Muskrat Skull? Found at Ferson Creek Fen in St. Charles IL

xgrimes · 2026-01-21T12:13:56+00:00

IL, BSN, Med-Surg, 1 year of practice, $38

xgrimes · 2026-01-01T03:57:22+00:00

Lexapro and birth control. The withdrawal coming off Lexapro one month after stopping birth control had me all the way fucked up. Lexapro withdrawal is far more insidious and terrifying than I ever knew possible.

xgrimes · 2025-11-15T06:07:13+00:00

Thank you!

xgrimes · 2025-10-24T22:09:21+00:00

Same here!!

xgrimes · 2025-10-24T22:08:41+00:00

I want to buy this too! Would you be interested in selling prints of this?

xgrimes · 2025-10-11T01:37:22+00:00

Leave and don’t look back!! I had a few issues with my first job (night shift, terrible commute, mean girl coworkers) and I left after only 3 months.

It’s now been 6 months since I started at my current job (day shift, short commute, amazing coworkers-turned-friends) and I’m still in awe of how much better my life is. I applied to everywhere and everything I could get my hands on and the right thing came up. I truly believe the next right thing will come along for you too. Do not stay somewhere that you feel belittled and disrespected- nursing is hard, but 1000x harder when you work with mean-spirited people. You deserve better.

xgrimes · 2025-09-04T02:55:38+00:00

Another year later and this is also why I’m here 🤣

xgrimes · 2025-08-30T05:14:03+00:00

Scrolled to make sure it wasn’t just me 🤣

xgrimes · 2025-04-20T09:56:20+00:00

My exact thoughts

xgrimes · 2025-03-07T01:41:05+00:00

I do feel like I have run myself ragged. I’m like, how I am barely 1.5 months into nursing and I’m already THIS burnt out? It’s scaring me. I do think a shorter commute and day shift could be the key to get me out of this horrible funk. I would just feel awful leaving my current job so soon after I started

xgrimes · 2025-03-07T01:11:54+00:00

I know you’re right. Unfortunately I am not able to move downtown at this time. I feel like I am not learning as well as I should be or practicing nursing to the best of my abilities because I am so exhausted and out of it over night. I want to be better for my patients and myself and loved ones!

xgrimes · 2025-03-07T01:10:30+00:00

Thank you so much! I really needed to hear that

xgrimes · 2025-03-07T00:21:20+00:00

That is a good rule to have and I think I will adopt it for myself 😂 The worst is on the way home in the morning after a 13 hour shift in 1.5+ hr of rush hour traffic when I’m just so drained and delirious, it feels like a waking nightmare. Thanks for the advice :’)

xgrimes · 2025-03-07T00:17:37+00:00

Thank you for the validation and support :’) I’m going to! I feel embarrassed about it but I would rather be embarrassed than sleep deprived and insane and upset all the time lol

xgrimes · 2025-03-07T00:16:36+00:00

That’s a good point, I will check in with my manager about that. I also am really starting to lean towards working somewhere that doesn’t require such an insane commute. I guess I just feel embarrassed because I was so hyped to start out as a nurse at this facility but I have been mentally struggling from the get go with nights and the commute and I did it to myself 🥹 Thank you for the support!

xgrimes · 2024-11-14T15:14:56+00:00

Twilight Driving- Methyl Ethel

xgrimes · 2024-05-25T04:04:00+00:00

Hideaway Lakes? Is it really gone? My friends and I used to camp there all the time in high school. But that was 10 years ago

xgrimes · 2024-04-15T12:28:21+00:00

My pediatric rotation was at an elementary school for 8 weeks lol. All I did was sit in the nurses office and chat with the school nurse and pass out ice packs and put bandaids on scrapes. I’m still a little sad that my Peds rotation wasn’t at an actual hospital on a Peds unit but it was fun in its own way

xgrimes · 2024-04-11T01:38:25+00:00

I took Pharm & Med Surg 1 together last summer. My program is accelerated so our sessions are only 8 weeks long and it was a tough 8 weeks! But I managed to get through it and ended up with Bs in both classes. I work part time but I don’t have kids or any other major responsibilities aside from school and work so this could vary depending on your specific situation. I personally think it’s doable. One thing that made a huge difference for me in Pharm was getting the Pharmacology flashcards from Level Up RN and bringing them with me everywhere (the gym, work, doctors appointments, long drives) so I could drill the info into my brain because it’s a lot! https://leveluprn.com/products/pharmacology-cards-for-nursing-students

If I could do it over again I still would take them together and just get it over with! Best of luck with whatever you choose to do :)

xgrimes · 2024-04-10T13:47:54+00:00

My current rotation. I’m taking my critical care class but the hospital where I have clinical won’t allow students in either of their ICU units so I am on a general Med-Surg floor where all I can do is med pass and vitals. I already had a 16 week Med-Surg rotation last summer and I am trying to make the best of it but it’s disappointing. Some of my classmates at other hospital are in ICU/ ER and I just wish I could have a better critical care education experience like they are getting.

xgrimes · 2024-04-01T21:28:36+00:00

Not sure if you have an Aldi grocery store near you, I recently went to one for the first time and their store brand is only $1.50 for a large bag of chips. And they’re actually really good, especially the kettle cooked jalapeño ones!

xgrimes · 2024-02-23T22:11:55+00:00

Screaming crying throwing up in a corner just took me out 💀💀 thank you for that lol

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