According to this “How Addicted to Blogging are You?” quiz, I am 71% addicted. Does that mean that I’m getting a C- in terms of blogging? Does it mean that I spend 71% of my time on the internet doing blog-related stuff? I don’t really know, but it was a fun quiz 🙂 To find… Read More 71% Addicted
I am so happy that it’s going to be mildly warm today! Actually 55 degrees! And sunny, too! Can you sense that it’s been awhile since New England warmed up?! I may go a little crazy with all of this Spring-like weather 🙂
This is what Bear looks like as soon as he hears Chris’ car door slam, announcing his arrival home from work… Isn’t he cute?! He’s our little buddy 🙂 Have a great Friday, everyone!
I absolutely love reading Miss Manners. Some of the questions posed to here are so funny and ridiculous, like, “Dear Miss Manners – I want to invite an unimaginably large number of people to my wedding, but can only afford to invite 25 people. Do you think it’s OK to invite everyone that I want… Read More Miss Manners and Dear Prudence
Why do people have to do stuff like this? What was supposed to be a fun, happy Fat Tuesday parade turned into a shooting, injuring 6 adults and 1 infant. And the shooters? Two teenage guys! Sad.
My thoughts and prayers are with my sister and BIL out in IA. My BIL found out today (his birthday) that he has been laid off indefinitely. This wasn’t a total shock, as his company did an earlier lay-off a few months back. Still, it’s a scary thing. Chris and I will definitely be praying… Read More Uncertain Economy
Having a large family means spending a lot on postage. In my family, there are 4 brothers, 5 sisters, my parents, 5 SILs, 6 BILs, my in-laws, 6 nieces, and 2 (soon to be 3!) nephews. That’s a lot of birthdays, Christmases, Thanksgivings, and Easters. I like to have a lot of cards on hand,… Read More Latest Etsy Purchases
I am so jealous of Chris! He’s almost done making travel arrangements for his NZ interview. He’ll fly out on a Sunday in March, arrive in NZ on Tuesday (the flight is 22 hrs, plus you lose a day crossing the International Date Line), have a day to relax, recuperate, and see the city, interview… Read More More about Chris’ NZ Interview
The title of this post pretty much gives it away – Chris has a job interview in New Zealand! He got the exciting news last night, offering to fly him out all expenses paid. Awesome! Unfortunately, he doesn’t need an assistant, or else you’d better believe I’d be going with him! The interview is with… Read More Interview in New Zealand
Thanks so much to the lovely Jess from Keep it Together and Rebecca at I Wanna Be a Domestic Goddess for the cute Valentine’s Day cards 🙂 We all participated in the Valentine’s Day card swap, and it was neat to get cards from all over the country. Aren’t their cards cute? From Jess From… Read More Valentine’s Day Thank Yous 🙂
Why is it that, even after 4 days off, I still don’t feel like going back to work? I’ll be counting down the hours till 4 o’clock today, believe me. When I get home, I plan to work out then head to the library. Chris is going out with a philosophy-friend who’s in town tonight.… Read More Back to Work
Happy Anniversary to my younger brother E and his wife, A! E is number 2 out of my 4 brothers, and number 7 out of the 10 kids 🙂 They were married a year ago today, and have gone through a lot of life changes since then! The above was taken as they were “announced”… Read More Happy Anniversary!
Interesting article about the turnover rate for newly minted RNs
Yesterday, Chris got a call, inviting him to interview for an assistant professor position at a university in Pennsylvania. The interview is set for this coming Saturday at 11am at one of the big conferences that take place each year for Chris’ line of work. It’s pretty common for schools to do the interviews at… Read More Job Interview
My mom always made fudge for all of us kids for Valentine’s Day, and she always made it in the shape of a heart, and she always used the Never-Fail-Fudge recipe from the back of the Marshmallow Fluff container. I decided to continue that tradition this year by making heart-shaped Never-Fail-Fudge for Chris’ Valentine’s Day… Read More Never-Fail-Fudge is the Perfect Valentine’s Day Treat
People are contending that Miss Piggy has lost weight, based on these photographs showing her 13 years ago compared to today’s appearance on “The View”. What do you think? Yes, I’m aware that we are in fact talking about a Muppet and that given the current state of the economy there are certainly more pressing… Read More Has Miss Piggy Lost Weight?
Did any of you catch the Joaquin Pheonix interview on David Letterman last night? Hoooo boy! Things started out bad, then went downhill from there. I just have to ask, “What’s up, Joaquin?!” **Apparently the clip’s been removed. If you didn’t get to see it, he was acting so bizarre. Chris and I were watching… Read More What’s Up with Joaquin?
Firstly, thanks again for all of your encouraging words – I really mean that. Reading your comments and emails has made me feel a lot better. Today was the 1st day of my “educational detail” rotation. It started out by meeting with the NM who’s handling the rotation and all of the displaced staff. I… Read More Today
Yesterday was an interesting day in so many ways. Not only was I more open and honest than I’ve been before on this blog, but I also learned that my unit is temporarily closing. For 8 weeks. I get to work in the morning, sit down for report, we do report, and then the NM… Read More So, my unit is closed…
I said that I would post a response to yesterday’s post, and so I am. First of all, thank you so much to all of you who commented. Your words were thoughtful, encouraging, and challenging. I appreciated them so much. Secondly, I realized that I need to be honest not only with myself, but about… Read More Response
