My brain is full and I'm exhausted...

I'm too tired to write a real post so I'm just going to jot down a few things. This week is my second week on the job at the blood center and while I am just thrilled to be there, it has its challenges and one of them is that I come home brain dead and exhausted at the end of every day. I know, woe is me. Tell that to my 5 month ago self who was unemployed. That self would probably slap me upside the head right now if she could. I'm grateful. Truly. But tired.

* There is *more* to blood banking than I ever imagined was possible.
* There is way more HIPAA crap to cover than should be allowed. I am HIPAA'd out now.
* There are a lot of opportunities to screw up someone's blood donation and thereby have it be chucked into biohazard by the lab and I do NOT want to make one of those mistakes. The reality is that it happens sometimes and to just be careful but I really, really do not want to be responsible for that.
* My Hgb levels are low (of course). 11.8 today. Terrible.
* I don't want to take supplements but the very well-balanced mostly veg diet that I eat is not enough for me to keep my iron levels up. Could be part of the reason I'm so tired.
* Looks like I need to consider supplements. Might not be a bad idea--not for the vitamins so much although I can tell you that we all need a higher intake of vit. D.
* The news makes me sad. I don't even want to read the Sunday NYT anymore. The effing Dems can't get their shit together to pass decent legislation without spending eons on it and the GOP fights everything the Dems try to pass just to be contrary. Fck you, Congress.
* I can't get the dog to take a poo for a stool sample when it's convenient for me to then drive the sample to the vet and get it there within 24 hrs of when their lab comes to pick up specimens. One of the challenges of being a one car household. Blarg.
* I am learning loads of good stuff at my new job and am really excited to go to work every morning. Also, the benefits are stellar. Free public transportation as long as I have my employee ID on me, tuition stipends, free access to any of the 3 gyms on campus, up to $300 tax-deductible cash back for participating in the employee BeWell program and includes free cholesterol, BMI, skin caliper, etc. testing.
* Everyone is really nice and there's a very friendly atmosphere around the workplace. I like that.
* I'm tired. I have to get up at 5 am tomorrow so it's time for bed. More soon.