Today I was privileged to be a part of a very special presentation for two very special nurses. We presented the first Daisy Award and Daisy Leader Award at Iowa Specialty Hospitals & Clinics. Both of these individuals were overwhelmed with this surprise. I hope that you take a minute...
“You need to laugh a little bit”, Jordan* told me. Sigh. I know. I think its intermittent fasting - I’m pretty much close to a coma most of the time, and I’m either in a bad mood or exhausted. I tried on some different pants this morning that used to...
I grew up in Sioux City. Sioux City is at the bend in the Missouri river and for the life of me when I grew up I had no clue on directions … north, south, east, west, I had no clue. The whole town felt very diagonal to me. Now,...
Hopefully everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend and was able to enjoy the sun and warmer temperatures. It is amazing what a few days of sunshine can do to lift our spirits. I know when it is cloudy and rainy, I feel like I am channeling Eeyore and his take...
Recently we took a short trip to a hotel with an indoor water park. Rylan was very excited for this trip as we had told her last summer about the indoor water park with a pirate ship. However, things did not work out for us to take her until recently....
In Des Moines there is this restaurant called St. Kilda. A breakfast choice there is mushroom toast - a big piece of sourdough bread slathered with some sort of cheese spread, then topped with a bunch of sautéed mushrooms and a poached egg. This is the most amazing creation of...
We continue to work on personal responsibility in our house in raising our kids. This past week I had an early meeting and told the kids on my way out of the house they needed to ride the bus. Maleigha called shortly before 8 a.m. to share they had missed...
The universe feels weird right now. To me - it feels very chrysalis like. As we emerge from the pandemic (sooner or later) like the new butterfly from cocoon -- our reality will be different. Everyone’s situation (from their outlook to the way they live their lives) will be pandemically*...
I set a goal to watch the Harry Potter movies. I never saw any of them. My analysis is they’re really good. My friend, Cheryl, never allowed her daughter to eat junk food. When her daughter was seven or eight, she visited the elderly neighbor couple who promptly fed her...
I am writing my article a little early for once. I procrastinate writing my article, I have to think of something entertaining to talk about. However, the due date for this article is St. Patrick’s Day and this gives me an opportunity to talk a little history. St. Patrick is...
