One thing I know as a nurse is that wearing white can become boring. I worked for years to graduate from the stripes of student to the white of graduate, but after another forty years of white uniforms or lab coats, it really is time to move on. That brings me to my topic today. …
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AWP – A Writer’s Dream Vacation
I'm attending the AWP Conference & Bookfair for three days this week. Long days! AWP stands for the Association of Writers and Writing Programs. Sessions are 75 minutes long, back-to-back all day. They're held at the Chicago Hilton and the Palmer House Hilton. Shuttles run between these two ornately beautiful hotels As a nurse, I've …
An APA Memory – Teachers, Remember That Your Students Remember!
Three weeks ago, I posted "Dissertation Revisited", ending with a plea for help with APA format. A former student responded via email. Her memory serves to remind us "former teachers" that our students actually do remember some things they're taught! I had to laugh when you asked for help with APA format. When I put …
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The best gift you can give your child is…
your time. I'm playing Grandma again, many miles from home. Leaving the fitness center with my grandchildren this morning, I noticed a sign by the nursery door reminding moms (and grandmoms) that our best gift to our children is our time. I like that. Last week I spoke to a MOPS (mothers of preschoolers) group. A question was raised about how …
God is watching…
Caring Lesson Now #5 "Are you okay," said the waitress at Lou Mitchell's this noon. I looked up and saw her face. I was seated at the counter, omelet half eaten, reading the emails on my phone. "I've just gotten devastating news," I said, and explained an unexpected illness of my dearest nursing mentor. She …
Give a “shout out” to Urban Meadows!
Yesterday, the Chicago Tribune featured a story on Urban Meadows, a florist here in Chicago. They state their philosophy on their website: "Just like a flower, people need nourishment to grow." I learned about Urban Meadows when I was a member of the Mental Health Ministry at my church. And have enjoyed their floral arrangements …
Dissertation Revisited
Twenty years ago, I wrote a dissertation to complete the requirements for a PhD in nursing. A flurry followed where I presented papers and posters at conferences on my research. Eight years later, in 1999, I published some of the results in a refereed journal. A highlight for me. Jump to now. A colleague is …
Me, Worms, and my New iPhone
"It's all too much," I've said to my husband, my kids, my friends, and to anyone I've talked to in the last few weeks. I'm talking about technology, more specifically my new iPhone and Kindle. I've spent all my free time learning my phone, and my Kindle still sits here on my desk. And then, …
Are you a nurse?
"Are you a nurse?" asked the woman sitting across from me at Caribou Coffee this afternoon. "Yes, why do you ask?" "I was snooping into your article there on Healthy People 2000." Indeed, I had an article I'd published years ago in the Journal of Gerontological Nursing laid out on the table. My article on …
Aruba is Calling
I hate to do this to you twice in one month, but duty calls. The Midwest has gotten too snowy, too cold, too gray. So we're heading to Aruba. Stay warm everyone. We're going armed with books, so I should have some good book reports when I return. And stay tuned for my book blog …
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