements or possessions.
4. Be gentle with your parents.
5. Never stop doing what you care about most.
6. Learn to use a semicolon.
7. You will find love.
-Marion Winik
It’s not what the world holds for you, it’s what you bring to it
At an Irish wedding reception someone yelled….
“Would all the married men, please stand next to the one person who has made your life worth living.”
The bartender was almost crushed to death.
Love is a gift, not an obligation….
A friend is someone who does things that count, but does not stop to count them.
Don’t confuse your path with your destination. Just because it’s stormy now doesn’t mean that you aren’t headed for sunshine.
Why God made Paramedics & EMTs….
When god made paramedics & EMTs, He was on His sixth day of overtime. An angel appeared & said, “You’re doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.”
God said, “Have you read the specs on this order? A paramedic/EMT has to be able to carry an injured person up a wet, grassy hill in the dark, dodge stray bullets to reach...
What’s that? You heard a bunch of stories about me? From someone who hates me? That shit MUST be true!!
May 2012
7 posts
Went to a double shooting tonight. This is the second one I’ve been on. We were told that it was safe to approach, but really it wasn’t. There were people everywhere and PD wasn’t doing much to help. We triaged the scene and went to to the more critical patient. The fire department was there with us, and since they have to be EMT or paramedic certified, they tended to the less...
“Sigh No More Ladies….” -Shakespeare
Sigh no more ladies,
Sigh no more.
Men were deceivers ever,
One foot in sea,
And one on shore,
To one thing constant never,
Then sigh not so,
But let them go,
And be you blithe and bonny,
Converting all your sounds of woe,
Into hey nonny nonny!
“Into the woods you go again. You have to every now and then. Into the woods no telling when. Be ready for the journey. Into the woods, but not too fast for what you wish you lose at last. Into the woods, but mind the past. Into the woods, but mind the future. Into the woods but not to stray or tend to the wolf or steal from the giant. The way is dark, the light is dim, but now there’s...
“I want adventure in the great white somewhere. I want it more than I can tell. And for once it might be grand to have someone understand I want so much more than they’ve got planned….”
I’ve been unhappy with my work partner, on the truck, for sometime now. I found out today, through a friend, the higher ups have no intention on moving me. Everything I’ve been telling my Capt has fallen on deaf ears. He’s known her for a long time and knows how she is. It was just so disappointing. Then at the end of shift, when I was backing the truck up, she makes a rude...
So you know that expression ‘they have a stick up their butt?’ Well it was a pencil. At least that’s what happened to one of our patients. Poor thing. He’s 15 years old and went to sit at his desk at school. As he was sitting down a classmate put a pencil under his bottom and he sat on it. I felt so bad for him. When we got the call I figured it was either another kid...
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once and a while, you could miss it.”
-Ferris Bueller
April 2012
28 posts
I’m sitting looking at my Facebook page, which I reluctantly broke down and signed up for, and wondering how some of the friends I have on my page have over 500 friends on theirs. I only have 34 and thats with 2 new additions. On one hand I’m jealous and on the other, who could keep up? Something else that bothers me is I seem to always be the one to say hello first. I’ve sat...
I woke myself up this morning thinking I was talking to Tifftopia. It was kind of funny.
I had seen a page on my pager that that a collection was being taken for a friend of mine, but I didn’t know what it was for. I found out today what happened. His dad died suddenly of a heart attack. If that’s not bad enough his mom had one at the funeral and died. Being a paramedic he obviously started working her, but she was gone. I can’t even imagine what he’s going...
I’m wishing for the I love to find me today. I’m hoping and I’m dreaming of the nice things he’ll say.
What’s the matter with me? You’d think a girl would learn. If there’s a prize for rotten judgement I guess I’ve already won that. No man is worth the aggravation. That’s ancient history, been there done that. No chance, no way I won’t say it. It’s still clique I won’t say I’m in love. I thought my heart had learned its lesson. It feels so good...
The nurse is his girlfriend. How could I be so stupid?! How could I be so blind?!
He’s off duty and he’s here at the hospital. He brought lunch for both of them…. :(
There is an owl hooting very adamantly about something. It’s really cool to listen to. I heard it, or payed attention to it for the first time, in the morning last week when I was off.
ONLY AUNTIES- can love you like a mum, keep secrets like a sister, act like a true friend and kick your butt when needed. If you’re an aunt who LOVES her nieces and nephews with all her heart, then repost this and show how proud you are! I am a proud aunt!! :)
I got to work early and stocked my truck. I had done most of it last night so I wouldn’t have to do as much this morning. My partner comes in and immediately starts slamming doors. I walked out with her to the truck with her and told her that I thought everything looked good and that I stocked everything the night before. She still found things wrong. I had replaced everything we’d...
I’m sitting here with a drink in my hand scanning my radio. So far it’s pretty normal stuff. Chest pain, breathing problems, abdominal pain. There have been 2 lights and sirens back to the hospital though. One was for breathing problems and the other one I didn’t hear what the nature of the call was, but it’s a patient with a possible close head injury. We had a patient...
I just got my credit card bill and, after I pay it, I’m officially out of money. I’m even more depressed than I was earlier. I went from doing well financially to living from paycheck to paycheck. Yes, I still live with my parents, but that doesn’t mean I can slack. I’m sinking fast….
Let’s see here. I failed yesterday, I failed miserably today. Let’s see how I can screw up tomorrow.
I just saw him not too long ago. He wouldn’t look at me. As I was walking back to my truck to clean up I saw him talking to one of the nurses. Apparently they’re good friends now. Good enough for her to walk out to his truck and continue talking to him. My heart sank when I saw that. I know I have to let him go and I really am trying, but it hurt. It hurt so bad. I’m standing...
I think that’s the most heartbreaking post I’ve seen yet
I was driving back to head quarters for the end of my shift when my phone made a funny little sound. I knew what it was and didn’t think anything of it. Then it made the same sound. I thought it was a little odd. After I filled up I went, backed the truck in and decided to see to see what was up. It was a message from one of the guys that I care about and it wasn’t the one I was hoping...
I’m dreading the work week to come tomorrow. It’s only 4 days this time, but it’s on the truck and I never know what kind of mood my partner will be in. Usually it’s a negitive one. It puts me in a crabby mood just thinking about it and I’m not looking forward to that or having to act cheerful, like everything is wonderful when it isn’t. Everyone has come to...
Thank you so much Tifftopia for the song. It brought a smile to my face. You helped me realize today that I’m in love with what could’ve been and not what actually is. It’s a depressing thought and it makes me sad, but better sooner rather than later. I know we talked about this, but I have no idea how to turn that switch off. I’ve been catching myself, through out the day,...
I had yet another dream about him last night. It was one of those dreams where it makes sense while you’re dreaming, but once you wake up it’s a totally different story. Maybe the dreams are trying to tell me it’s ok to just be friends with him. Maybe it’s something completely different. Anywho.
I’m very unhappy with myself. To be more specific my weight. I’ve...
I’ve been having dreams about 2 people that I care about. I’m trying to let go of both of them, but for very different reasons. I know there’s no meaning behind the dreams, except for the desire to hear those words said in reality, but at the same time it might be helpful if there was meaning. My head is spinning, but I think it’s just because I don’t feel good and...
I’ve been trying to play catch up with sleep these past few days off. Doesn’t really seem to be working. I’ve been really tired all day and not feeling well. Had to force myself to do the things that I needed to do today and things that I didn’t need to do.
I’ve had a little blast from the past for about a week now. I recently contacted a VERY good friend of mine from southern FL (where I used to live). She and I talked on the phone for the first time in almost 2-3 years. I can’t figure out why I let it go so long. She’s moving back to her home country of Chile within a few short months. I’ve assumed for so long that...
Sometimes I think certain people in my life take me for granted, mainly co-workers. Today is my Friday and I was really excited to be working with a friend of mine in dispatch. I thought “yea, I’m going to have someone who help me out a little bit more than my normal partner does.” Yes, he did help me out but I also think he took advantage of the situation. I consider myself a...
I’m so mad right now! I’m so mad I could scream!!!!
“When you need me, but don’t want me, I must stay. When you want me, but no longer need me, I must go….”
-Nanny McPhee
I felt very out of place tonight. I was sitting, talking with my two friends and the whole time we were talking, they were talking about there boyfriends. It was hard for me to produce a real smile or laugh. Granted I’m tired from work, but it made me feel even more lonely. One had hers calling her, the other had hers texting her and here I am just sitting there like an ass. I almost got up...
