Tag: gulf coast
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The Gulf Coast (Week 15)
I don’t always have the opportunity to stay at an assignment long enough to see the official results or impact of my presence. I usually get verbal affirmation for the positive impact, but since that is subjective I don’t place too much value in it. I prefer to have both subjective and objective data for…
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The Gulf Coast (Week 14)
I made a trip back home last week and was greeted with this (ice). I forgot how cold it could be! I was quickly missing the tropical weather on the gulf coast. The trip home was eventful. Of all the miles that I have traveled (driven) over the past year, I have not been stranded…
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The Gulf Coast (Week 13)
I had to make an emergency trip back home this past week. My husband had another horse accident which resulted in multiple rib fractures and a collapsed lung. He doesn’t own any horses that buck but apparently when you put on a brand new saddle (that doesn’t fit quite right), it can end with a…
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The Gulf Coast (Week 12)
It has been a very busy past two weeks. I find myself getting close to the end of this assignment, which is always bittersweet. I have extended here twice. What started out as an 8 week assignment has turned into over 3 months so far. For the first time since I have been in this…
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The Gulf Coast (Week 11)
For my entire life I have been asked what it was like to be a twin. I don’t really have a simplistic answer to that question, so I usually answered it by telling them that “I don’t have anything else to compare it to” or “I don’t know any other way”, because I don’t. Let…
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The Gulf Coast (Weeks 9 & 10)
I always struggle with gift giving expectations during the holidays. I love giving gifts to friends and family throughout the year as I see special items that they would enjoy, but it is often difficult to find something personal under pressure during the holidays. What do you give your parents/spouses/grown children that have everything or…
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The Gulf Coast (Week 8)
On my last trip back home, I decorated the house for Christmas so that it would be ready for when I return. Here, I bought a little potted evergreen tree to put on my dining room table. It was my feeble attempt to add some type of Christmas decoration or have a Christmas tree at…
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The Gulf Coast (Week 7)
It rains here almost daily. It seems like everyone has a rain coat, except me. That is not really something that I have ever kept a part of my wardrobe. I don’t like to wear coats and never carry an umbrella, but I am totally considering the purchase of a raincoat to use while I…
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The Gulf Coast (Week 6)
My husband frequently tells me that I have great “fortitude”, and that it is a rare quality. I ponder this sometimes wondering what he means by it. By definition, fortitude means a strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage. I can tell you that I do…
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The Gulf Coast (Week 4 & 5)
Meet Mary. She is a feral kitten that my daughter caught on our property. She domesticated it for me so that Wookie could have a playmate. I named her Mary and it seems to fit her well since she is “quite contrary” as the childhood rhyme goes. When I was trying to find a name…
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The Gulf Coast (Week 3)
One of my favorite things about this assignment is that I don’t have to wear scrubs. It may sound like a small thing, but it is big to me. People tell me all the time that it must be so nice to wear scrubs to work everyday, so comfortable like pajamas. That is part of…
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The Gulf Coast (Week 2)
This assignment is passing faster than any I have done so far. I can’t determine why it feels that way. I think it may have something to do with my ability to go home every week. It may also have to do with the fast pace at work. I am enjoying the challenges and the…
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The Gulf Coast (Week 1)
This is the view from my camper. I find myself living at the ocean! Okay, it’s not really the ocean, it is considered a bay. BUT, it is waterfront, the water is salty, and there are waves lapping at the shore. I am content, and Pearl is overjoyed (she LOVES swimming and this was her…