Time

I've done so much overtime lately that actually being off the last two days feels like I'm playing hooky or something. Tuesday (Valentines Day) had lunch with a friend and helped him get his house ready for a showing that evening. I think I only had a brief 20-second pause as to "...hhmm.. I dont have a Valentine" but that was about it. Now mind you I certainly had someone in mind... but we wont go there.
I was looking forward to drill Tueday night at the firehouse.. hoping to get some energy out and tear something up, but no... ugh, coporation meetings are such a waste. We all talk about and dare each other to raise a motion to disband the corporation but its such a tradition that no one ever does it. Yesterday I went and had lunch with some friends that I used to work with in corporate america. It was great to see them, and we all updated each other on life and I shared my news about moving. I know the next 2 months will fly by.

Today I am at a station that is way out. Took about an hour to get into work this morning and that is with no traffic. Closest hospital is 25 miles away. If you get some good calls, its a good opportunity to practice skills since you have a lot of patient contact time. So far we've had nothing all day. Just sitting here watching men's hockey on the olympics. ....
Finished out the day with 2 chest pain calls. The first one seemed legitimate, the 2nd one, not so much. The first one, the other medic I was working with knew him personally, so that always adds a little pucker factor.
Working at this outpost is a good refresher. Maxed out the protocol just short of Morpheine with still 10min to go, I thought about giving 2mg of Morpheine but my guessing game got the better of me. At my normal station we're barely through the the 2nd round of NTG and we're pulling into the ER. I know confidence comes with time....