Sips, Snacks, and Healthy Hacks-A Nurse’s Blog
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I had the opportunity to go to a nursing conference recently where one of the speakers discussed burnout and the importance of re-charging our batteries. He also talked about “quiet quitting” and signs that someone has done so (or is getting close). Have you ever noticed these in a coworker? Becoming quiet at work– not…
Nursing Burnout and “Quiet Quitting”
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How does your mindset affect your financial success? View all responses For me, a healthy financial mindset is the one in which financial freedom surpasses instant gratification. So whatever gets me to that point, and is also sustainable, meaning I can do it over and over, without too much effort. That means not wasting money…
A Healthy Financial Mindset (Or… How I Keep Myself From Buying Rotisserie Chickens Every Day of the Week)
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So let me start by saying that even if I could, I don’t think that I would. I’ve watched enough sci-fi and fantasy to know that it is never a good idea to mess with time. (Okay, they had to in Harry Potter, but seriously they were saving lives.) If I could go back and…
Re-Livable
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“Tell me, what is it you plan to do/with your one wild and precious life?” (Mary Oliver, The Summer Day) I’ve been on a Mary Oliver kick, especially since watching this documentary from PBS that popped up on YouTube. And I’m thinking about the prompt, if the salary was the same, what job would you…
Same Salary/Same Job/Same Life
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I’ve got way too many. Hobbies, that is. Here are a few: Bird-watching. Walking. Reading. Journaling. Junk journaling. (Different from the previous hobby!) Knitting. Attempting to grow plants. Drawing. Making collages. Baking (especially on Sundays.) Playing with stickers and washi tape. Shopping at the $ Tree. Music, and playing instruments. I’d say writing, but I…
Hobbies and Not-Hobbies
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I’m a David Foster Wallace fan. I haven’t finished this one though, and maybe it’s time to do so: With essays like “Big Red Son” and “Certainly the End of Something or Other, One Would Sort of Have to Think,” I ended up chuckling before I even got to page one. It was a book…
Unfinished… But Not Forgotten
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It’s that time of year again. The kids are getting ready for another school year and lots of adults (including yours truly) are getting ready to go back, too! Taking classes while working is a whole different ball-game. There isn’t one way to do it perfectly, but here are some tips that may help if…
Back-to-School, Working Adult Version
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The last movie that made me cry a little bit was Project Hail Mary. To be fair, it doesn’t take much for me to shed a couple tears when watching a movie! I don’t want to spoil it for anyone who hasn’t seen it though, so all I’ll say is that I really enjoyed it…
Moving Movies
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After being an adult for so long, it’s funny to look back and consider when I really felt like one. But I think it first hit me when I was a couple years into college and decided to stay at school over the summer, renting my own place, paying all my bills, getting my own…
Adulting 101
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Who to have for dinner? And what would I make??? I’d make lasagna and garlic bread. But then- who to have? The prompt didn’t specify whether they had to be dead or alive, so… Ernest Hemmingway pops into my head first and foremost, because it would be cool to hang out and chat about writing.…
Authors for Dinner
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