[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Maya Angelou was a hero to many. An inspiration. Many of us know her quotes without knowing it was her that spoke them. One of the quotes I’ve carried around for a long time in my heart is this: “I did then what I knew how […]
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Why Pediatric Nursing Wasn’t for Me. Until It Was.
By Misty Browne of Rustic Musings of a Scattered Mind Several years ago when I was in nursing school, I endured a week of what was the second most horrible clinical experience ever. No, nobody died, nobody coded, nobody spewed body fluids on me either. I was doing my pediatric […]
5 Easter Basket Alternatives to Candy
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Easter is a time for celebrating one’s faith, yes, but it’s also a time for coloring eggs and hiding baskets. Walk through any grocery or home goods store, and you’ll see them: end caps filled with giant chocolate bunnies and marshmallow peeps (can I just take […]
5 Ways I Want to Be Like My Simple-Minded Husband
Men are so simple-minded, and I mean that in the best way. That is until I mean it in the worst way. Being simple of the mind might get them into trouble with us women from time to time, but they seem to be quite happy and content in that […]
21 Reasons Pumping Gas SUCKS
I hate filling the car up. It’s not a secret. My husband gets so frustrated with me when I try to wean it and I don’t blame him. I dislike getting in and seeing that I probably have already run out of fumes and it’s now running on faith; […]
9 Reasons I Wouldn’t Make a Good Lesbian
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By J of House of J Chronicles I work for the Post Office. I deliver #allthethings before you get to see them. A couple of weeks ago, I delivered Jennifer Aniston’s side boob. All.day.long. She was on the cover of People. It made me realize that there […]
What to Buy at Trader Joe’s: Mom-Approved List
I rarely shop at Trader Joe’s. Like once every 5 years. And it’s not that far away, although it is in a direction that I rarely go. Last summer I knew I was headed to the Best Buy down that way, so I thought I would stop in. I […]
Today’s Mothers Will Spend A Lifetime Letting It Go
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] The year is 2076. A woman, frail and old, lies dying in her bed. A well-loved woman, she is surrounded by her children, her children’s children, and even a few great-grandbabies. The blinds are drawn and the mood is somber. Her grandson, now a strapping man […]