Thread:Superkenzie/@comment-33437691-20200103172834/@comment-33437691-20200121163708

I think we were twins who were separated at birth: I was a nurse in Australia (we went there when I was 13), but had no sooner finished my RN certificate (all of it was in-hospital training, with study blocks throughout the 3 years) than I left my husband and returned to university. Having a child to rear on my own meant getting a day job, so I finished off my hodge-podge degree (I had made a few false starts...that good ol' "what will I do when I grow up?" dilemma...but I collected a year's worth of credits) and ended up with a commerce degree. Other than a few lecturers who were actually really suited to teaching it was deadly boring but would ultimately land me a viable occupation. I don't think I need to wax on about what an unsuitable match this was for my essentially artistic personality but it did give me an income and stability for raising my son. Oh what a different life I could have led.... C'est la vie! I'm getting on with it all now.

Abbreviations, indeed (as in abrv; ab; abbr.; a.) I don't remember having any problems with abbreviations when I was nursing. I suppose having a strong British basis in education/culture curbed the creativity of trainees, nursing and doctors alike; in fact, the only non-technical abbreviation used was "tlc" for tender loving care, which I thought was sweet whenever I saw it (not often).

I'm not a big fan of emoji's either; I only use them when I have a sneaking hunch that my intended humour is not going to be recognized (you may have noticed I have used one or two in our exchange: now I can stop! Oh joy!) If you're on Windows 10, you can access an emoji panel by pressing the button with the Window logo (or 'start') and the period button. This may exist in other versions of Windows, but it's there somewhere. Some people go wild with them and I have absolutely no idea what they are trying to convey other than enthusiasm--but for what, and why, I am not in that loop.

The beeper has just gone to let me know my laundry is done: I'm in an apartment building so I have to be prompt.

I too very much enjoy our notes. It's a rather wonderful suprise to meet someone so akin to me. Must go!