Posts by rnra

For smoothies and soups, I use an immersion blender.  It works great!  I have a Cuisinart food processor which I love.  I wouldn't ever bother with smoothies and soups in it though. 

I agree that they are the exception.  The reason I remember our vaccination conversations so clearly was that I was surprised that five of the six of them went that way.  There were varying reasons:  two of them work for...

My neighbor (who is now 65 years old) has six children.  The children now range from 30-45 years old.  When the children were young, she chose not to have them vaccinated.  Two of them requested to be vaccinated when...

Congratulations on the arrival of Phineas!     When I click on the video it says "An error occurred.  Please try again later."

There are ways to get "into" the medical field without having to do the harder classes.  Since you're just starting out, you could try becoming a medical assistant, phlebotomist, dental assistant, physical therapy assistant, or...

I've been to Yellowstone at least 10 times with children in tow.  It's a great place for kids!   There's always the option of using a stroller--especially since your four year old is not used to baby wearing.  Almost...

There's different types of padding in bras.  I agree with the previous poster--having a lightly padded bra was more modest for me because then we didn't run into nipple-showing issues.  I would be opposed to big va va...

The friends/family situation will vary widely, I think.  I actually had MORE family members around for my birthday due to the proximity to Christmas.  Family members who live in other states were more likely to come visit at...

I have a birthday that falls between Christmas and New Years.  I love it!  It's always been very relaxed--the hectic holiday celebrations are over, school is out, things are relaxed at work, and we have time to just have fun...

The gold standard for resuscitating newborns is called NRP.  NRP is an evidence-based approach to resuscitating newborns.  It is geared towards use in the hospital but its tenants are applicable outside of the hospital as...