Influenster:
Have I told you about Influenster?This is a community of people who are invited to try products for free and then spread the word about what they like and hate about each product.A number of themed...
View ArticleGet Hopping!
Hey all!Just wanted to let you know that Yours Trulyis hosting a Blog Hop right here tomorrow!If you have a blog,If you work in healthcare,If you are a...
View ArticleMedical Monday Blog Hop
Hooray! It's Medical Monday! Are you confused if you qualify for the party?Do you work in healthcare?Doctor? Nurse? EMT? Chiropractor? Vet? Dentist? Therapist?MA? NA? PA? DA?Are you the spouse or SO of...
View ArticleMedical Scrubs Collection Review
When Medical Scrubs Collection contacted me asking if I would review a set of scrubs for them I jumped at the chance! I had been contemplating buying some new scrubs since the ones that I bought when...
View ArticleGet to Know Me Link Up
Today I am linking up with fellow nurse bloggersAnna @ The Days When I'm Not a NurseandRenee @ This Won't Hurt A Bit This link is aimed at helping our readers get to know us a little better, so here...
View ArticleHere Comes the Train!
I hope everyone will forgive the lack of posts in the last few weeks, but it is that time of the year again! The unit is getting admits and most of them are train wrecks. Normally a typical...
View ArticleDreams
Last night I had this weird half waking dream.I'd half wake up and think to myself,"OMG the monitor in this room is not working!There are no vital signs on this patient,is he alive or dead?!?"Then...
View ArticleGiving Thanks
Thanksgiving has come and gone,the turkey is nothing but a bag of carefully kept scraps now.With all the festivities over I've had more time to reflect over this past yearand what I have to be thankful...
View ArticleHappy Anniversary to Me!
It's been a crazy busy week with very sick patients in our unit on top of being short staffed. I worked four nights this week and in all the rush and stress I nearly over looked one very important...
View ArticleA Nurses Christmas Link Up
Once again I'm linking up with Anna @ The Days When I'm Not a NurseandRenee @ This Won't Hurt a BitGirls want to know what my Christmas plans are.This year I am lucky enough to have Christmas Eve...
View ArticleMy Christmas Gift
Things have been horribly busy in our unit. Normally around this time of year we see a drop off in census as everyone anticipates the holiday, but this year we have been running nearly full with a...
View Article12 Cranial Nerves of Christmas
Merry Christmas!Do you remember the order of your cranial nerves?Are your struggling to remember them?Check out this cute video,
View ArticleHello, Is It Me You Are Looking For?
Yep, it's been a little while. I can't say that I am sorry for being away from my computer for so long, there have unfortunately been a ton of things that have taken priority lately, but I am glad...
View ArticleStuck in a Rut
There hasn't been a lot of posting because there hasn't been anything, in my opinion, to talk about. I get up, go to work, come back and sleep a coma. It's been the same old same old nothing seems new...
View ArticleShift Stories: Timberland Photo Contest
Timberland PRO Renova has launched a new contest in honor of Nurse Appreciation Month!Renova Shift Stories- A day in the life of a nurse May 6-June 7 2013Each week (Mondays) we will be announcing a...
View ArticleHello Again...
Looking at my last post I feel a little sad, wow it's been a long, long time since I have had the time (and the drive) to sit down and write. Something that gave me great pleasure not so long ago....
View ArticleGrowing
It's been a nearly a year since my hubby set up my garden. The growth that I have seen has been incredible, and has made me see how much my garden has mirrored my journey in nursing.Things start out...
View ArticleSeparation Anxiety
Do you ever throw a resume at your dream job? Even when you know you are horribly under qualified, you'll never get an interview and you just don't stand a chance of even getting looked at? Well you...
View ArticlePinned It, Tried It: Sharpie Mugs
We've all seen pictures of these cute, personalized mugs floating around on Pintrest.Like this one.Mug sold on Etsy by RevellHouse There are also a million tutorials telling you that this can be...
View ArticleNurses Week
This week I lost a colleague, co-worker and friend. This week that is for celebrating nurses and all that they do, the world lost a great nurse. There will be news stories devoted to her, but it...
View ArticleOld Timer?
Yesterday I asked my director about some education pertaining to "new hires" and if I had to take it or could I just submit the completion certificates I have from Community Hospital. She laughed and...
View ArticleTurn the Other Cheek
I've heard somewhere that it's more effective to just turn the other cheek, and I will tell you in nursing I have learned to do it not to say that I like it, but is it really more effective? The...
View ArticleDo You Know Where Your Urethra Is?
I found this video trolling on Facebook today, it is both hilarious and profound.I think every nurse both new and old should watch this and take a trip down memory lane.
View ArticleHappy Nurses Week
The other night was the big kick off to Nurses Week, the pot luck was set out and delicious smells rolled out of the galley and were making my stomach growl. I wanted to run out and grab something...
View ArticleConfessions of a Hoarder (plus a Giveaway)
So a little confession, I'm a bit of a hoarder and I happen to hoard samples. Oh how I love getting little, tiny sized offerings of all sorts of stuff, and I can't turn them down! Nordstroms is an...
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