Resthome treats.

A nice perk of working at the resthome is how certain residents are always giving you treats.

The one retired school nurse had ordered mini-packs of specialty popcorn to give out to staff as treats around the holidays, and now she keeps some in her kitchen for anyone who stops by and needs a snack.

And, someone recently got her a thing of Ghirardelli mini chocolate squares, so she's been giving those out, and the other week when I was escorting her on a walk and my one (skeptical) (Mexican) coworker was going to her room to go do something there, she actually had me chase my coworker down to go offer her a Ghirardelli mini chocolate square, the type with raspberry inside that's inside a pink wrapper.

(The retired school nurse's sweatshirt was pink, too, so I complimented her on how she was color-coordinating with the treats that she was handing out.)

The one very kind resthome resident who's a widow recently shared some crackers with goat cheese on them with me, too, when I bumped into her having a snack out in a common area of the home with a friend, and a bit before that she had given me a few of these little chocolate liquor bottles that have a shot of liquor in the middle, that her daughter had gotten her since she likes them so much.

"Thank you!", I was like, "I'll have these after shift," and she reminded me to bite into the neck and tip your head back when you have them, otherwise if you try to nibble on the chocolate like it's a regular chocolate the liquor might spill out everywhere.

I think for some residents, they like to share like that; it makes them feel needed and useful, to do something nice for someone else.