I have to find a way to let the regular readers (all 6 of you) be able to have your comments go through without their being moderated...I had comments from 9/14 that I just now noticed and published.
It's been a busy month.
I haven't seen Job 2 in over a month, and they're calling me weekly to ask for hours. That's because it's been all Jobs 1 and 3. I had to cover for two vacations, one sick nurse, a convention, the Jewish New Year (Happy New Year if you're Jewish), and odd vacation days here and there. Most work weeks were 5 days; a couple were 6. I had to start turning requests down.
It's come to the point that I had to revamp my Google calendar to create a sub-calendar just for my work schedule.
Fortunately that's eased up for a bit. Last week was relatively light: only a 4 day work week. This week should be 3 or 4 days depending on if I get cancelled one of those days. No more than that though: I have a couple of days set aside for plans with the little ones and I will not break those plans. Plus I want one day just to myself.
I can't deny the financial aspect of my working like crazy is very nice. I'm getting paid some serious bank. I'm shoving most of it into savings; the rest is going towards fixing things around the house.
I do admit that I'm starting to tire of this per-diem lifestyle though. I'm looking fondly at the prospect of being on one unit, with set and fairly guaranteed hours, a schedule I know in advance, and the same coworkers and routine. I'm looking to firmly establish myself in one environment, instead of just floating. It'd be a pay cut, but I'm getting more and more attracted to that stability.
At least Job 1 now lets me get around to more of the units and start networking...one of those units may end up being where I settle. And Job 3 does have lots of opportunities they are constantly posting, including ones outside of psych that I might just be able to qualify for with a little training.
So in all of this, I went back to my psychiatrist. I was restarted on some non-controlled medication to manage my general anxiety. Medication 1 worked great but left me exhausted. Medication 2 doesn't leave me exhausted, but is still under patent so I have to pay the brand-name co-pay...and that co-pay has doubled since 2012.
Ouch.
I Googled the cost of it without insurance...it's near $300. It won't be available in generic until sometime in the 2020s.
I don't know if I'll be on this one because of the cost, though I've found out that my insurance company offers mail-order prescription services that will be cheaper than going to my local drugstore. I'll need a 90-day script though...but that's OK. I'll see how I'm feeling over the next week and if I still feel good, I'll get the script and give the mail order a go.
