Learning: The Best Thing for Sadness, Part II
Previously, I wrote about learning as a tool for managing the sadness accompanying home isolation and the losses … More
View ArticleThe Resilience of Tiny Things: Raising Young Children in The Pandemic
Our hazardous air quality in Oregon keeps me from nature journaling outdoors. Instead, I make ink and watercolor paintings in … More
View ArticleThe Thing About Masks
No One Likes Being Told What to Do Masks..remember when it was cool to wear a mask? The feeling of … More
View ArticleReflections of A Nurse-Mother
“Yeah, I’m taking classes to become a massage therapist. My mom is a nurse, and I’ve always been interested in health sciences because of that. I want to help people enhance their health.”
View ArticleA Nurse and a Pharmacist Go On a Date That Resulted In Better Patient Care
“So, let me get this straight. If you have a cardiac event, or stop breathing, I can start CPR on you and potentially save your life, but if I go down, all you can do is call 911 and cry?”
View ArticleThe Beds We Make
During the lockdown of the pandemic, like many people, I spent more than my usual amount of time at home. To entertain myself, I stopped making my bed daily for about a week. I made sketches of the...
View ArticleI Took Candy From a Stranger
Today I took candy from a stranger. I was finishing my morning run, waiting on a corner for the light … More
View ArticleThanksgiving Pie Making: Two Childhood Memories
"Besides raising three children, my mother worked full-time outside of the home. The day before Thanksgiving she came home from a full day’s work, fixed her family dinner, and baked the pies to lessen...
View ArticleIt’s a Wonderful Life: A Road Map to Codependency?
"Last year, in 2021, for the first time since grade school, I skipped watching It’s a Wonderful Life. In 2021, I came to the conclusion that George Bailey is a schmuck."
View ArticleSetting Intentions For The New Year
Each new year I create a set of collage Intention Cards reflecting on several areas of my life in which … More
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