Penta-P Privileges Renewed

This past week, I wrapped up some projects here to preserve and digitalize pieces of our history, interviewing and videoing two of our older Sisters about their experiences. 
 
Since then, I’ve begun helping our nursing home across the street with some communication work. 
 
Another task I’ve been given is doing some housekeeping here.  The person I worked under in that department as a postulant is actually still here and is now the coordinator for the retreat center. 
 
It was fun visiting with her about my new duties as it called to mind times past working with her.   In the course of all this, Penta-P privileges were mentioned.  This stands for Perpetual Professional Porcelain and Plug Purification (aka cleaning bathrooms) and is a term I invented when working with her before. 
 
Perhaps this warrants a little explanation: It was perpetual in that I did it every week.  It was professional in that I did it for my work.  The porcelain referred to was the toilets and sinks.  The plugs were the drain covers in the sinks.  Purification was the cleaning of the above-mentioned bathroom components.
 
My current housekeeping duties, along with two bathrooms, will include vacuuming, dusting, and mopping floors in a certain section of the building.  
We will meet next week to discuss more of this as they may need me to help in other areas as well. 

Another development for me this month is that I’m going to be working several shifts in St. Mary’s, our infirmary unit.  Last evening, the aide on duty gave me a little orientation, which was nice. 
 
I will continue helping out with communications-related projects for the retreat center and wherever else I’m needed. 
 
It seems that the phrase “variety is the spice of life” is ringing true for me.   

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