What do you see in the clouds....

One of my favorite things to do is to find things in the clouds.  Have you ever looked up and swore you saw a two headed dragon or a pirate ship?  I could spend hours lazily watching the sky change from a landscape, to a ladybug, to a princess.  If I can, I will capture them in a picture.  So far my most favorite one is this elephant.  Can you see him.........

Do you know your best friends phone number.....

I realized today that I do not know very many phone numbers by heart anymore.  I can remember my grandmothers number from when I was five years old but I do not remember my best friends number right now.  With the ease of new technology we no longer "need" to memorize numbers. Why would I need to know a number by heart when all I have to do is push a couple buttons on my phone?  BUT what if you lose all those stored numbers? Or (like a patient I had today) you end up in the hospital and your phone is nowhere to be found? Would you be racking your brain trying to remember a number you never tried to memorize in the first place? My challenge to you today is to take it back old school and put those important phone numbers back in the best phone book ever...your own brain!

Act F.A.S.T. and recognize a stroke......

I recently had a patient who experienced a stroke.  It was scary for her and for us as care providers.  Because we were aware of how to recognize the signs of a stroke the patient will be ok. I thought I would post something today for those of you who may not know what to look for...

Lake Havasu......

New Zealand is on my bucket list but I bet a lot of people have Lake Havasu on their bucket list.  I cannot post about another place in the world without giving props to my home and one of the most beautiful places on earth!

Bucket List....

I think everyone should have a bucket list of things they want to see or achieve in their lifetime.  This is one of the things on my list.......New Zealand!!

Open a phone book.......

There are some days that I want to get out of the house and do something fun but I cannot figure out what I want to do.  When this happens I just grab the phone book, close my eyes and open it.  Whatever I find on the page I use as inspiration.  I landed on plumbers this time so after some thinking I figured...plumbers....pipes......water.....where do we get our water?....soooo, I decided I will take a little sight seeing trip to the Parker Dam and check out the aqueduct.  Not a conventional way to figure out what to do but it encourages me to use my imagination and see new things.  Unfortunately I have yet to land on ice cream parlors.

Butterflies......

I love butterflies and how they have become not only a symbol of new beginnings, but also of happiness and peace of mind. I have noticed in my life that a butterfly always seems to show up at the perfect moment, usually when I am struggling with a decision or in need of a pick-me-up.  I take those flutterby's as a reminder that I need to cheer up, put my chin up and make the changes necessary to bring me back into a place of peace.  Today is one of those days....