Traumatised!!!

So yesterday I was traumatised beyond belief!!!...... I can hear you all now saying..'oooooh why Tracy?' Well I was nominated to deliver a presentation in work! IN FRONT OF REAL PEOPLE!!  It seemed like a good idea at the time but when it actually came to the morning of the show case i'm not embarassed to say that I was shitting a brick!!!!
I thought my days of standing in front of people doing these things were well over when I finshed uni almost 2 years ago!! The powerpoint was ready and away I went. At this point I could have quite happily vomited. My heart was pounding and when I actually got to the lecture theatre I wanted the ground to open up and swallow me!!........ I used to get in this state when presenting to 12 people in uni, but sat there in the room were 60/70 (Jesus Christ it may as well have been 6000!!!).
I'm pretty sure I saw this sign outside the lecture theatre!

So I took my seat in the audience and the series of different speakers began to give their different talks. I couldn't tell you what they were speaking about because at this point everything was a blur and the only thing I could hear was my heart pounding in my chest!! My legs were twitching and my palms were sweaty!
The time for my presentation was closing in and I was starting to feel like this:

 

I decided to give my head a wobble and try and sort my nerves out or I was going to be a complete train wreck any second. The clock ticked round to my time slot and the introduction was made and I made my way to what felt like my doom!!

 

 

I'm sure at this point I could hear the death march being played in the background! I introduced myself and then then my head blew off Scanners stylee!

 

 

Ok it didn't really but it may as well have because the next 10 minutes are a complete enigma to me and all I can remember is me saying 'Thank you, any questions?' I answered all the questions thrown at me and finally I was done!! Thank God......where's the Jack Daniels???

 

I was surprised at all the positive feedback I got and it seems I did good!!.... huh who'd have thunk it!! So i'm hoping thats my good deed done for the next 10 years!!

.................................... and relax!!!

TTFN Mother Flippers xx

A quarter of those please!!!

Soooooo it's Tuesday!! why the hell isn't it at least Thursday???

It seems that my haphazzard blogging attempts has inspired at least one person to start blogging, that person being my 'big bro' Graham...... not really my big brother but as he explains in his blog we were genuinely asked in sixth form if we were related...... I think whoever it was must have been hungover from one of our many nights out in Stairways or such like.

Anyway go check out his blog HERE If you like it make sure you tell him it was me who sent you there, If not What's wrong with you????? ;-)

So what is todays random crap thats been drifting around my brain???? ......Sweets!! That's what!!

Following on from yesterdays toys blog I was thinking of the sweets we used to have as kids and if they are still around or different from years ago???

So the first are Pacers!

Spearmint chewy sweets that tasted like off toothpaste! My mum always bought me these and although they tasted like cack They were still consumed!!  I don't think they are about anymore thank god!

Wham bars!

Well these gems were responsible for the removal of one of my teeth!! This chewy/sour bars used to take hours to eat and made you pull some very bizarre faces. They are now half the size of what they used to be and they have tamed down the sour sugary bits on the top..... boooooooooooo!!!

Texan bars!

All I can say about these chewy, chocolatey bars of loveliness is yummmmmmmmy!!! They have recently brought these back but I haven't sampled them as a new version, I don't think I will either because if they are not the same i'll be bummed out all week so I think they are best left as I remember them!

Gold Nuggets

These were little pieces of gold/yellow bubblegum, I can't recall the flavour or even hazzard a guess?? (answers on a postcard).
Some of you may know them as Gold Rush or even Gold Rocks, but they always came in little hessian-type bags - these are the same, They are available now but these days the nuggets have to be enclosed in a sealed bag - not quite the same, but it`s the best you`re going to get!

I could go on forever talking about retro sweets but I thinkI have bored you enough. I do have to give a little shout out to some other sweets I loved and those are Rainbow Drops, Dip Dabs, Space dust or Popping Candy, Candy whistles, Nerds and the good old chewing nuts!!!

Any others feel free to comment and remind me!!

TTFN Mother Flippers xx

Toys Toys Toys!!!!!!!

I'm sat here on the couch jotting down some gift ideas for my gorgeous nephew's Christmas presents ( I know it's only September but I really don't want the last minute dash xmas week!!!!!) and my mind wandered to the toys I loved playing with when I was a kid (stop laughing I can remember that far back!). Anyway.....these are some of the toys that envoked some great childhood memories.

I loved playig with the stickle bricks in my nursery, even if I hated the actual nursery, and kicked off in monumental style every day I went...(not like me to be dramatic...*cough*)......sorry mum!!

Fuzzy felt....... the pieces used to get sucked up into the hoover and be lost forever... and i'm pretty sure my mum used fuzzy felt purchases to bribe me into behaving myself (even though I was an angel*cough cough*!!

Lego!!!! Everyone loves lego, i'm actually excited for when I can start buying it for number 1 nephew Luke....... when I say everyone loves Lego of course I meant everyone loves it until you stand on that rogue piece that has hidden itself in the carpet then you hate the stuff that has inflicted the same pain on your foot that staanding on a landmine does!! (see I told you I wasn't at all dramatic).

 

Yes I know this may come to a surprise to people who know me but yes I did like girly stuff once upon a time!!! My first Barbie was the peaches and cream one and I had her four poster bed and her gym!! My Sindy was the one i played with the most but that was only because I could pull her head off to reveal a rather amusing flesh coloured ball. She also got the most haircuts and felt tip pen hair dyes!! I was also lucky to own Sindy's swimming pool but on reflection it was the most out of proportion toy ever because if it was real life all poor Sindy would be able to do would be sit in it paddling pool styley!!

 

I hope this blog has taken you back to when you were a carefree child and relieved some of that adult stress Mondays always bring.

 

I also hope that my nephew loves and remembers his childhood toys with the affection I do!!

 

TTFN Mother Flippers xx

 

 

Who ya gonna call??

So it's Sunday afternoon the dreaded Monday morning is looming and i'm sat on the couch with a cheekey pear cider.....ooops sorry I meant cidre!! ;-). Anyway i'm watching one of my all time favourite films...... Ghostbusters 2, this has got me thinking, there are many films that I like but only a handful that I would watch over and over.

These being:

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters 2..... pretty good sequel, they usually suck big monkey nuts!!

The Lost Boys... (my favourite film EVER!!!!!! and as everyone that knows me knows I love Kiefer Sutherland).

Rocky IV........ I can take or leave the others but I HAVE to watch this everytime its aired!!

Oceans 11..... Brad and George, why would you need any other reason??

So now you all know I have terrible taste in films, but what can i say....... I likes what I likes!!


TTFN Mother Flippers xx

I just couldn't let this one go!!!!!

I have to say the internet is a wonderful thing, I was just skimming through some random sites when I came across this little gem!!!! (laughing while I type)!

Ladies and gents I give you THE FLIZ!!!!

designed for 'people who love bicycles but apparently hate all the parts that make a bicycle go. And yes, it is an actual invention. Simply hunch yourself over into a horribly uncomfortable crouch, strap yourself into the complicated harness, ignore the puzzled stares and uncontrollable giggling of onlookers, and off you go — to essentially walk at a slightly higher rate of speed'.

Seriously?? Which monumental ass hat thought this beauty up??

And if you love the picture.......you'll love the video even more!!

Fliz bike video (yes seriously!!!!)

Now you all know about it i'm expecting to see you all whizzing or 'flizing' (get it?) round Birkenvegas on your very own Fliz bike!!!

I just had to share this with everyone and hope you all found it as equally as amusing as I did!!

TTFN Mother flizzers ;-) xx

Ow ow ow ow ow!!!

Well what have i been up to since my last blog???

Weeeeeeeeeeelllllll, I watched Tranmere storm to a fantastic 4-0 victory against Colchester United...which see's us at the top of the league!!... I thought I would mention it because 1. I don't get to say that very often and 2. I might not get to say it again!!

Other than work and Tranmere i've not done much!

What I will mention is the absolute agony I found myself in yesterday...... I was in work minding my own buisness and we decided to have a little tidy round.... ok the place wasn't that untidy but one of our rooms had a few pieces of machinery laying round....... so I bent down to pick up the electricity lead from the floor BANG I felt like someone had shot me in the lower back, I had to slowly straighten myself up (looking at this point like a 90 year old might I add).... So now I am walking round like I have stick up my butt and i'm doped up on painkillers, which to be fair doesn't make me function any differently because my brain is bleached blonde anyway. So at this precise moment in time I am sat on my couch with my new best friend!!

His name is Mr Hotty Botty!!

Here's hoping that this back of mine sorts itself out soon!!

TTFN Mother Flippers x

Secrets of a girls handbag!!!

So, one of my friends picked up my bag the other day and the words out of her mouth were these..... 'Jesus Trace what the hell have you got in there????' To which I replied 'just my stuff!'. This got me thinking as to what DO I actually have in the depths of my bag!!

We all know that if it's not in a girls hand bag it's not worth having. I have just emptied my bag and i've decided to let you in on the secret!!

So here you are..... what I carry round on a daily basis!!

The list of crap is as follows:

A tin of coffee (if i leave it in work some bugger would drink it on me)

An empty Ghostbusters sweet tin (what you don't have one in your bag???)

An umbrella (well we do live in England).

My work ID

Hair Bobbles (anyone with long hair will carry spare ones of these!)

Purse x2 (not coz i'm loaded) one is for rare paper money and cards, the other for coins)

Fanta Grape flavour lip balm (for sursprise chapped lips).

Ozzy Osbourne CD (taken out of my car).

A Touriquet ( I am a nurse after all).

Various pens (us nurses looooove pens).

Sunglasses (that won't stay in the case).

Perfume x2 (a girl needs a choice).

Sweetners (for above coffee).

Mini post it notes (work related).

Sachet of Marmite (so? I love Marmite..... sue me!!)

An apple (snackage).

Diary (self explanatory).

Ipod Touch ( gotta have music wherever I am!!!)

SD card adapter (who knows why thats in there???.... answers on a postcard).

A pack of Go Ahead biscuits or as I call them Go'eds (for when an apple just won't cut it).

A small toy pick up truck!!!!! ((keeps my nephew Luke quiet when he's in the car).

Lip gloss x2 (see perfume explanation)

Mascara-Black ( ya never know when ya might need a bit of mazzy).

Small make up bag contents- anadin extra (for those pesky headaches and hangovers).

Hand cream (no-one likes rough hands).

Really cool blingy skull broach I bought in work today ( I have a thing for skulls).

Mirror compact (well ya need to see where ya putting ya mazzy and lip gloss!!!).

Car and House keys (well come on... if these weren't in there i'd be locked out AND have to walk everywhere!!!).


So there you have it....... what Tracy lugs about in her bag!!!!....... in essence a shit load of crap!!!

Inside the chaos!!

My gorgeous Pauls Boutique Skull bag!

The shit that lies beneath!!!!!!













 

Turn it up mother bitches!!!

So I can't really call my blog the ramblings of a heavy metal nurse with out talking about music!

As the title suggests i'm one of those head banging, black wearing types..... I have never been a pink and glittery kind of girl (much to my friend Kims disgust) but I do have some shameful albums in my collection that really doesn't belong in a rockers library!!... for that I apologise to the rock gods!!

So what am i admitting to listening to?

Well anyone that knows me knows I am totally obsessed with Black Stone Cherry (they are permanently on in my car, ipod and house!!). If you have never heard them before I suggest you check them out they are amazing!! I've seen them live 5 times and i'm also the proud owner of Chris and Ben's plectrums (well i think it's pretty cool anyway!!)

 



So what else do I have running around on my Ipod? Well you'll find Motley Crue, Nickleback, Stonesour, Slipknot, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, AC/DC, Aerosmith, 3 Doors Down, Def Leppard, most 80's hair metal and rock bands. I've actually got fed up listing them now because there are so

many!! The best time of my life was the weekends I used to frequent the local rock clubs!!!

 

Anyone that says rock music is crap doesn't know what they are missing and as a parting gift from this particular insallment i give you Black Stone Cherry!!!!!

 

Get ya lugholes round this!!!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch-4Iu9hd2k 

 

 

TTFN Mother Flippers xx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



A few things you should know about nurses/nursing!

Ok i've been a nurse now since I was 18 so no matter how shocking or gross you think something is, believe me i've seen worse.
When you are a nurse you develop a thick skin, and nothing really upsets us... for instance i've been pee'd on, poo'd on and once someone puked in my pocket....niiiiccceeeee (thanks for that). We have bladders that can hold 2 litres and we have eyes in the back of our heads. I think we are all pretty awesome and I love my job and my collegues (stories about them soon). No matter how crap our day is we look after each other!! 

When you work where I do (pre-op and theatres) the day is filled with the same questions you ask your patients day in, day out. So can I just say, if any of you that read this blog (if anyone) ever has to go to hospital for an operation there are a few things you should know:

1. When I ask you if you have an allergy to something, Saying 'the wife/girlfriend and/or work really isn't funny!! oh and also don't bother with pain or doctors either!!

2. When I ask you if you have any problems with your hearing please don't say 'What' or 'pardon' because I can gaurentee i've already heard that little gem at least twice that day!!!

3. When I ask you what time you last had some thing to eat or drink . I mean the time you last ate or DRANK!!..... I don't know why it's difficult to answer that but at least 75% of people will answer the said question with........ 'oh before midnight yesterday' but I now know to follow that with 'was that your last drink too?' to which I get the reply 'oh no love I had a drink at 6am this morning'!!!!!! 
Erm i'm sure I just asked the time of your last food or DRINK?? Not just food!!!!. This does sound petty but I hate looking like a div when the anaesthetist asks the same question and I have differing information written down on a Leagal document!!

4. When I need to take a blood sample from you and I say 'keep as still as you can please', That means DON'T MOVE or i'll no doubt have to stick another needle in you because you moved  the first time!!!

5. Lastly when ask if you have anyone to stay with you overnight after your operation, asking me if i'm free after work really isn't an option!!

One thing that baffles nearly every nurse (female ones anyway) is why blokes think the nurses uniform is sexy!!
They are uncomfortable, unflattering and you boil your ass off wearing them.

So this.......  isn't what we wear, SORRY!!

This IS what we wear!......... SEXY EH!!!........ NOT...... oh BTW I have no idea who these people are!!

I'll have plenty of stories to tell about being a nurse but this will do you all for now!

TTFN Mother flippers xx

Is it a man thing???

I left my room in work for 5 minutes so that the docs can see a patient and I walked back into this mess!!!
So what i want to know is......Is it a males sole purpose in life to create mess and chaos where ever they go????

 

Welcome to my world!!

 Happy Tuesday peeps!!

So whats the best thing about bank holiday Mondays???? It means there is only 4 working days til the weekend.....Get in!!

So I was talking to a mate today about the saying 'you learn something new everyday' and if its really true. Hmmmmm so what information do have in my old brainbox that wasn't there yesterday? Well, I have just read on a friends Facebook status that a venus fly trap could eat an entire cheeseburger???...... Ok I have a few questions about this..... 1. Who the hell fed a venus flytrap a cheeseburger to find out this little bit of information?? 2. Do you get vegetarian flytraps that will only eat quorn burgers? and 3. do they prefer Burger king or McDonalds???....... these are the types of things that keep me awake at night...... scary eh?

Unfortunately I don't have any funny stories from today's daily grind at the hospital but as soon as I do they will be hitting this blog. So stay tuned!

Lastly another little insight into my life is that I have a 16 month old nephew called Luke who i absolutely adore. He makes me laugh so much but I do have to admit that being the nutcase auntie that I am the poor child is tormented to death. I spoil him rotten but I doubt he will thank me when he's older when he sees some of the photos I have of him. For example I take great pleasure in buying him clothes my brother and his partner would never buy him!

So for now i'll leave you with a few pictures of my poor tormented nephew and a selection of Auntie T's clothing choices.

TTFN, mother flippers xx



Santas little helper!!

Tiggerific

 

The tooth the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth!


Auntie T and Luke rocking their AC/DC t-shirts.... oh and Karl my ever so sensible brother!
 

Well hello there, I suppose I'd better start with a little introduction.

*ahem* (clears throat) My name is Tracy I'm 37 years old and I'm an alcoholic... (haha I'm not really, I just thought this sounded like the start of some lame group therapy session) i'm a nurse in our local hospital. I've started this blog because quite frankly I thought it might be fun to actually put down in text, some/all of the random stuff that fills my tiny mind.

So, what will I be posting on this blog? I suppose it will be stuff like what I do, things I find funny, things that annoy me, music I like...... blah blah blah.

Ok so my first little snippet into the chaos inside my head is that I am trying out a new recipe tonight of cod wrapped in parma ham.... now this is a big thing for beacause i'm not the biggest lover of fish but i'm willing to give anything ago once......... i'll let you know what its like!!
So the first little annoyance of mine I will let you into is that I hate the person who designed vacuum packs for food...... it think it was Satan himself, and tonights feast was full of the buggers!!!

Anyway, thats it for now, i'm off to wrestle with some vacuum packs!!