JESSIE'S VEGAS

I had good intentions to keep my brainstorming writing going but I have worked a million shifts in a row. Right now I am in the Bundt cake parking lot waiting for the compilation of my dozen bundtinis! MIGHT as well reward myself in a delicious bite of sugary goodness to end my marathon work stretch. My work life has been quite complicated as of late. I was really struggling in my role as a nurse...surrounded by red tape, procedural overload and computer charting built around the dinosaur DOS system, I have been losing my mind. The good news is I work with some incredible individuals! They have been going nuts too so I figured it wasnt just me.  Beyond the craziness, I had been praying for a boost to bring me up from the depths of nurse burn -out. I went back to a day when I was performing a musical number in front of a large crowd in Boise. I guess I can sing and have always enjoyed music. In that particular moment and on that stage something unusual happened. The back up sound sy...

Well crap! Here it goes! I read an artistic book my mom recommended and I guess I am supposed to write morming pages a day about ANYTHING! I am not allowed to proofread or go back(kind of annoying, but OH WELL) Whatever is on my mind I am to write down...today it is lincoln logs.  I need to buy some and take a look at them again.  I am ashamed to say I know what they taste like as I was first introduced to them at the age of two and at that age I mainly tasted everything new and smelled things so i could get to know them.  As time went on I must have learned this was not socially acceptable.  Two-year olds, however, simply want to use all their senses to explore.   I wonder why we have determined some senses superior to others??? In the grown-up world I KNOW the sense of sight is given top billing! Everything that is seen is deemed real or concrete and superior.  This has led to an evolution of not just visually overwhelming movies and games but has also le...