What Do You Do at 2AM?

I am at work. I got to the hospital yesterday afternoon (Monday) and I will be here until Wednesday afternoon. Not too bad.

But what do I do at 2AM when our kiddos are sleeping? I crochet. More specifically, I make toys for the kiddos. We have a large pediatric unit, and kids tend to be here for a while. Unfortunately, many have been taken away from their families. So in my spare time, like at 2AM, I make them toys. Yeah, I take requests from the kiddos. They look through my notebook that has a bunch of patterns, and then they let me know what they want.

This is therapeutic for me as well. This job is tough. So when things slow down, I am always happy to do something that will put a smile on their little faces. At night, things really do slow down around here. And after I finish up my charts, I pick up a hook and some yarn.

Tonight/this morning, I have been working on a mermaid, lobster, and fish for one of the new little girls. I "sorta" used this pattern to make the toys. And when I say "sorta" I mean that I looked at it, made some changes, and made up my own design based on that pattern. I hope she likes it!

XOXO

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there. You are a very special bunch of ladies. I for one, am a little bummed. I can't spend any of today with my mom. I am still at work. But I called her. It still doesn't help that I still feel bad though. Her birthday is on Tuesday, and I will probably miss that too! Augh...school!

On a better note, Little M (My 1st patient ever) and I got a really good gift for his mom. I thought it said a lot about his character when he decided to give up a gift for himself, for a gift for his mom. What did she get? Well, he traded his new toy from the HHSC for a day at the spa for his mom. It made my heart grow with love. And yeah, I teared up when he gave it to her.

Happy Mother's Day Mom! I love you more than you will ever know. I hope you have the most amazing day...because you deserve it!!!

XOXO

Full Moon

I can definitely tell that tonight is a full moon. We have had a rough day at work. And to be honest, I cannot wait to go home on Tuesday. Things have been ridiculously chaotic in my life lately. That could be why there has been a lack of crafting lately. Beyond swaps and making up Sarita's "Piggy" package, I haven't had time. Work and school are killing me. But the semester is almost over.

This shift on the other hand, it could last for days. No, I am not joking. We have had a full L&D ward. And I have an important clinical in hours. But that is OK. Right now, I am just trying to relax for a few minutes. I am on the roof at the hospital. When I looked up, I saw the full moon. That answers a lot of questions.

I should get back to work. But I promise to share more in the life of crafting starting next week. Yeah, I know. But I will. I just got a bunch of fabric from one of the nurses. She said that she bought it one day, and she has no clue how to sew. She sold her sewing machine, and figured she would give me the fabric. I will let you know more about that later.

XOXO