Walking past a Fannie May shop this morning, I remembered those days when Pixies™, eggnog creams, and chocolate covered cherries covered the counters of nurses’ stations at Christmas. So, I want to challenge you, especially nurses, to skip the candy, in fact, to skip sugar altogether, over the holidays. But, you say, there are too …
Category: retirement
Say Something Nice to Someone Today
Caring Lessons Now #4 Yesterday, on my way to the radio interview in Elgin, I took the bus to Union Station where I presented my Reduced Fare (seniors) CTA card, sporting a photo ID, to the ticket agent. He looked at it, glanced up at me, and said, "You pickin' this up for your ma?" …
Friendship – A Thanksgiving Gift
Caring Lessons Now #3 In your rush to thaw the turkey, find the family's favorite pecan pie recipe, and email your address to your guest list for their GPSs, have you taken a second to name what you are especially thankful for this year? It's easy about this time to get enmeshed and overwhelmed with …
Fresh Shrimp / Milk Crate Picnic
Caring Lessons Now (CLN) #2 In sixty-two days, I’ll be seventy. No longer do my peers talk about babies, weddings, and marital fights. It’s much more likely that we talk about our latest doctor’s appointment, medical diagnosis, and health insurance rate. That’s why, in this phase of my retirement, I want to actively seek out …
Introducing “Caring Lessons Now”
I have a newish idea. One that’s been growing. The idea of adding Caring Lessons Now as a blog topic. The idea started at Women & Children First last spring when I did a reading of Caring Lessons: A Nursing Professor’s Journey of Faith and Self. During the Q/A, a nurse in the audience asked …
Focus
There's something about going to a wedding and meeting up with siblings where the discussion is retirement that makes me restless. Not that restlessness is a new thing, because I've always liked change. But after last week's immersion into sibling talk-we range in age from 65 to 82--about how we spend our leisure time in …
Write Along with Me 