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My List of Unpopular Opinions

It’s been almost 6 months since I started this journey to make The Wandering Nurse Blog a success! If you know me in real life, you know I am a bit of a dichotomy in a lot of areas of my life. You should probably know by now that I am a travel ER/Trauma RN, …

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Rachel Hollis is a Goddess: My RISE Experience

“You were built for the audacity of the dreams in your heart!” YOU GUYS…last week I had the most incredible, life-changing, powerful experience of my adult life. After working two 12-hour night shifts in a row, I hopped in my car and drove myself to Portland on no sleep. Alaska Air got me through a …

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Tinderella Training: Navigating Online Dating

Tinder, Hinge, Coffee Meets Bagel, Bumble, Match.com, OkCupid…the list goes on and on. For single adults in 2019, it is almost a requirement to be on at least one dating app or website. Why is this? For me personally, dating apps take the place of going out to a bar to meet other singles near …

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Empower Yourself: Negotiating in the Workplace

Women are incredible. We are strong, resilient, considerate, loving, and usually the glue of our families who hold everything together. Women posses so many positive qualities and are a huge part of today’s workforce, however, we continue to be paid less than a man for the same work and are often passed over for promotions. …

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Navigating Through Grief & Loss

“A daughter without her mother is a woman broken. It is a loss that turns to arthritis and settles deep into her bones.” – Kristin Hannah (my mother’s favorite author) My mom was my best friend. Losing her was truly like losing a piece of my soul and I’m still grappling daily to figure out …

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