It’s hard to believe that women have only had the right to vote for 90 years. This post gives a glimpse into the “Night of Terror” within the women’s suffrage movement, the women who made my voting right possible, the... Read More
What you see depends on where you stand, as someone once told me. How true. Today I had a workplace “crisis.” I currently work outside of clinical nursing practice. Don’t get me wrong. My crises are important and receive my... Read More
A mentor once told me told me to make one goal every year so big it scares me. It has been a good practice for me, stretching me to reach higher and think beyond my usual resources. However, to date... Read More
It’s really the only thing I can think about right now. All 33 Chilean miners have been rescued. Congratulations, Chile. Congratulations, Miners and families. Of course, now begins rehabilitation – physical and mental. Best wishes to the health care teams... Read More
This is gross. A New York City photographer and artist has kept (and photographed) a McDonald’s Happy Meal since April 2010. It has remained relatively unchanged over the past six months, and she has the pics to prove it. Little... Read More
Are you a social media wizard? A technology maven? Love a good IT revolution? If so, Mayo Clinic’s Center for Social Media is crowdsourcing their external advisory board, and they’re looking for you. That’s right. Polish your Twitter profile, and... Read More
With a young family – an infant and two in school this year for the very first time – someone is always sick. We’ve made six trips to the pediatrician in the last five weeks. Fun stuff. I chose to... Read More
I am always amazed the difference one day makes. One day. 24 hours. If I’m having a bad day, I think to myself, “Tomorrow will be better. You only have to get through today.” Whether I’m overbooked, stressed out, anxious,... Read More
The U.S. government is revising the dietary guidelines and the food pyramid. Yes, again. How many of us know the federal dietary guidelines? Did you know the food pyramid – now MyPyramid – was completely revamped five years ago? It’s... Read More