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Single Jingles: Helping Guys Man Up & Check’Em

I’ve known about Single Jingles: A Testicular Cancer Foundation for about five or six months now, but I really got to know the organization recently as they helped me and my colleagues provide some much needed resources for a patient.... Read More

Your Wednesday Challenge, Should You Choose to Accept It

Happy Wednesday! There’s so much negativity around us, and hey, we do work in a pretty physically and emotionally strenuous profession. So rather than give in and feed the negative cycles within our profession and our own minds, let’s break... Read More

Dark Chocolate Sunday Night

Our lovely meal is finished. The kitchen is clean. The kids are nestled in bed. I’m preparing for the week ahead. Meetings, things I need and want to tell my team, trainings I must complete – anticipation for the next... Read More

Buckling Down Toward A Healthy BMI

Plateau. Not fun. At all. I have worked so hard, and I’ve seen dramatic improvements in my overall health, but I am still not at a healthy BMI, which is my ultimate goal. So, I am buckling down. I re-evaluated... Read More

The Shoe Dropped, And It’s Just My Style

The shoe dropped, and it’s like a really comfortable, purple, faux-crocodile high heel. Not only can you walk all day in it, but it is business-proper with just enough heel and pop of color to liven up the day. I... Read More

Orientation…Fascinating?

I don’t think I realized how much I actually enjoy organizational behavior until today when I was thoroughly engaged in my job orientation. At one point while a manager discussed diversity programs, I saw heads nodding off while I was... Read More

And the Winner Is…

To celebrate Nursetopia’s 1st blogoversary, I’m giving away a $25 iTunes gift card. Lots of people viewed the blog post, but only eight people commented to enter the drawing. I’ll never understand that, but it gave the eight commenting people... Read More

Job Transitions: Celebration

Now that I have had time to reflect on my previous work, it’s time to celebrate. Everything. The successes, the failures, the small things, the little things, the comedic, the frightening. You’ve come a loooong way, Baby! Celebrate what you’ve... Read More

Happy 1st Blogoversay, Nursetopia! [Giveaway]

365 days later…I’m still blogging and loving it! Nursetopia has been an amazingly wonderful creative outlet. If you’ve followed along since the beginning, you’ve read about several significant points in my life including dramatically changing my health and transitioning to a... Read More

Job Transitions: Reflection

A colleague recently reminded me to pause during this transition time. Take a breath. Remember the years of work, the projects I have touched, and the relationships I have grown. Sage advice, for sure. In all of my busyness trying... Read More