Folks were asking me this morning what I did over the weekend...well, I purged! I got in one of those moods where I wanted to clean the place up, and watch out, when I put my mind to it, if you're sitting in the wrong place, I may load you up for Goodwill...

...my husband was not too pleased either...he was watching me sort through items and identify what I thought was for the trash bin, or a trip to the Thrift Store...however, he and I disagreed on many items. He would say "hey, why are you getting rid of that?, don't throw that away!" My response was, "have you used it this past year?" He would confess, "No, but I may need it!". I told him the rule was, if we haven't used it for a year, out it goes!

By the time I was done, I had TEN lawn-size trash bags ready for the dumpster. The back of his pickup was LOADED with giveaways! My goodness, what we think we can't do without!...or the deal I couldn't pass up in the Skymall magazine!

When it comes to Joint Commission or other agency unannounced visits, we need to have "cleaned the place up", be ready at any moment, have our Policies and Procedures "purged" and current, and I hope if we haven't brushed up on something in over a year, that we get in the proper "mood" to be competent, compliant, and capable!