It happens to be National Poison Prevention Week, but it is also Spring Break and my kids are home. We are lucky enough to have some of my New York family in town to visit us and it's a big, loud, loving group that includes a [...]
Go brush your teeth. It's a sentence I've said every morning and night for over 9 years like a mantra. February is National Children's Dental Health Month and along with Valentine's Day, it's a perfect time to share healthy dental habits for children. I have made oral [...]
Thank you to Acorn Influence in partnership with Landau brand scrubs for sponsoring this post. Of course, all opinions are my own. #ScrubLove The most common questions I get asked by nursing students or new nurses relate to how hard it is to juggle a [...]
Menstrual cycle. That time of the month. The girl flu. Aunt Flo. Leak week. Code Red. Okay, I'll stop, but I could go on. As a registered nurse, I've specialized in reproductive medicine for over twelve years and talk about the good and bad of [...]
Winter weather and I have a complicated relationship. Every year around this time, my hands look like I've gone 3 rounds in the ring and my house is full of moisturizing lotions. While I appreciate having a winter wonderland outside while staying cozy inside, dry [...]
Heart attack symptoms in women. It's important to know them. Carrie Fisher was just awesome in many ways. Last week, when she passed away at the age of 60 after suffering a heart attack in flight, most of us probably talked about her life and [...]
Medicine storage safety is key to safe kids, especially around the holidays. The holiday season is full of travel for us. Honestly, we are only home one weekend between Thanksgiving through New Years. While it is truly wonderful to visit with family and friends, it [...]
It happens and it hurts. My 8-year-old son fell off the monkey bars on the playground at school. His teacher called me immediately to say it really hurt and he couldn't move it. Fast forward and a few hours in the emergency department later along [...]
Things you don't want to hear whispered in your ear at 1 am on a Saturday night: Mama, I threw up in my bed. That was my weekend, and how was yours? Honestly, if I had a gross-out scale as a nurse and mom, tummy [...]
October is National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month - and as you can probably tell by my big image in this post, it's a topic that I feel needs to grab more public attention. Did you know approximately 1 in 30 teens, or approximately one child in every high [...]
