It’s the last day of January! Can you believe it? Bit by bit I’ve slowly been decorating my house for Valentine’s Day and gearing up for “the day of love”. Today’s Valentine’s project is a DIY countdown calendar to Valentine’s Day. Relatively easy and only time consuming if you make it to be, this is, […]
Both of my children have been cloth diaper wearers. My daughter more so than my son. I made the commitment to cloth diapers when my son was about three months old. I was leery about them at first. The idea of cloth diapering was a little…gross. I mean, cleaning a number two diaper? Who whats […]
As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve committed myself to running Louisville’s Derby City Mini Marathon. To date, I’ve still haven’t gone further than just over two miles. This was one of those “what was I thinking when I signed myself up for 13.1 miles?” kind of days. I just finished work week, chop full of overtime […]
Woke up at 3 today (remember, night shift RN), and woke up to SUNSHINE! I’m one of those people who seems to have a touch of seasonal affect disorder and have been in a bit of a funk the last few weeks. Getting up for my runs have been extremely difficult. I actually haven’t gone […]
Last night I work, one of our environmental employees (cleaning lady) found a note a patient had written to the father of her children. It was tucked away in the drawer of the bedside table. This is not the first time we’ve found letters or notes written to family members or persons of interest in […]
I’ve always been the kind of person to choose organic and natural foods and products over conventional. I’m not extreme enough to eat only organic. That’s a lot of work, and it can be really costly. I have a few non-naturally occurring food and beverages that I can seem to do without (i.e., Diet Dr. […]
Let’s talk about quinoa. Pronounced keen-wa, it is a tiny little grain that was a staple of the ancient Incas, who called it “the mother grain.” At least that’s what it says on the back of my Trader Joe’s organic quinoa box. It’s one of those things that, as a health food nut, I’ve known […]
I stepped on the scale today and was pleased as punch to see that I’ve kept of another pound and a half since my last weigh in. Total pounds kept off: 22. Pounds to go: 18 (at least). I’d like to get down to my pre-nursing school/pre-first baby pregnancy weight, which would require a total […]
There’s something about taking a beat up piece of furniture and working with it to make it beautiful. I love taking transforming something that’s seen better days, is slightly broken or even just flat out ugly and transforming it into something I’m proud to display. I’ve found that a little paint is such an easy […]
There are many things I like about my job. There are many things I don’t like about my job, but that’s a story for another day. Being a labor and delivery nurse, I have the privilege of welcoming tiny miracles into the world every time I work. I help women through one of the most […]
Nurse on the Run 