Meredith Kendall's Blog, page 100
April 7, 2012
opera
Just sounds like screaming to me.
I've tried. Some people like it. There are stories, classical music. I like those parts. But not the screaming and shrieking. Sorry! Call me a rube, a redneck, rustic.
I'd rather listen to folk, rap, rock, or even country. Water, birds, silence. Best sound? The wind.
I've tried. Some people like it. There are stories, classical music. I like those parts. But not the screaming and shrieking. Sorry! Call me a rube, a redneck, rustic.
I'd rather listen to folk, rap, rock, or even country. Water, birds, silence. Best sound? The wind.
April 6, 2012
car talk
Really? Do I have to?
The tire guy told me to come back in 2-3 days to get the lug nuts checked.
Come on. It was hard enough to get in there to get the tires switched over: snow to regular. Of course, flurries are now predicted for tomorrow.
So. Back to topic. Lug nuts. To check or not.
Any tire mavens out there?
The tire guy told me to come back in 2-3 days to get the lug nuts checked.
Come on. It was hard enough to get in there to get the tires switched over: snow to regular. Of course, flurries are now predicted for tomorrow.
So. Back to topic. Lug nuts. To check or not.
Any tire mavens out there?
April 5, 2012
Kummerspeck
a big problem in 2012.
Was supposed to go back to WW today with a co-worker. Today didn't work out. Maybe next week. Meanwhile am trying LoseIt app.
Was supposed to go back to WW today with a co-worker. Today didn't work out. Maybe next week. Meanwhile am trying LoseIt app.
I love my dog
She wags her tail when I get home from work. She makes me go for walks and hikes. She's sweet.
She's also flatulent. She eats gross stuff, and sometimes she wants to go out at 4 am.
She acts as though other dogs are wolves from whom she must protect me. She follows me from room to room. If food drops on the floor she will clean it up.
Good dog.
She's also flatulent. She eats gross stuff, and sometimes she wants to go out at 4 am.
She acts as though other dogs are wolves from whom she must protect me. She follows me from room to room. If food drops on the floor she will clean it up.
Good dog.
chocolate bunnies, marshmallow peeps, and matzoh
Happy Passover! Hide that afikomen. Best Passover ever? Sun City West, AZ, 2003. We were together. We swam outside in the Arizona sunshine. We went to sacred sites in Sedona, and it snowed at the Grand Canyon.
Happy Spring! Daffodils, warm sun, and gardens. Ice disappears and green jumps out.
Happy Easter! Nurses plan for exacerbations of congestive heart failure because people ingest excessive amounts of sodium in Easter ham. Church, Easter dresses, shiny shoes, and hats. Family, chocolate eggs, colored eggs, and egg salad sandwiches. Best Easter? When we dyed eggs with cousins and tossed the dye onto the snow, a la Jackson Pollack. Big family dinners with hot rolls, love, and laughter.
Happy Spring! Daffodils, warm sun, and gardens. Ice disappears and green jumps out.
Happy Easter! Nurses plan for exacerbations of congestive heart failure because people ingest excessive amounts of sodium in Easter ham. Church, Easter dresses, shiny shoes, and hats. Family, chocolate eggs, colored eggs, and egg salad sandwiches. Best Easter? When we dyed eggs with cousins and tossed the dye onto the snow, a la Jackson Pollack. Big family dinners with hot rolls, love, and laughter.
April 3, 2012
teamwork
Is so important in nursing.
To be a great nurse you must be able to communicate well, assist others, and express compassion. We work in teams.
As teachers, we must teach teamwork.
So I let the students take turns being charge nurse and CNA for the team. See how it feels. See what it means. What do you do, think, and plan? How do you relate to others?
Can't believe how many skills required to be a great nurse. And I want all my students to be great nurses. Selfishly, as I age... I want to look up from that stretcher or hospital bed and see a great nurse.
To be a great nurse you must be able to communicate well, assist others, and express compassion. We work in teams.
As teachers, we must teach teamwork.
So I let the students take turns being charge nurse and CNA for the team. See how it feels. See what it means. What do you do, think, and plan? How do you relate to others?
Can't believe how many skills required to be a great nurse. And I want all my students to be great nurses. Selfishly, as I age... I want to look up from that stretcher or hospital bed and see a great nurse.
April 1, 2012
titanium
My son explained his job to me.
"I'm in Receiving a lot. I have to check the titanium, it's expensive, you know. We measure it, with a computer. If it's off by a thousandth of an inch then I have to contact the supplier."
"Does your office have a window?" I asked.
"I'm in Receiving a lot. I have to check the titanium, it's expensive, you know. We measure it, with a computer. If it's off by a thousandth of an inch then I have to contact the supplier."
"Does your office have a window?" I asked.
1918 influenza
Thinking of my g-grandmother, Almurtie Hastings, who died in the 1918 influenza epidemic, leaving behind 8 (?) children, my grandmother the oldest. 
March 30, 2012
Hawayo Takata
I've just realized I'm the opposite of Hawayo Takata.
She was a brilliant marketer. She traveled all over Hawaii and the west coast of North America teaching Reiki. She told people that she was the only one in the world who could teach Reiki, that she was the Grand Master of Reiki, that Reiki was secret, and to learn was expensive. Very expensive.
Opposite. I'm right here in Maine. I don't travel well. All that 2 oz of fluid, shoes off, and X-ray. Crammed in with strangers, recycled air.
I tell people there are plenty of good teachers in their area. I don't like secrets. I teach free classes to people with cancer. Opposite.
She was a brilliant marketer. She traveled all over Hawaii and the west coast of North America teaching Reiki. She told people that she was the only one in the world who could teach Reiki, that she was the Grand Master of Reiki, that Reiki was secret, and to learn was expensive. Very expensive.
Opposite. I'm right here in Maine. I don't travel well. All that 2 oz of fluid, shoes off, and X-ray. Crammed in with strangers, recycled air.
I tell people there are plenty of good teachers in their area. I don't like secrets. I teach free classes to people with cancer. Opposite.
March 29, 2012
Reiki class
Went to a fab Reiki class tonight. So many sincere, interesting, and accomplished people; so many people moved to learn about energy healing. Sometimes too sincere: I had to make jokes. I like to laugh.
We crammed in to the cozy space: soft chairs, dim light, quilts, and a big quiet building. Dark outside, and cold. We talked about ethics, energy, and history. We meditated, did self-Reiki, and then Reiki on each other. Wow, the guy on my right had such hot hands!
We took breaks. There was fruit, coffee, and tea. I passed out info on Reiki.
Then I attuned all who wanted that. They all wanted that. So I attuned. I held my breath, traced symbols, blew, smiled, moved on, congratulated, and embraced. There are 10 new Level 1 Reiki practitioners in the world tonight. There is more Reiki light, Reiki energy, Reiki love.
We are all connected by love and light. Thank you: Mikao Usui, Chujiro Hayashi, and Hawayo Takata. Thanks to all who help me spread Reiki. Yes, Reiki will change your life.
We crammed in to the cozy space: soft chairs, dim light, quilts, and a big quiet building. Dark outside, and cold. We talked about ethics, energy, and history. We meditated, did self-Reiki, and then Reiki on each other. Wow, the guy on my right had such hot hands!
We took breaks. There was fruit, coffee, and tea. I passed out info on Reiki.
Then I attuned all who wanted that. They all wanted that. So I attuned. I held my breath, traced symbols, blew, smiled, moved on, congratulated, and embraced. There are 10 new Level 1 Reiki practitioners in the world tonight. There is more Reiki light, Reiki energy, Reiki love.
We are all connected by love and light. Thank you: Mikao Usui, Chujiro Hayashi, and Hawayo Takata. Thanks to all who help me spread Reiki. Yes, Reiki will change your life.
