After spending the weekend prepping for a fascinating lecture on skin integrity and writing my final exam, I realized that I didn’t write anything to post. I felt the need to puruse over my old blog and share one of my nightmares – how do you lose the latex if a MI strikes? Living…
Read MoreSleepless Nights
I entered a writing contest recently in the human interest category. This was the entry – definitely not in the humor direction that I typically go but very healing to write. I don’t remember ever seeing her sleep when I was growing up. I know that she must have at some point; I just have…
Read MoreWhy Nursing?
I am a Nursing Educator – which means…I’m a nurse…and I teach. A friend asked me recently how I ended up in teaching and if I missed working with patients. I had to stop and think. How did I end up teaching? Actually…how did I end up in nursing? I wasn’t one of those people…
Read MoreCould you help a little less?
I’m a helper…or at least, I think I am. But you would need to ask my husband since today, I was asked to help…a little less. A little less actually translated to…”could you help someone else?” My husband was leading our ushers at church today and we both have realized that I have a tendency…
Read MoreThe Face of Calm
I had someone tell me recently that I stay remarkably calm in the face of chaos. I’m not sure how true that is but I’m glad that it seems to be my reputation. The benefit of having dealt with chaos is that a) nothing surprises you and b) you have a realistic viewpoint of what…
Read MoreA Christmas Poem
I was asked to write a poem for our Christmas Service last week. This is what I came up with… Decembers here, the list is made The shopping has begun The oven’s prepped to make the treats We work until we’re done We decorate the Christmas tree With ornaments and lights We put the blow-ups…
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Truths My Husband Taught Me
My husband celebrated his birthday this year by spending three days in Idyllwild. He turned 58 years old – we met when he was 39. I was a single divorced mother with three kids and he was a single divorced man with two dogs. We actually met while I was on a date at a…
Read MoreCruising in my Big Lady Shorts
So we are one month back from the cruise and have jumped full on into the stress of everyday life. This does not stop us from wistfully longing to return to the easy sway of our balcony in time to the ocean or to be floating in the underground river in Playa del Carmen. We…
Read MorePeople Come in Layers
I have a couple of blog posts that I haven’t finished yet, but for some reason, this poem was bursting out of me yesterday. I hope you enjoy…. People come in layers They’re oft not what they seem As we look upon the outside, Unblemished and pristine We see only the surface Without a second…
Read MoreThe Plight of the Big Lady Shorts
Eric and I are heading out on a cruise soon…one of the perks of being Empty Nesters. When the eaters leave, you tend to have extra funds. We are headed to the Carribean in a big ship with our own balcony – thankfully, since that may be the only place I’m comfortable in a bathing…
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Mothering, Marriage and Menopause 