The other day, I was reading through a magazine and came across a somewhat startling statistic- “95% of US healthcare funds go towards treating illness with only 5% going towards disease prevention”. Practicing in a hospital setting, this news is not exactly shocking to me because the majority of my patients have acute illnesses. On [...]
Forget smelling the roses. When was the last time you even noticed the roses? Sometimes we (myself definitely included) get totally consumed by the things we want to accomplish in a 24 hour period that we don’t enjoy the simple pleasures of life. Sure, ambition and setting goals are important. But so is truly enjoying yourself [...]
Cory gave me my wedding present a little early… A new camera!!! It’s a Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1l and I clearly need to learn how to use it. He gave it to me early in hopes that I would learn to use it before our wedding/vacation/honeymoon begins. Well, today is the first day I’ve [...]
It’s January 7th, one week into 2010. How are you doing with your New Year’s goals? Maybe you are realizing your goals were a bit overambitious… going from not working out at all to working out an hour every single day is a HUGE change. Just remember, you can always make adjustments to your goals [...]
Happy 2010 everyone! Cory and I had a blast rolling in the new year with friends. Can you believe it’s the start of a new decade?! Are you where you thought you would be ten years ago? Things are even better than I thought they would be ten years ago! After all the new [...]
Can you believe it is almost 2010?! For me, the end of a year is a time of reflection and a time for goal setting and planning. Don’t get me wrong… I’m a goal setter and planner year round but there is definitely a feeling of a “clean plate” at the start of a new [...]
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! I certainly did. My favorite part of the holidays is spending time with my amazing family and watching children open presents. Here are some of my Christmas highlights… Cory and I with our “Christmas tree pic” My mother with my sister’s boys… they love their Firemen PJs [...]
As the year winds down, stress levels increase. Students are anxious over upcoming finals. Deadlines for yearly evaluations and projects at work approach rapidly. Not to mention, your spare times is consumed by Christmas shopping and holiday parties. I am guilty of getting a bit too stressed during the holiday season. I try to maintain [...]
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Before my turkey day feasting begins, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the things I am grateful for in my life… after all, isn’t that what Thanksgiving is all about. 1. My amazing fiancé, Cory who supports me 100% in everything I do… 2. My wonderful family… 3. The [...]
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