Mary's Pad

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Entries Tagged as 'My Life'

Tender Loving Advil and the Root Canal – Take One

July 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I’ve had a toothache for the last six days or so. It hurt. It made me sad. I’m pretty sure I lost some weight because I was afraid to eat. Yesterday I finally caved in and started looking for a dentist, now that I have dental insurance. I found one who was compassionate enough to [...]

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Tags: My Life · Trips, Hiking, and the Outdoors

From 0.5 to 1 …and more updates

June 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

So I am finally officially off orientation.  My last day of orientation was Saturday, and it was fun.  My preceptor and I volunteered for the “Crisis Corner” assignment which is where you have the psych patients, the OD’s, drunks, etc.   It can be pretty interesting.  Sunday night was my first night officially on my own, [...]

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Tags: My Life · Nursing · Tech/Geek talk

One Year and Two Days

May 25th, 2008 · 4 Comments

That’s how old this blog is! I started Marys Pad a year ago on my birthday as a gift to myself, a way to chronicle and reflect on life and my journey through it. It’s amazing that a year has passed since. I have to say it’s been a fun process, blogging about anything and [...]

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Tags: My Life · Tributes

I just bought a toy…

May 11th, 2008 · 3 Comments

I was at the store the other day, and I saw something I had been wanting for a long time, and I pulled out my debit card, and I bought it. It cost me just over $1000. It probably wasn’t my smartest idea. I probably won’t do it again!! But damn didn’t it feel good!! [...]

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Tags: My Life · Random Postings

On Perfect Weekends, Childhood Dreams, and Radishes

April 20th, 2008 · No Comments

So I had this weekend off – ALL weekend!! AND, Mary is feeling much much better! She’s actually eating and keeping most of the food down. I have no response to her poop comment in my last post, at least not one that I want everyone to see. PLUS, the weather was perfect! Nice and [...]

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Tags: My Life · Trips, Hiking, and the Outdoors