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by under Life, Nursing

It is a difficult decision for most people to narrow down career choices to a few selections that interest them. After all, a career choice is typically a life-long decision. If you are just starting down the path of choosing a career, or if you are looking for a career change, the process can be [...]

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@nursejennifer actually decides to work out!

by under Life, Vids

So yes, she has lost about 130 pounds in the 5 years she has had her lap band. But as her surgeon I’m not quite sure how. With a diet heavy in cigarettes and vodka, she has avoided all forms of exercise for all these years. After my constant pestering she finally agreed to participate [...]

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National Running Day: Running worked for this nurse.

by under Life

Let me begin by saying that I realize that running is not for everyone. There are some that are just not healthy enough, and I understand that, but I think that health doesn’t always have to limit someone. Check this story out about a girl with scoliosis and a degenerative disc that is training for [...]

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@nursewendy needs more Apple Strudel PopTarts

by under Life, Vids

There is only one thing in this world I truly need. (Other than chocolate or chocolate martinis.) And that is Apple Strudel PopTarts. The problem is (1) They are only rarely carried in the stores around my house and I end up needing to buy a case through Amazon and (2) When I finally do [...]

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Why I drink vodka.

by under Life

(Before I lost over 100 lbs I drank a lot to forget who I was, now I drink to celebrate who I’ve become. I went from the fat girl with a brittle smile ’cause I hated who I was, to now being the life of the party, with a happily forward personality that makes people [...]

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Divorce and the single nurse

by under Finances, Life

  Remember all the happy memories you thought you’d make when you got married?  The rocking chairs you were going to…uh.. rock when you were old and grey?  But then you could only get a job on nights – in the ER – and the stress and the never seeing each other broke all the [...]

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Why did I finally give up on dieting?

by under Life

I am writing this blog simply because of all the wonderful people I have met on twitter that have questions about the lap band surgery and how it worked for me. I have always been a huge lap band advocate since my surgery and success. I enjoy doing seminars, photo shoots and now a commercial. [...]

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