Sips, Snacks, and Healthy Hacks-A Nurse’s Blog
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Here are 3 quotes that I carry with me every day. They help me to keep things in perspective: Okay so that last one might sound a bit dramatic. Let me explain. Maybe, maybe not This quote is one that I read in a story which I am almost certain I read in The Tibetan…
Quote-worthy
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I love to go on trips. I’ll travel to places under an hour away, or take longer trips requiring some planning and flights. What’s interesting though is how a trip to the same place can feel vastly different on a separate occasion. For example: A trip to a beach destination out of the country completely…
Travel… Near and Far
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One life-changing tip: Small amounts add up. Whether that’s writing, studying, doing yoga, saving money, eating a little healthier, or going for a walk. Five minutes walking is better than none. One carrot stick is better than none! Five dollars saved is better than none. I used this tip a lot during nursing school. I’d…
Life Changer
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Does everything happen for a reason? Well, sometimes things just happen. That’s just life. And if I can accept life on life’s terms, things go a lot smoother for me and I have a lot more peace. But that doesn’t mean there’s a reason for everything. There are opportunities. I do think that when a…
Reasons
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I had a dream about stickers the other night. This was a step in the right direction, as I’ve had way too many dreams about work lately, and they’re never good. One time I was giving people infusions in a big open grassy field, on a hill. In the dark. Usually I don’t remember my…
Dream Big
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Some of the best purchases I ever made don’t have anything to do with physical objects. (Although certain books have made a huge impact on my life.) My best purchases are the ones where I did something for my education, or enrolled in a writing class, or trips made with family and friends. Even those…
Best Purchases
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Clunky. Heavy. CHONKY. With ink-laden ribbons. Ah, the memories. My mom probably still has it. Collecting dust in a cobweb corner of her basement. Her old typewriter. Not the electric one (although they hold their own magical, whirring, nostalgic powers). Older still. That typewriter that felt like it weighed 100 pounds. Outdated? Yes. Do I…
Old-school Typewriters
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It’s important for anyone going through treatment, but it’s important for the rest of us, too. People at higher risk for being more sensitive to poor air quality days include the elderly, those with asthma, COPD, or other lung disease, cancer survivors, and anyone with heart disease. Poor air quality can come from things like…
Poor Air Quality? Here’s 10 Ways to Cope
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I like to think of myself as a life learner. Nevermind the fact that I’m still in school! School work doesn’t necessarily equate learning, anyway. Some of my favorite learning moments have actually been while homeschooling my kids. By finding new things to share with them, we learned together. I found subjects like history much…
Life Learner
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I would love a sequel to Wormwood. I mean Woodworm. Or, perhaps, a prequel? Maybe both! I keep wanting to call the book wormwood. I used to have a lot of wormwood plants in my yard. It was a very pretty plant: Woodworm by Layla Martinez was one of my favorite reads so far this…
Sequels…
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