Building and working as a team is as important as a good roster and great patient care. It is the team dynamics that determine how a shift works. There are always those shifts where everything doesn’t go right. People are off sick, people have a higher acuity. Our resources are stretched and our stress levels … [Read more…]
Workplace bullying is something we have all witness or been involved in. There is an abundance of evidence that shows the workplace is hostile for many nurses. It affects roughly 11% of all nurses at some stage. Therefore, I felt it was important to write my first post <bullying in nursing> We need to be … [Read more…]
I finished my Smitten Quilt! It measures 160 x 125cm I love the way it turned out, sort of scrappy but still organised. It looks complicated but like any project… you “eat the elephant one bite at a time”. It is just lots of hexagons pieced together. To completed the quilt, you will need … [Read more…]
Creativity should be our natural state of being. Creativity is how we express ourselves. However, It is important to understand that nobody can make us “creative.” Each person on this planet is unique. Therefore, each one of us sees the world differently. From that point of view, there is space for every person on … [Read more…]
Using our keyboards saves us lots of precious time, but writing by hand has lots of benefits I have never been the sort of person who can just type up a whole essay. At school or uni, I always had lots of little notes and post-its that came together to form my ideas and essays … [Read more…]
Have you ever wondered what and Anaesthetic/PACU ANUM does? The operating theatre is a secret word where everyone changes into pyjamas and then secret things happen. Theatre nurses are all part of a committed team to save lives and make live better for their patients every day. Well, this is just an idea of a … [Read more…]
So where am I at with my WIPs (work in progress) at the start of April? Smitten I started this quilt in May 2016 and I did complete the quilt top in December 2016. I couldn’t work out how I wanted to quilt it so I sandwiched the quilt and put it away. I have … [Read more…]
Just a short post about getting STARTED and how simple it really is. You don’t need someone to tell you to START your work, you are worthy. You just need to believe in yourself, just get started and don’t stop. Don’t aim to be perfect just aim to START. Maybe what you are trying to … [Read more…]
This quilt show has been running for many years. The current organiser has been organising it for the last 11. In that time, she has helped to raise $50000 of the Monbulk CFA. There will be show bags for the first 100 people through the door. According to the blog, no quilt is too simple … [Read more…]
Resolutions are important, but remember to be mindful in what you are doing. Be present in everything you do. Love what you are doing and only do what you love. Many quilters promise to finish our projects each year, or maybe to learn a new skill or technique and of course we always strive to … [Read more…]
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