I had the opportunity to sail on a river cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam on the Danube through the Main-Danube Canal and onto the Rhine. Instead of writing a long diatribe, I would like to present you a photo essay (don't worry, I wrote a whole journal book of stories that I cannot wait to… Continue reading Photo essay from an amazing adventure
Tag: learning
To run or not to run…
Instead of focusing on the latest Mar blogging hiatus of 2023, I’ll briefly say that it is no coincidence that I finish school (finally) and am struck with inspiration to write a Mini Tale once again! One personal sequela of the COVID pandemic came in the form of changing my running habits. Am I blaming… Continue reading To run or not to run…
Lessons from Jacob Marley
″‘It is required of every man,’ the Ghost returned, ‘that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellowmen, and travel far and wide; and if that spirit goes not forth in life, it is condemned to do so after death. It is doomed to wander through the world—oh, woe is me!—and witness what… Continue reading Lessons from Jacob Marley
Bread
Bread has always been a symbol. You can find references to bread in religion, literature, highly studied pieces of art during the renaissance and more. Bread is not just that delicious carbohydrate that fuels our cells and gives us energy. It is much, much more. If we stopped and asked every single person we came… Continue reading Bread
Holding hands and watching movies
“The human capacity for burden is like bamboo - far more flexible than you'd ever believe at first glance.” - Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper CONTENT WARNING: This is sad but uplifting. As a nurse, I've been on the fence about writing here on my blog regarding my experiences since this pandemic continues to… Continue reading Holding hands and watching movies
Cribbage in the time of Corona
For those of you who may not have been watching the news, the world has been facing and is in the middle of a pandemic. On Sunday I was given the prompt to journal about what this time is like for me because it is, in fact, a historic moment in our lifetimes. Now, I… Continue reading Cribbage in the time of Corona
“Aging”
Yesterday I had a lady date with my nursing school bestie, Erin. It's kind of a tradition we started once we didn't see each other every waking moment of nursing school after she moved back from Cali. These dates aren't always the same. Sometimes we just meet for lunch and sometimes it's also exercise or… Continue reading “Aging”
Life’s morsels
So January has been quite a personal ride so far! Let's have this blog post be the same... between going to a Book Club for strong, independent ladies to running my first half marathon of the year the morning after a Roaring Twenties Party to volunteering with Team Rubicon at the Calverton National Cemetery, it's… Continue reading Life’s morsels
Hello again!
So the year and the decade changed. Don't worry, I didn't forget. I am, thankfully, still in complete charge of my faculties, but mostly I was surprised by the fact that I hadn't written in a while, especially with the change of year. Aren't bloggers supposed to write about such things??? Meh. I am not… Continue reading Hello again!
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
What a beautiful quote from Mahatma Gandhi. Personally, I love learning. It doesn't matter what profession you find yourself in, you will forever and always be learning. Let me tell you, as a nurse, we are consistently and constantly learning. Last weekend, I was fortunate enough to find myself at a two day simulation based… Continue reading “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
Mar Tells Mini Tales 