Nursing

“Tell Me Baby”: Advice for Brand-New Nurses

As the temperatures start to cool off and the kiddos all go back to school, the season for freshly graduated nurses starting out their careers has also commenced. You guys have worked WICKED HARD for YEARS at this point and you deserve a huge congrats!! You should be so proud of yourselves and know that …

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Personal

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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Adventure

Hey, Chicago! What do you say: A Weekend Guide

In June of 2018, after discovering my friend Amber had never been to Chicago, I put together the most touristy itinerary possible to introduce her to my FAVORITE major city! What turned out to be an extremely HOT (temps in the 90s…help me, this Northerner is melting) weekend also proved to be very fun. Whether …

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Adventure

A Guide to Bali

“I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.” — Mark Twain I have always been afflicted with wanderlust and the need to discover new places. When I was younger, I found this escape in books and expanding my imagination …

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Nursing

Travel Nursing in a Nutshell

So you think you want to start travel nursing? YOU SHOULD!!! Travel nursing offers so many amazing benefits–seeing the country while getting paid a metric shit ton (compared to permanent positions), the rare opportunity to experience SO many different types of management/patients/trauma situations (heart attacks and strokes are pretty run of the mill no matter …

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