This may sound crazy but turned 13 today!
This may sound crazy but turned 13 today!
This may sound crazy but
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Our Share
Our Share While communities in our country struggle with clean water I want to take a moment to share how other people in the world get clean water. This is in Duran Ecuador. On Tuesday & Friday afternoon the water truck comes rolling down the street. You flag him to stop, pay him 50¢ & he fills the 50 gallon drum that sits in front of your house. That water is for cooking and bathing for your…
She Whispered
I was sitting there, just minding my own business. The door to the dining coach slid open with a woosh. The wide brim white hat tilted over her left eye. Her glimmering chestnut hair hugged the curve of her cheek camouflaging the scar under her jaw - revealed in the light when she turned her head. The black dotted Swiss dress hugged her body ending just below her knees. Black & white pumps click…
VOTE!
Dear Friends & Family, In 2014 less than 40% of eligible voters actually voted. If what is happening in today’s political climate doesn’t scare the shit out of you and motivate you to get off your ass, get your neighbors off their asses, get out and vote then I don’t know what will. Has there ever been a time in our 240 year history that the American people have been played for such fools. ( I…
If I applied for a job at Facebook
Facebook asks applicants “what is your best day on the job that you feel is an accomplishment?” Well Mr Zuckerberg I’m a nurse and my best day is when I can make a difference in a patients life. Just last week I sat with a patient and reviewed his medications. He is on 6 blood pressure meds yet his pressure is always high. We made a med boards and taped each medication to the time of day he was to…
Loss Love and the Gift of Life
On this Christmas Eve I am pleased to share a story of love, life, loss and giving. At 8 pm last night one of my long time patients left me a voicemail “hi it’s the day before Christmas Eve and I just got a call they have a kidney for me. I’m headed to the hospital to get a transplant on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas!” This fun energetic woman has been on dialysis for 7…
Accepting recognition
I never understood why some people constantly need to be propped up. Good job. Way to go. Keep up the good work. There are those among us who will tell you every time they make a call to report a lab result or how they relieved someone’s pain. The only reason for this “reporting” is to be acknowledged for doing their job. I am a believer of just do what you were put here to do.…
Soylent Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies - YUM!
Last year while beta testing Soylent I made a few attempts at PB cookies with mixed results. When Soylent 1.0 arrived I knew I really wanted to have another attempt. This time I did a little research. I talked with my cousin who is a master baker. She lives in Charlotte NC and if you are in the market for cupcakes you can find her on Facebook Cathy’s Gourmet Cupcakes. When I described the…
Baked Soylent This is not my first attempt to bake with...
Baked Soylent This is not my first attempt to bake with Soylent. During beta testing I made a few batches of peanut butter cookies. I made a few mistakes with this batch of brownies but overall the taste and texture are OK. My hubby, who is not a soylent drinker, came home and cut himself a big piece. On first taste he knew these weren’t regular brownies, but that did not stop him from finishing…
Baked @Soylent #soylentme #soylenteer
Baked @Soylent #soylentme #soylenteer
Soylent 1.0 - The First Taste Experience
Last May I started as a Soylent beta tester with v.60. That first batch had promise. The taste was pleasant and the texture was similar to a popular instant breakfast drink, a little gritty. It was missing something. I really found it necessary to begin experimenting with flavorings using flavor drops, fruit, spices, and of course peanut butter. As each new version arrived there were obvious…
The 5 month Soylent experience
I first heard about Soylent in February 2013. Matt and Rob had been working on various projects for the last 2 years. In the course of one of our Sunday phone calls Matt told me about this drink Rob had come up with to replace food. I started asking questions. Why did he do this? How does he know this is safe? I didn’t know Rob well but I knew him enough that he was not much of a cook and one of…
WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST HUMAN MEMORY?
playing in the snow at my granparents
Reflections on Ecuador
What an incredible 10 days I had in Ecuador. My initial reaction to the poverty was quickly replaced by a profound appreciation for the daily kindness of the people I met. On our first work day, we walked into the school yard with 8 large piles of rock and dirt waiting to be moved. It was going to be exhausting and rewarding. Our saving grace was the overcast sky and the relatively pleasant 85…
Meeting Superman
We started out first day of work in Ecuador facing 8 piles of rock and dirt. This was to be the base of our concrete basketball court we are building this week. So how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. How do you move 8 piles of rock and dirt? One shovel at a time. So 9 of us began the attack on the first pile. At times it seemed there was more rock than dirt. We easily hauled out a ton…
Poverty is in the eye of the beholder
Two days ago I came to Ecuador do do something I’ve waited 50years for. Ever since Kennedy announced the peace corp I wanted to go somewhere to help others. I know there are a lot of people in our country who live in poverty. I thought I had seen poverty. But today was something I had never seen before. It wasn’t just a neighborhood or 2. This was an entire city. Water is collected in…
What I learned this week.
I am a leader. I learned that to be a leader you have to stare down a crazy person and maintain complete composure while everyone around you is freaking out with fear. I learned that this week was not the scariest day of my life. That happened 24 years ago when I picked my baby boy up from the babysitter and he was like a limp rag. That sitting in the back of an ambulance racing through traffic…
Nothing but Soylent - Day 5
Day 5 and no more auditors. My boss planned a pizza party for the staff as a thank you. He also made sure there were fresh fruit and veggies available. The pizza wasn’t appealing but in the spirit of community I sat down to have some of the veggies and fruit. Just enough to be present and participate and to say thank you to our staff. Soylent still was the primary nutrition source for my day. Ken…
Nothing But soylent - Day 2-4
Day 2 of my Nothing but Soylent experiment I knew I was facing a tough day at work. Our State Audit had started the day before and they were back for another day. During these audits my job gets 4 times tougher. Not only do I still need to be sure patients are cared for and address issues that come up with them and coordinate the staff, I now have endless requests from 2 auditors who can ask for…
Nothing but Soylent - Day 1
For 2 months I’ve been replacing 2 meals a day with Soylent. This week I decided to go all in. I would have nothing but Soylent for all my meals for the next week. First let me say I picked a really great day to start this. As mentioned in the past my day is hit the ground running when I walk through the door. This is payroll day and today I got an added bonus. State surveyors showed up for…