They help me remember why I wanted to be a nurse and the power that I hold to help some one. I relearn what an important and the critical role the nurse plays in health care. It is just amazing. It makes me love my nursing career all over again.
But even though my nursing spirit is renewed and my mind refreshed there is one part of my body that is not so happy. One part of my body that just aches. It is my tush, fanny, booty or what every you call it, my BUTT!
Why is my butt so sore? Well because for eight hours I had to sit in one of these.
Now I know it looks just like an ordinary every day hotel banquet chair and for all tense and purposes it is. It does a good job fulfilling its purpose as a place to sit. But after a couple hours it begins to feel like a rock hard stone chair. My booty could not take it any more.
So I tried to shift and sit on my left thigh and butt cheek.No good.
I tried the other way, right thigh and butt cheek.
No good.
I tried to sit center, both cheeks flat on the seat.
No good.
I tried to cross my legs.
No good.
I tried to uncross my legs.
No good.
I tried to sit on one leg.
No good.
I tried to sit sideways.
No good. No good. No good.
And after few more hours that chair just became unsitable and by the end of the day, there is just no amount of fidgeting or shifting, no amount of extra padding that will make that chair any better.
My butt was done, I tell you, DONE! What is a girl to do when your butt just refuses to sit?
Faked a potty break. I got up an walked around for a few minutes and wishfully yearned over the comfy couch that was sitting across the lobby taunting me. Then I walked back to my torture device, I mean chair, and sat down on my very angry butt until the lecture was over.
So, well I remember at one point in time being refreshed and renew in my nursing career, I now only remember the pain in my ass.
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I can't sit down for long periods of time. It is torture on my hinny.
I always say those hotel chairs are really not ergonomically designed. I have empathy!
LOL!
Next time sit near the back and grab two chairs...one to use as an ottoman. It's not as comfy as a recliner, but hey...works in a pinch.
Clearly, I am all about some comfort.
Or wear a butt-pad under your pants. Who cares if it makes it look like you've got extra junk in your trunk, at least you'll be comfy.
What was the conference about? Have you ever gone to Trends for ICU nurses? I haven't, but would love to someday...
It's good to remember that when you're kids complain they don't like school (where recess has been all but banned!!) Sitting for that long is hard on ANYONE's behind!
Bum-mer! (Pun intended!) That has happened to me before, but mostly on road trips, when all of a sudden I can't feel my arse.
Do you think it would be appropriate to start bringing one of those blow-up hemorrhoid pillows to your nursing conferences?
As my husband likes to say, I have "an ass of a 12 year old boy". Sweet, huh? So, in all the flatness, I can relate. My hiney gets sooooo sore.
Yayy for the nursing conference! But yeah, what is with the chairs?? Crazy.
Oh, I feel your pain! I just sat in a car for 6 hours...no matter how nice and comfy the seats are in the beginning of the ride, after 6 hours you'd swear you were sitting on stone. On an other note, I didn't realize you were a nurse, I have so much respect for nurses! (Probably because my mom is one...)
I can't sit still anywhere. I have a problem. Those chairs drive me crazy. I would rather stand.
like collage all over again
haha! why do they choose such uncomfortable chairs?
I think they choose such uncomfortable chairs so that people won't get too comfy and nod off, but there has to be some middle ground between torture device and Lazyboy.
Okay, for the first two paragraphs I was picturing a totally different sort of nursing conference. And this pregnant lady was thinking, "Maybe I need to go to one of those..."
lol!
I think any conference where you're sitting for more than an hour should be required to have comfy chairs. ;) And stretching breaks.
For me, I get fidigety and then I notice my backside hurting.
hee hee. totally know what you mean!
I hear ya, sister! The older I've gotten, the harder it is to sit without stiffness and pain!
(giveaway hints are up on my posty!)
You are hilarious, Jen! I love reading your blog. I always leave with a smile (and a semi-flat butt from sitting in front of the 'puter!)
Literally huh? If they ask for feedback make sure you reference the uncomfortable chairs.
I feel the same way about my chair here at work! - and this chair has an added feature....it makes your ass grow really large!
Ooohhh, I hate chairs like that!!!
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Sometimes the best looking chairs are the most uncomfortable!
I know....I think they design those chairs the same place that torture chambers were engineered.
Ah, this reminds me of the post I did about torture. And having to sit on the little stools at Madalyn's school. Just think. you are getting ready :-)
I get a nasy backache, not a buttache from sitting too much...I'd much rather run around all day than sit around..
Next time I suggest you tell your butt to behave! :)
you'd think the guys who make the banquet chairs would have been to a few 8 hour seminars themselves. Just saying one of them has to be smart enough to make a perfectly comfy chair...really! :)
Wow, guess I'm glad I wasn't able to go if it was that uncomfortable! I hope you included that on your evaluation form!
Hey, at least you didn't fart.
You didn't did you?
Those chairs are the worse!!!! I think if we are going to torture POW's we should try giving them the hotel chair. That should make them give up all their secrets.
I hope your booty is feeling better.
You know the upside of this right? This proves your ass isn't too big! Mine is, hence no butt soreness from long conventions.
I AM going to one at the end of April...but not going to go to the conference part, just the casino part! Woohoo, fun with my friends and I already have all my CNE's! Lalala Lalala!
Too funny! Hope you learned alot! I think nursing conferences are fun too! Thought I have to admit, the last one I went to we left the afternoon session after lunch to go take a nap in our room :-) - There wasn't anything we were interested in for those few hours anyway :-)
That sounds like a nightmare! My butt hurts just reading about it!!
I'm pretty sure Satan himself designed conference seating. Bum feeling better yet?
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