I got home and ate a piece of pot roast and some mashed potatoes and then went out for a while. When I came back and an hour later was hungry I researched hamburger places and wound up at the Grill and Wok. Of course Abba took me and we adventured in Super Deal before we got there. I pulled a Lori ;) and stocked up on rice cakes and bamba (the good one with added vitamins), pretzels, and another tooth brush, because I knew it would happen I forgot mine in my dorm. Whoops. Its in the basket, im pretty sure, I havent actually checked my bag to see if I have it or not, but if I did I'd be pretty sure that it wasnt in there.
Anyway, I just finished my hamburger and chips and even a tropit, which are disgusting, but go with the whole Israeli theme of the burger and chips. The burger and chips were SOOOOOO good, just so you know! My tummy is happy now =)
good night mush!

Long time no post quiet sad but very busy. Let write few sentences not using connecting words make sense. That why did not write will before. Therefore I am very tired. Good bye.

What to write about?
A good question and one that I do not know the answer for.
I guess I could write about my shift tonight...
It was quiet for the most part. Some of the patients families were being really stupid though, and some random people were also being really really stupid. I know almost all of the patients names and what rooms they are in because I give out their food and get to see them when I go to turn of the annoying ringing that drives us all crazy at the front desk. I also deal with most of their paper work and their familys yell at me all day long. So I think I know who our patients are. But know, they want me to check on the computer and make sure that so and so who they know FOR CERTAIN is in our ward, isnt there. Its such a waste of time, why dont they just believe me?
Besides for that, I was sort of obnoxious to the other two girls, I picked which mishmeret I wanted for some days next week and told them to decide between themselves when they wanted to be, but not to change mine. They were a little annoyed I think, but I dont care. I got there today and the doctors were so happy, because I took down the blood samples that had been sitting on the desk for TWO HOURS! that is a LONG time for it to be just sitting there. I wasnt really on duty then, but I was being nice to the other girls and I felt sorry for the doctors for having to deal with them. I asked Boaz (tum dee dum dee dum dee) before he left, how the morning went. He rolled his eyes and gave me a new answer. Usually the answer is, almost nothing. Today, the answer was absolutly nothing! Thats kind of bad, dont you think?
I was bored during the last hour and a half, so I retaped all of the labels that are on all the drawers, because they are falling off and I decided that I am going to bring green papers and replace all the pink ones that are falling off! So much fun! I guess that is going to be next wednesday nights project...
i think im going for a walk.
g'night one and all...

I have decided to break the rules! Am I naughty or what? I have a bad habit, nail biting to be precise. I finally figured out that when I wear my fun purple nail polish, I dont bite at all, so I wore it all summer and my fingers started recuperating from the beating they have endured for years. When I heard that we werent supposed to wear bright color nail polishes at work, I took it off and then was so excited when I didnt bite my nails. I was to freaked out by all of the illnesses and weird substances that touched my fingers to bite. But when I came home Thursday night, I was very bored and my hands were "clean", meaning I hadnt touched any weird tube with bodily substances? in it, and then guess what happened? I bit my nails off and my fingers really started to hurt. So before Shabbat I put it back on and my fingers have not been in my mouth since. Therefore, I am going to break the rules and wear it over the next few weeks, because I dont like this habit at all...

Sherut Leumi

How can I explain it?
Well, first of all, maybe I should clarify what exactly it is that I my sherut leumi is. Sounds reasonable :) I am working at Sha'ari Tzedek and it is really really really, ummm, amazing! I thought it would be stupid, but the hospital doesnt function without the benot sherut. We do everything that is not medical and therefore, the doctors and nurses have more time to focuse on the patients. The patients also recieve more attention and the visitors know that the hospital is a friendly place, seeing as us benot sherut are always smiling, happy, and helpful!
I work in the internal medicine ward. I get to deal with doctors, nurses, patients, and visitors. (Wait, dont all the sherut leumi people who work in the hospital do that? No, some work in offices or labs, and then there are not as many people who you need to recognize and talk to.) I was a little freak out when I realized that I was going to have to work with so many people. My ward is also one of the hardest ones to work in, in the whole hospital, so how much more so... But as it turns out, I dont think I could be happier anywhere else. The staff are considerate, helpful and funny. The patients, well, they are a different story. All of them are sick, go figure, and most of them are old (meaning over 70) and some of them are, ummm, senile? Out of thirty something patients, one is in his thirtys. Hopefully he will recover quickly and get to go home.
So what do I do? I know that you are all waiting anxiously to find out. Explain please!
This isnt going to sound so amazing to you, in fact it seems a little stupid, but it is such important work. I will explain why in a minute.
I think the thing that takes the most time everyday is dealing with the food. Yes, the benot sherut give out breakfast, lunch, and supper. The kitchen sends up these big carts with a tray for every patient and we have to then dish out the cereal, soup, or other hot liquid into bowls and give it out to the patients who can eat. After all the patients have their food, the ones who are incapable of feeding themselves need to be fed. It freaked me out the first time I feed an old women, but then I realized that if I didnt feed her, she woudlnt eat. The most basic necessities are food and water. And I am giving that to her. I dont think you know what I am talking about, but after getting her to eat the whole tray of food, and recuporate partially becasue of it... It is such a good feeling. I dont know how to put it into words.
Apart from food and making sure the patients are comfortable, there is office work to be done. I am sure that this part of the job will become routine and tedious soon, but for now its still new and exciting. Fillling out forms and making sure every patient has a tik and keeping the front desk in order. The only part I dont like is.... answering telephones!
I get a lot of exercise everyday. I dont even have to make time for it. Running up and down the stairs (anywhere between one and eight flights) really helps my leg muscles! stam, its true though. Every day after work, I cant feel anything from my lower back and down, but you know what? It doesnt matter. It is so worth it.
Its taken me a while to write this post, and so now it Is in fact late.
My second week of Sherut Leumi is starting! I can hardly wait!