Hi friends and followers! I know it's been a while since I've written. I had some feelings akin to writer's block as well as a sense of wonderment about whether or not you actually wanted to hear my musings at all. Probably happens to most blog writers. I had fallen in an artistic hole, if… Continue reading Medicine for the Heart
Category: Nursing
Self reflection, doubt, lessons and a cup of tea
So in the last four weeks I have learned a great deal about myself through self reflection, of which I have been spending a plethora of time doing because I get frustrated at myself when I am not perfectly good at something. Now you can probably imagine that I am not perfectly good at my… Continue reading Self reflection, doubt, lessons and a cup of tea
148 miles
Update: still training in my new job as a Transport Nurse. The other day I went on two different transports to two hospitals very far away from my home base. I counted it out. We went roughly 148 miles that day. The helicopter was out of service, so it was all via ambulance. There's a… Continue reading 148 miles
A challenging muse or amused by a challenge? (otherwise known as Happy New Year)
I had my first night at my new job a few days ago, and there is something about the approaching end of the year that has me thinking about challenges. They aren't necessarily a bad thing. Some might liken them to goals, resolutions, purposes... but I feel that they have a more personal meaning. Challenges… Continue reading A challenging muse or amused by a challenge? (otherwise known as Happy New Year)
Sometimes I go by “Manana” or “Aunty”
Have you ever answered all the questions, read some books and snuggled with a 2 year old covered in the juice of a mango? My sister friend and her husband have three wonderful little munchkins, and I got to spend some time with them this weekend. There is something about spending time with healthy kids,… Continue reading Sometimes I go by “Manana” or “Aunty”
Santa, I KNOW HIM
Listen, I'm about to get sappy. The Holidays are one of my favorite times of the year. Christmas morning was always a happy time when I was young, and when I was a kid, I didn't know that it wasn't happy for everyone. You aren't supposed to know. Now that I am older, and I… Continue reading Santa, I KNOW HIM
Displacement
I cry at TV shows. Listen, I had to take psychology for nursing school. I know that I am displacing my feelings and emotions from a stressful job. I'm a nurse at a pediatric hospital. I know your first response is, "I don't know how you work with children." How do I know? Because that… Continue reading Displacement
Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore
Tomorrow is my first day of work at a new job. I'm a pediatric nurse, and I love being a nurse. I can't describe to you in words how much I love it. I started four years ago on a medical surgical floor, then moved to the pediatric intensive care unit and tomorrow, I start… Continue reading Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore
Mar Tells Mini Tales 