Resiliency

I’ve spent many years on the “front line” of a trauma hospital providing excellent quality care. It’s extremely rewarding but it’s also very demanding in many ways. *

Today I went to a

Today

Birthdays and special family occasions aside, today is my favourite day of the year. The sky

Once upon a …

Seriously technology can be so annoying. I’ve just spent 30 mins on what should have been a 3 minute search.

This is an annoying tale about different

Sunday Snippets

June is, consistently, the month I blog the least in. The days are long, the list of outside activities is huge and life is full, busy and rewarding. It leaves little time to blog when you are making

The Elephant

I am connected regularly to a few select blogs and every once in a while there is a post that really reaches into your heart and soul.

The link I’m about to share does that. It was written about

Every Second Counts

It’s no secret to anyone that reads my blog that wind is my least favourite weather element. I would take snow or rain over wind any time but one doesn’t get to decide this factor. The weather is what it is, so today I had to

Bloom where you are planted

I spend a lot of time pulling weeds.  A LOT OF TIME. I know I am never going to be weed free out here but I try to keep them down to a dull roar. Several friends have suggested that weeds are just flowers.

Flowers bloom where they are planted. Flowers take what the soil, rain and sun give them and grow. Some thrive and others languish. My friend, who recently started blogging has a post about this very thing and how you can take it to a deeper level. She’s a very creative and kind person that I am lucky to call my friend.

Alma Makes Cards

A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it, it just blooms.

I love this quote. I find too often I compare myself with others. Usually it’s just in my thoughts and I don’t express it but it tends to affect my self-confidence when I do. We all have unique talents and abilities. As I see the flowers beginning to bloom here, I will remind myself to ” bloom where I am planted”.

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Bring back Wildhood

A four day busy work week has left me exhausted on this misty cool Friday evening. I’m pouring over the June calendar trying to get organized.

This commercial about