General Discussion & Chat: Coffee and....for Tuesday, February 14, 2006, 0 by BabsERNurse

BabsERNurse wrote:
Happy Valentine's Day gang!!! I send you my best wishes for a FABULOUS day full of love for each of you!

I've enjoyed reading through all the posts from y'day and today. I'm not surprised at the number of posts on the subject of working with the public. I know EXACTLY what each of you are saying as I've worked in retail in years past and I've worked with the public who are ill and injured as I do now. Compound all the problems and add in PITA family members/neighbours on top of it all and you'll see why there is nurse burnout at such early ages. Oy vey! Between the problems of having to deal with people at their worst as they are feeling bad and/or in pain, having to deal with abusive, psychotic, drunken, drug addicted, homicidal, suicidal, depressed, hyperactive, sexual deviants, and any other issue a person may be struggling with, it's always a genuine PLEASURE to have just one person in your day say, "thank you, nurse or doctor." It doesn't happen often these days, but when it does it's the best feeling in the world. It keeps me going through the next dry spell of dealing with the above mentioned PITA's. LOL

Now, as to the hairdresser.....let me just say this. I'm as bonded to my stylist as I am to my doctor, the ophthalmologist, the dentist and pharmacist. I can't imagine going to anyone else or trusting anyone else like I do her. I believe there are people who come into your life for a reason. It may be for support, love, acceptance, guidance, and even lessons in how NOT to treat others. The stylist I go to, I go to on a very regular schedule. She has me come in every 5 weeks, she trims and colours, waxes my brows, and when she's done, she always braids my hair in some special way. She says she practices on me as there aren't too many women anymore who have long enough hair to braid, etc. I treat her as I would any friend, always bring her something, a card, a few flowers from my garden (during the season), a few hand-dipped chocolates, or something I've made. I would travel over broken glass to get to her. On my list of important things in my life, she's one of the top 10. I just let her do what she needs to do to keep me looking decent and I know she appreciates it. She tells me all the time, thank you for treating me like a professional. I can never complain about how she's treated me, ever. Even the few times she's been late for whatever reason, she's always made it up to me for waiting by giving me a hair product or brought me a latte or done something. I keep telling her it's unnecessary, but I know what she's doing. She and I have a special client/practitioner relationship and we do everything to keep that secure. I've been with this lady for 10 years now and I'm one of her most long-term customers. I started with her shortly after she opened her shop and I've stayed all these years.

Well, kiddos, it's time to slay the laundry monster. No matter how much I prefer to put this distasteful chore off, the monster just keeps prowling around my basket chiding me for not getting into full regalia and doing battle. So, it's off I go to do battle. Wish me luck. LOL

With care, ~Babs~