(brain injury) kids say the darnedest things...

It was a rather rough day at the hospital where I felt like I couldn't get on top of my work for the life (well, more like sanity) of me.  But luckily on days like these, I receive little reminders of why I love my job.  I was helping my CNA with morning care on a patient of ours who had had a brain injury and can be really combative (I always get the combative ones, one of the downfalls of being nice and patient). As we were lotioning the patient (ya, that might sound weird if you're not medically inclined, but trust me, it's completely normal!) with some Bath and Body Works stuff that smelled like grape SweetTarts that her parents had brought from home  and the patient started to lotion my arm and then went for my throat! Much to my surprise and relief, she just desired to lotion my neck and nothing else. I laughed and asked her if she thought I was looking kinda dry, she casually replied, "Nope, just helping you out so that you smell good when the boys try to neck with you".  I almost lost it!  Obviously, she knows something I don't and she was just try to help a sista' out!  Thank... you...? :)

Picture of the week: why can't we all just get along?

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato

We passed these benches in Massachusetts while heading to Rockport, to which I replied, "oh my gosh, we have to stop!!!"  And I'm so glad we did.  I could go into a deep convo about how politics is tearing our country apart, and how it's more about being a celebrity than doing what's best for our country, but I'm not that kind of blogger.  This made me laugh.  I don't know if it's because someone actually put forth the effort to separate the two or the fact that there is a ridiculous amount of bird poop on the democrat bench.  America, may we be united again some day. 

On that note, here are a couple of  'inspiring' necklaces I recently posted on my shop, Oddly Sentimental Designs.  Both of the descriptions on the shop have an inspirational theme to them, which is something that I feel is much needed right now.  Hope they make you smile!