We have all seen television shows featuring interviews with centenarians. Many of these one hundred plus years “young” souls had wrinkles and white, gray or sparse hair. Many of them were in wheelchairs or not as “able” physically as they used to be. But if you look into the face and eyes of many of … More How to Keep Your Inner Child Alive and Well
Life is full of humorous events. Sometimes, I think they help us keep our sanity. It is easy to laugh at mistakes, slip ups, and other embarrassing things others do, but it is harder to laugh at ourselves in our own moment of weakness, at least immediately after they happen.There are a few funny … More Can You Laugh at Yourself?
One of my four favorite seasons each year is winter. (Yes, for various reasons, I love each one.) I’ve seen them all from South Carolina to the north to the western, mountains of North Carolina, and eastern North Carolina; I have been through one hurricane in New Orleans and one in North Carolina. I have been … More Winter Beauty
Inner peace is a home grown commodity; beginning with the seeds of nourishment, parents loving us when we are babies, then as children. Add the nourishment of loving parents; give the sunshine of growth from personal experiences, life lessons, and a love for our Creator/Spirit/God, as well as our fellow man, and our own peace will … More Which Peace Are We Talking about Here?
In my thirty-seven year-long nursing career, I cared for many patients, many of whom touched my heart in different ways. One lady who still has a place in my heart was a cancer patient, Mrs.Jones. The first time I met her, I was impressed with her indomitable spirit, her sense of humor, and her amazing … More Gift from a Cancer Patient
First joy that awakens me, is my black cat, Norie. She jumps up on my bed and stares at me in the fading darkness, until I wake up to feed her. If I don’t wake up right away, she snuggles up by my head, and we doze for a while. Second joy is expectantly looking … More Five Daily Sources of Happiness for Me
I enjoy going to my home town in Upstate South Carolina. I was born in Greenville and grew up there in a loving family. The first 22 years of my life were spent there, getting my education from first grade through a diploma school for nurses. My husband and I met there too. Greenville is … More I Am Proud of My Home Town Greenville, SC
Today, I felt led to write this post about little things. Since I had back problems several years ago, I know there are some things I can not do without having pain again, sooner or later. A little back ache after being on my feet for hours without rest tells me that I need to … More Little Things
During the 1980’s to 2000, the nursing staff wore “scrubs” (surgical pants and tops) on all the floors because nurses sometimes got “pulled” to other units. With patients with highly contagious diseases or blood splatter like in the Emergency Department, white uniforms were highly impractical. The nurses caps, often called our “glory,” also went by … More Nursing in the Late 20th Century
I attended and graduated from Greenville (SC) General Hospital School of Nursing in 1972. This school was one of the last three-year diploma schools in the state and maybe the country. Three-year schools are now obsolete with two-year nursing schools, which offer an associates degree, and four year schools in colleges and universities, which offer … More Student Nurse Life in Early 1970s
I started my nursing career in 1972. I worked in hospitals from South Carolina to New Orleans, to Mississippi, to Western and Central North Carolina. After 38 years of nursing (17 years of that in ICU/CCUs) I consider myself an expert on how the nursing field has changed. I retired in 2012. When taking temperatures for … More Nursing Then And Now: Some Surprising Similarities and Differences
This post is a continuation of my memories and some memories from other graduates from my school from before 1973. Thankfully patient care continues to improve along side the field of medicine. https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2026/05/08/nursing-back-then-part-1/ Sharing the first blog “Nursing Back Then Part 1” with other nurses from my school and training era, triggered memories they shared … More Nursing “Back Then”Part 2
I am amazed when I think about how far the fields of medicine and nursing have come since my mother trained in the early 1940’s. We both trained at the same nursing school, as did my sister. But we graduated in 1972 and 1973. I worked as a nurse from 1972 until 2011. I am … More Nursing “Back Then” Part 1
After I graduated from high school in 1969, I started nurse’s training in a three year diploma nursing school which had opened in 1918. The rules for the student nurses were quite strenuous in those days. I remember reading a paper of dormitory rules from that era. Here are some of them with rules found … More Nursing School in the 1920’s
I am not normally a person who finds fault with everything. I usually “go with the flow” and take things as they come. I do not want to offend anyone who loves arugula; nor am I criticizing those who eat it freely. That said, I am at a loss, concerning eating arugula. The other night … More Arugula??? Yes, Arugula!
With spring soon moving on to summer, many of us may remember going to the beach as teenagers or adults. I always loved the beach. This morning I woke up with an ear-worm (Part of a song in your brain). And with it came a flood of memories from a delightful beach trip that I … More Do You Remember Your First Crush?
After my husband completed the studies in the Old Testament, we moved to a small town in Mississippi for one year while my husband finished the work on his dissertation on Ecclesiastes. Thinking surely some church or university would hire him quickly, we moved into the back room at his parent’s house to wait. I … More A Tenderhearted Tough Cookie
My first son, M, met a friend, D, while riding home on the school bus from high school. D was the son of another family. He lived about a mile away but often rode the school bus home with M. When they met, D was in junior high and M was in 10th grade(?). They … More One Son By Another Mother
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