Just like old times; Thoughts at 2:00 am after working nearly 12 hours.

Got home at 4:00 this morning after working 12 hours and only sleeping for 6 hours. I volunteered to do so out of the kindness of my heart. The first part of the night, not so bad. The near end of the night, not bad at all. It was a wee bit in between where things got a bit interesting. I will spare the details, but I will just say that last night I was in a situation that in my opinion I should not have been put in, but I removed myself from it. I am fine and without harm, praise God. But it was scary and something I hope myself or any other staff member will not have to go through again. From about 9:30 until 3am I was working on the chemical dependency unit...doing a lot of different things. In total I worked 12 hours yesterday. It eerily reminded me of being in nursing school during my last semester; my preceptorship in which I spent 12 hours a day on the unit I was on. Shoot, 12 hours yesterday seemed like nothing. Funny how one's perspectives change over time. But around 1:00 this morning, once my work was completed, I started thinking random thoughts to help pass the time and keep myself awake. Here are a few that popped into my head last night...just the silly ones.

MORE COFFEE!!!! Even though I've already had a cup and a coke zero earlier. Oh well. 
Everyone looks so peaceful yet kind of silly at the same time asleep. I wonder how I look when I'm dead asleep in the middle of the night. 
This sandwich is surprisingly tasty along with this coffee (got a bit peckish around 2AM)
Perhaps I shouldn't listen to my Doctor Who music on the way home 
Wow I'm getting really sleepy (this happened around 1:30)
Wonder what everyone's dreaming about...
$%%@$%!#! PRINTER! Stupid freaking printer!!! (It randomly glitched about 300 times)
Does anybody actually read these group notes? (As I was filing note after note after note after note)
Stupid country music
Crap, the coffee's cold (takes another sip. Ended up finishing it cold. I was THAT desperate)
Maybe I'll have enough gas to get home (later came to the conclusion I would not have)
Who would come get me if I ran out of gas? 

So there you have it. It amused me how often my mind traveled about. I detest working 3rd shift, even if it's just half of a shift, but I'm all for helping out every now and then when I can. It was a good distraction after the evening I had on my unit, which I will not speak of. But I've enjoyed my weekend off and hopefully won't get blown away by this snow-pocalypse that is supposed to happen tomorrow. Stay tuned!