Hope each of you is doing really well!
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Summertime!
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Progress is happening!
I am also helping Lucky, my kitty with this quilt. He does not necessarily take my recommendations. hmmmm.
Have a beautiful day, each of you!!
***********************Nurse's notes****************************
I am ICU full time now. I do some education, precepting and patient care. I love the intellectual stimulation from the kids who work there. What sweethearts they are!! SMART folks, too. I think I am the oldest floor nurse there, or maybe second to oldest. It feels good to help start lines, NG's, resuscitations....to be the subject matter expert at times.
I wish I could make a bigger impact about helping people stay healthy instead of trying to save lives in ICU. I have even pondered a further degree in wellness!! It just seems to me that we are far too indulgent with ourselves here...smoking, drinking, eating...too much is...too much!! And not enough exercise. With the resulting horrible effects. I believe that other countries do better. I hope our dietary stuff improves here. I do try and gently educate the folks who are reachable.
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I am so sorry that blogger does not allow me to comment...to receive comments on my blog to Email. Have any of you changed to a different blog company?? Would you please share with me what you did?
Julie
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Photo heavy!!!
I am growing cilantro for my homemade salsa. The plants are loving the sun and rain we have received lately.

So there!! I have been a busy lady for sure...how are you doing??
Julie
Monday, March 17, 2025
Rainbow quilt progress, and Spring!
Julie
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Good morning!
Hope each of you is having a fabulous day!
Julie
Monday, February 24, 2025
Mystery quilt and more
This quilt came back from Paula, my dear friend. She does such an amazing job on her longarm!! I just adore this quilt. She gave me a hand cut layer cake and challenged me to make something. So I did!
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We have some long-term patients in ICU. One young man in his 30's was pulled over in his car, trying to help a lady change a tire, when he was run over by a big truck. His leg was destroyed, and he had to have a horrid high amputation. His kidney and intestines were destroyed...dialysis and colostomy bags. and yet? He is a DARLING!!! Big smiles for me...blowing kisses...hugs too. He is very, very ill and may not make it from the hospital but just is so nice. What an inspiring young man. I love taking care of him!!! Thes folks just touch my heart.
We lost a few of our regular patients lately...flu and RSV and Covid are rampant.
Julie
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Mystery quilt progress
It is pink month at Angela's blog!!! soscrappy This is her link.
I am making great progress on the Quiltville Mystery quilt!! Savoring these sewing moments, for sure.
There is more pink month sewing going on here.
I am playing with my pink scraps. Pink is my favorite color, so I am loving this. I am not sure about the middle top block, but I know that every block cannot be my favorite, and the goal of this exercise is to use my scrappy pieces up, to benefit someone, somewhere. My quilt guild makes quilts for JPS, our local county hospital.
Quiltville's Quips & Snips!!: Old Town Mystery Better print these clues fast...they will be gone soon, if the past is any guide.
These are a few more scrappy blocks to enjoy. Made from 3.5 inch strips, x 4.5 inches. 1.5 inch strips form the cross pieces of the blocks. There are only 8 seams per block, just like a nine patch. As you all know, I greatly enjoy scrappy blocks!! My challenge is always the border...my friend Lori at Humble quilts says not all quilts need a border, and of course, she is right.
Haha!
Hope you all are having a blessed day!!
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I am enjoying ICU. This is not like heart ICU...CVICU. In ICU we get everything. Brain bleeds, infections of all kinds, sepsis being the very worst, drug overdoses, alcoholics detoxing, even behavioral stuff that needs constant monitoring. Diabetes gone awry...and some people are just unresponsive for no discernable reason. Brain surgeries. Spinal surgeries. It is challenging. Unlike hearts, which we can mostly fix, these folks are dang sick. Older population. Decreased family interaction. A lot from nursing homes with no prior DNR status.
The kiddos I work with are young, young, young nurses. 22-26 years old...they play video games in their time off and are into nails and purses and fashion. Interesting, and fun to watch their interactions and how they bind so tightly to each other and are such fast friends. I love that!
The doctors are mostly nice, but they rotate in and out of the intensivist role, and work as employees of the system. We have lots of nurse practitioners to fill in the gaps 24/7. These are nervous, high-strung gals for the most part. 30-40 years old. They function independently, doing many physician functions. Including placing dialysis and central line catheter, tapping lungs and the like. Interesting to help them.
It is physically demanding. On my feet mostly all shift, with short bursts of power charting at the nurse's station. No coffee or drinks or food allowed at the computers, so we sneak sips when we can not get caught!!!
ON it goes. Hearts are my favorites. Hospice was good, but closed a lot of the time, so here I am in ICU!!!
Julie
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