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Humour Thursday......
This being the last Thursday before Halloween I thought I would do my Humour Thursday with a bit of a Halloween twist. I've also decided to throw into the brew a little Halloween political...
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Happy Birthday Big Guy!
Today it's my sweethearts Birthday. I won't say how old he is because....well he is younger than me and he takes great pleasure in reminding me of that.I chose this Birthday header because I am...
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Lest We Forget
This Friday November 11th is Remembrance Day. A day dedicated to our war veterans. A day where we take a moment to remember those who lost their lives to keep our country safe. My daughters...
View ArticleCan We Talk about Health Care?
In my years of nursing I have seen many things. Some of these things make me laugh, some make me cry, some make me down right angry and some just leave me shaking my head.Our governments are trying to...
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Appropriate Care in the Appropriate setting....fact or fiction?
I'm sure you have heard the saying "It's only a matter of time before something happens", and don't you hate to be the one who says "I told you so".Two weeks ago an elderly female dementia patient was...
View ArticleDid we not explain ourselves?
As a Recovery Room nurse, not only do I recover patients who have had major surgeries, but I also work in our Ambulatory Recovery room.In the ambulatory recovery I am recovering patients who have had...
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Sky Watch Friday
I love clouds. I love how the take shape, tell a story, predict the weather. I love how they just seem to magically take me to a happy place.If you would like to join in on the fun please check out...
View ArticlePatience
They say that Patience is a Virtue. Well I suppose it is. My husband often tells me I am not a very patient person. I tell him I beg to differ. I tell him spend one day walking in my shoes and then...
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She entered my life....
She entered my life only briefly. She lay there quietly resting, only speaking when spoken too, yet in those brief moments of interaction her simple words, gentle smile and a quick retort touched me...
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SkyWatch Friday
This photo was taken last weekend. Hubby and I decided to travel up some logging roads. I just loved the clouds.If you would like to join in the fun please check out SkyWatch Friday
View ArticleHealthy Choices....food for thought
They say life is made of choices. We've all made some good and bad choices. Some of those choices not only have an impact on us but those around us. Others are small but even those small choices can...
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Sky Watch Friday
Hubby and I had been travelling on the logging roads on Mt. Arrowsmith. The view is looking West towards Port Alberni and the Wild Westcoast of Vancouver Island.If you would like to join in on the fun...
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Did you know....
I just received my February edition of Canadian Nurse. One of the sections I love to read is the "Feedback". In this section there were to comments from RN's about our Canadian RN entry-to-practice...
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SkyWatch Friday
These photos were taken at the same day. This lake is very popular in summer and gets very busy. It was strange to see it so deserted, but nice at the same time to have this beautiful place all to...
View ArticleA Nurse is A Nurse is A Nurse....
Do you believe that? I don't.For most of my nursing career I have been a staunch supporter of my nursing union. Since the late 90's the union has worked hard at improving the working conditions for...
View ArticleStress...
Is it me or does anyone else find the use of the word "stress" or "stressful situations" overused and or misused?If we look in the Miriam Webster dictionary for the definition of stress we find the...
View ArticleA Run and A Fire Part I
Here we are almost three weeks into the New Year and I am looking forward to all this year can and will bring to me.Many of you have followed me on Facebook and have read and or heard about my house...
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A Run A Fire Part II
I ended my last post by saying there was a lot to be considered and decisions to be made.It was now 0100 and I hadn't been to bed yet and I was to be at the Legion hall by 0900. The Legion had...
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A Run A Fire Part Three
So here I am Day 2 of my Marathon of Hope, and post day 2 from the fire.I had decided even before the fire that when I ran day 2 I wasn't going to start as early. As I said I have never run a 1/2...
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Sky Watch Friday
If you would like to join in on the fun please check out Skywatch Friday for all the details. Happy Friday all!
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