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04-03-2013, 07:18 PM
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Dryer sheet aficionado
Join Date: Mar 2013
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Pulled the plug today...
I gave notice at work today!  The 26th of April will be my last day and I feel so relieved to have finally made the decision to go. I hedged my bets though as counseled to do in another post and I am going to work part-time 2 days a week as a hospice RN. It is the best of all worlds to me as I walk away from the odious managerial tasks of my current job and return to a doing a type of direct care that I love and just very part time at that.
I turned 59 last month so this isn't the earliest retirement in the world but it is early for me. DH tells me I have a bag lady and a foster child syndrome and it is hard for me to believe that I have "enough" money and love to be safe so I been saying for awhile, just one more year. Thanks to everyone for sharing your stories on this forum as I have been lurking for a long time and gaining strength to act. One more dance and now I am off to gloat over my upcoming freedom!
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04-03-2013, 07:20 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Feb 2012
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Whoo hoo!
No ambivalence in today's post, Snow White! Congratulations on making your decision and feeling it's the right one.
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04-03-2013, 07:22 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Feb 2013
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Congratulations, Snow White. It sounds like a great decision.
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04-03-2013, 07:26 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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Wow, Snow White, you didn't waste any time!
Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho, it's off to work PLAY we go!!!!
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04-03-2013, 07:29 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Bernalillo, NM
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Congratulations!!!
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04-03-2013, 07:31 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Good for you Snow White. Congratulations. I think you just accomplished the most difficult part of ER.
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04-03-2013, 07:32 PM
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gone traveling
Join Date: Oct 2012
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Congrats!
Must say you look very attractive for a 59 year old. Those dwarves must keep you looking young 
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04-03-2013, 07:36 PM
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gone traveling
Join Date: Jul 2007
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Congratulations - It's been just over a year for me now (retired about the same age as you) and still have no regrets.
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04-03-2013, 08:01 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Madeira Beach Fl
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Bravo!
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04-03-2013, 08:10 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Mar 2013
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Good for you.  I hope to follow in your footsteps next year.
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04-03-2013, 08:31 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Sarasota, FL & Vermont
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Congrats on summoning the courage to take the jump!!! You'll love it!
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04-03-2013, 08:38 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2007
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Congratulations. I'd be curious how the hospice experience goes, as I may consider volunteering for hospice at some point. Just concerned that it would be depressing.
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04-03-2013, 08:40 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Portland
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Congratulations!!!! What will you do on those days off?
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04-03-2013, 08:40 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Feb 2012
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 Quote:
Originally Posted by David1961
Congratulations. I'd be curious how the hospice experience goes, as I may consider volunteering for hospice at some point. Just concerned that it would be depressing.
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I was with my mom and another woman I knew long-term, close to death and at death.
Depressing is exactly opposite of the experience, for me.
It was a gift to me, and I hope, to them.
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04-03-2013, 08:51 PM
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Dryer sheet aficionado
Join Date: Mar 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by David1961
Congratulations. I'd be curious how the hospice experience goes, as I may consider volunteering for hospice at some point. Just concerned that it would be depressing.
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David...definitely consider volunteering for hospice when you can. It is hard to explain but most hospice workers don't consider the work to be depressing at all. It is SUCH a privilege to be of service to folks at the end of their lives and to support their families. It helps that what you have to give is so needed and appreciated. My mantra was always that while I couldn't walk the path for someone, I could walk along side of them and help keep the path as clear and safe as possible. The work can be emotionally draining but the same can be said of many jobs. Heck, I found it to be more depressing putting up with office politics in the management world.
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04-03-2013, 08:54 PM
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Dryer sheet aficionado
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04-03-2013, 09:07 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Snow White
David...definitely consider volunteering for hospice when you can. It is hard to explain but most hospice workers don't consider the work to be depressing at all. It is SUCH a privilege to be of service to folks at the end of their lives and to support their families. It helps that what you have to give is so needed and appreciated. My mantra was always that while I couldn't walk the path for someone, I could walk along side of them and help keep the path as clear and safe as possible. The work can be emotionally draining but the same can be said of many jobs. Heck, I found it to be more depressing putting up with office politics in the management world.
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Snow White, thanks for the reply. Everybody who has worked for hospice that I have talked to say the same thing.
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04-03-2013, 09:28 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2008
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Congratulations Snow White! I bet it feels good to have made your decision. You can now plan some fun things for those days you have free. I'm sure your work at hospice will be rewarding and you will help many people with that final transition.
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04-03-2013, 09:48 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Congrats! It is great to get away from a job that is stressful and depressing.
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04-03-2013, 09:58 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
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Location: New Orleans
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Congratulations!
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