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Sometimes I can be such a fool. Not that people attempt to dupe me into things. It’s just that I can become blinded by a situation and make poor decisions, but then again, hindsight is 20/20, isn’t it?

Like when we purchased our house. It was a prerequisite for me in order to move forward with trying to conceive another child. Along with the dated, 2-prong electrical outlets strategically… Continue

Online identities can be a funny thing. Sometimes you try to emulate the essence of who you really are. At other times, the essence you emulate is nothing like the real you.

Lately, I have been stressing about both.

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I still remember my first patient. I’ll call her Marjorie. I was a senior in nursing school and the registered nurse I shadowed assigned me to her regularly.

It was around this time that nursing students began focusing on an area of specialty. Without a doubt, I already knew what areas interested me: geriatrics and neonatology. Not sure why, but I found the polar ends of the spectrum fascinating. And after meeting Marjorie, I discovered part of the reason why.

The routine was same every mornin… Continue

The month of May is pure insanity in our house.

What should be a time to celebrate mothers (*ahem* May 10th) will be spent this year down in Florida on vacation, dodging Swine Flu bugs with expensive masks and gobs of hand sanitizer.

Not to mention, my husband AND my good friend both have birthdays flanking Mother’s day. And we will all be in Florida during that time.

Can you say, “Stealing my thunder?”

But it’s all good. Because I have it all figured out.

This past Easter holiday, I was in… Continue

I can feel it coming.

The sunlight cuts through our windows every morning. Brighter. Stronger.

Robins trickle back into our yard, serenading the trees from their clay-colored chests.

Snow banks turn to puddles of water, quenching the thirst of the crisp, dry ground below.

Signs of Spring have arrived in New England. Although the temperatures are still in 40’s and low 50’s, it is finally above freezing. We no longer wear coats. Just sweaters.

I’ll take it.

Best of all, our backyard is showi… Continue