Commitment Makes You an Artist or A Nurse

That I am an artist was never questioned by anyone other than myself. It took time for me to believe … More

Miracle On Hoyt Street

If It Fits It Ships photo: jparadisi 2010 Trudging out of an Oregon rainstorm into the Post Office, I found a line of … More

It’s the weekend before Thanksgiving, and I’m grocery shopping. Pushing the cart through throngs of people looking for that special … More

Today, Monday October 15 at 10:20 am PST/ 1 pm EST, I’ll be a guest on Staying Well hosted by Melanie Cole, … More

It was a crisis that will never make the morning news: our coffee maker died suddenly, without a gasp. The … More

Here in the Pacific Northwest, Summer’s brilliant, white light has toned down to a golden hue, announcing that Fall is … More

Not all nurses are the same. At work, I entered the staff lounge just in time to overhear one nurse say … More

This week, I blog about Knitting and Communication for TheONC. It’s a confessional post about lacking the right words for … More

Scrubs Magazine published two series of paintings by moi in the Fall 2011issue. It is a rare opportunity for an … More

This morning BlogHer features a JParadisi RN post, Of Med Errors and Brain Farts on their home page.