Each new year I create a set of collage Intention Cards reflecting on several areas of my life in which … More
Category: Holiday Posts
It’s a Wonderful Life: A Road Map to Codependency?
“Last year, in 2021, for the first time since grade school, I skipped watching It’s a Wonderful Life. In 2021, I came to the conclusion that George Bailey is a schmuck.”
Thanksgiving Pie Making: Two Childhood Memories
“Besides raising three children, my mother worked full-time outside of the home. The day before Thanksgiving she came home from a full day’s work, fixed her family dinner, and baked the pies to lessen her work load the following day.
The year I was twelve, Something Happened.”
I Took Candy From a Stranger
Today I took candy from a stranger. I was finishing my morning run, waiting on a corner for the light … More
Happy Summer Solstice!
Today, it’s pouring down rain here in Portland, Oregon, but that doesn’t stop us from celebrating the first day of … More
A Random Encounter: Nurse, Artist, and Tree (Re-posted in Honor of Beltane)
There’s a tree I walk past often, and on my way home from work one day I decided to take … More
JParadisiRN’s 11 Favorite Things of 2019 List
As a final commemoration of the 10th year anniversary of blogging at JParadisiRN, I decided to create my first-ever … More
New Post for AJN’s Off the Charts Contemplates Nurses Missing Time with Our Families Because of Work
My latest post and illustration for Off the Charts, the blog of the American Journal of Nursing is posted. Heralding in the … More
Happy National Bird Day: The Hummingbird
On my walk to work I looked up, which is somewhat unusual in that most of the time I am … More
2019: Days of Miracle and Wonder
These are the days of miracle and wonder -Paul Simon New Year’s Eve 2018 marked the twentieth anniversary of … More