by Elizabeth | Feb 4, 2014 | Blog, Burnout, Nursing career
It was exactly this day last year that I took the day ‘off’. All I did was lie around in my bathrobe, watching the Ravens Super Bowl party, reading my book, listening to music and doing self-Reiki all day long. The reason I remember this? The night before I was on a...
by Elizabeth | Jan 25, 2014 | Blog, nurse entrepreneur, Nursing career
Money Can’t Buy Happiness There I said it; now do I believe it? I used to argue with my boss at the gym about this all of the time. “Liz, money is everything. Without money you can’t be happy.” We’d go on and on, back and forth. My...
by Elizabeth | Jan 23, 2014 | Blog, Nursing career
I was involved in a highly competitive, cut-throat game of Seinfeld Clue this past weekend (OK, maybe it wasn’t cut-throat… but it was serious). Each of us moved around the board, taking note of what we watched other people doing. Each player trying to...
by Elizabeth | Jan 15, 2014 | Blog, Nursing career
Another question from a reader: Hi Elizabeth, I want to know why it is an “unwritten” law that nurses go to work sick? My whole career and that of my co-workers it has been expected that if you are sick on a scheduled work day that you come in-...
by Elizabeth | Jan 8, 2014 | Blog, Nursing career
Seasons Change I was taking down my tree last night (and yes, I keep all of my Christmas gear up through the 12 days of Christmas- what’s the use in rushing through the holiday if you can’t enjoy it? But that’s a whole other blog topic) So I...
by Elizabeth | Jan 2, 2014 | Blog, Nursing career
Habitual Cycles What’s your tendency? Do you find yourself going ‘gung-ho’ only to burn yourself out? Ever have the best intentions to break a bad habit but for some reason it just keeps creeping up on you? You’re not alone. Humans, myself...
