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Break

I’m sure you all will be shocked to learn this, but I survived my summer class and so did all of my patients (to my knowledge).  And now, for the first time since January – or last August, really – I’m...

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Heather scares a celebrity. Again.

  The next time I have an opportunity to meet one of my idols, can someone please stop me?  Use whatever means are necessary – chloroform, a baseball bat, whatever. I went to Denver last night for a...

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The first rule of Kitten Fight Club

We have a fairly frantic morning routine around these here parts, mostly because both Rob and I cherish every single moment of sleep we can get, every single morning.  So if the alarm goes off at 6:15,...

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Dear Robbie, at 2 years 9 months

Dear Budders, Yes, I realize it's been like a year since the last time I wrote one of these letters, and I sincerely apologize for neglecting my chronicling of your every cute habit. With hard work,...

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Return

I can’t decide what to do with this blog. I’m doing the Worst Job Ever updating it, and it costs $13.33 a month to keep it online.  Granted, I spend more than that on Diet Coke, so the expense isn’t a...

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One-act play: A moment of peace

Alternate title: This is what happens when I try to take a shower with conscious children in the house Scene:  A haggard, bedraggled woman -- let’s call her Heather -- is taking a shower after a...

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35 steps to getting your nursing license (if you're me)

1.  Decide you want to become a nurse. 2.  Listen to some people tell you that you don’t really want to do that because it’s hard. 3.  Continue to think maybe you really do want to be a nurse. 4....

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Let it go

I’ve always had this philosophy -- especially with regard to my posts on social media -- that I can get past any obstacle if I can find a way to laugh at it.  Thus I find myself accentuating the...

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The things I do are not always smart

Up until fairly recently, my kids would have panic attacks whenever they encountered bugs.  You probably think I’m exaggerating, but a moth would throw Kaylee into hysterics -- crying, screaming,...

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Fraud

“I am good at this.” “Well, maybe not good.  … Decent.  I’m decent at this.” “Ok, I’m kind of mediocre.  Like, I don’t really know why I’m trusted to do this at all.” “Actually, I suck.  I can’t...

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Stronger

When I was nearing graduation from nursing school three years ago, Rob gave me a book called “I Wasn’t Strong Like This When I Started Out: True Stories of Becoming a Nurse.” The book is filled with...

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Finding Hope

I have a love/hate relationship with social media. As I am a terrible introvert, sites like Facebook do wonders for breaking me out of my shell, allowing me to share a little of myself without sharing...

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