There are some days when it feels like no one notices all of the sacrifices we nurses make. We get attached to our patients. We don’t do it for the glory or accolades. We do it because we really care about our patients. We cry in the break room or bathroom or the med room. Sometimes it is so draining. Then someone writes a letter like this, and it makes it all worth it!
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I love Pinterest!
How in the world did I plan my entire wedding with out a “Wedding Planning Board”?
Pinterest is such a great way to get awesome ideas. I love to search for pins and find new sites. I would love for you to follow me and all my boards. As well, I would love to follow your boards, so leave a comment below with your username!
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Every Monday I post a “No Gym? No problem!” workout, and every week I say:
I really believe that! I believe that your health and wellness are worth the time and effort it takes to eat healthy and exercise. Fitness is not a punishment! Skinny is not always “healthy” Healthy for some might be being thinner, while others look a different way.
No matter what your healthy looks like it is worth fighting for!
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I just recently found this site called SPOTEBI. I have really been enjoying it! It is exactly what I love: a ton of at home workouts for women!
Here is a great at home “Flat Stomach Workout”
This site has an interval timer and a playlist to go along with the workout. It really is an awesome site for at home workouts!
Check out the full workout by clicking HERE.
Take 15-30 minutes and improve your day! Your heath and wellness is worth it! Remember to keep good proper form and warm up before, and stretch after you exercise!
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Goodbyes are never easy…
I’ve been working at the Infusion Center for about 8 months now. In these last 8 months I have learned so much and stretched myself further than I have in a long time. I have faced some new fears (performing a therapeutic phlebotomy) and overcome some old fears (Am I going to remember how to be a nurse after taking an 8 1/2 year maternity leave?!). I have gotten to know some really awesome coworkers and met some great patients and their family members.
Overall the last 8 months have been enjoyable and a great learning experience for me.
For eight years, in the happiness and business of being a stay at home mom, I had almost forgotten what it is like to get attached to a terminally ill person…almost…
This past week was not an easy week at work. Even as I am writing this I can feel the pang of pain in my chest and my eyes getting teary. I had to say goodbye to a special patient. He and his family had to make the tough decision to discontinue treatments and go on Hospice.
Mr. D* will always have a special place in my heart. Like me he has a French last name, like me he also likes to talk a lot, like me he often smiles even when things are not going his way… After heading back to work after 8 1/2 years, he was the first IV stick I missed and subsequently so, the first IV I successfully started (he graciously let me try again for a second attempt.) Something about that first little victory together made us fast friends. Whenever he came in to get treatments, whether I was his nurse for the day or not, I always made sure I went and talked with him.
On Monday after he finished his infusion before leaving as he always does, he came over to say goodbye to me. He told me that he wouldn’t be coming for treatments anymore and that they had decided to start Hospice care. I wasn’t expecting to hear that and was caught off guard by his decision. While I can usually keep it together, I had a very hard time holding my tears back.
I only hope that I am making as big of an impact on my patient’s lives as they are making on me!
*Real names have been changed for privacy purposes.
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This quick and easy pork recipe can be made in only 15 minutes. Not only is it simple, it is also delicious!
Martha Stewart’s 15 minute Sauteed Pork Cutlets
INGREDIENTS
8 pork cutlets (3 ounces each)
1 teaspoon coarse salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
2 to 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (you can also use grape seed oil which is my oil of choice.)
Juice of 1 lemon, plus lemon wedges for serving
2 tablespoons finely grated Parmesan cheese, plus Parmesan curls shaved with a vegetable peeler for garnish (about 1 ounce total)
Fresh flat-leaf parsley, for garnish Grainy mustard, for serving
DIRECTIONS
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The number one excuse that people give for not being able to workout is that they don’t have enough time! Here is a quick 15 minute workout that doesn’t take up a lot of time or need a lot of space. I love Jessica Smith, she is so encouraging! You will definitely feel the burn after doing this quick workout!
Take 15 minutes and improve your day, your heath and wellness is worth it! Remember to keep good proper form and warm up before and stretch after you exercise!
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Am I good enough? Am I doing enough? Am I happy enough? Is my house clean enough? Am I beautiful enough? Smart enough? Skinny enough?… The list can go on and on.
Quite often I give myself a hard time. I expect near perfection from myself and get upset when I don’t reach it. I need to remind myself that all I can do is my best and if I am doing my best I am enough!
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