Operating Room Nurse Day The responsibilities of a Perioperative (O.R.) Nurse Operating Rooms: A Brief History World Diabetes Day What is Diabetes? What causes Diabetes? The Link Between Mental Trauma and Diabetes Treatment & Care What is Insulin? Spicy Guacamole Day The History of Guacamole Spicy Guacamole Recipe Don't have time or energy to make your own? This is my favorite brand!   The Avocado: On Beyond Guacamole Pickle Day History in a Jar: The Story of Pickles 12 fun facts in pickled history Hungry History: The Pickle You can make your own ! I hear it's not that difficult. Take it a step further, our family LOVES fried pickles. Seriously amazing. This is a tried and true recipe in our house.  Loosen Up & Lighten Up Day Loosen Up, Lighten Up day has two parts: (1) stretch and breathe and maybe learn yoga, (2) enjoy funny books and movies and TV shows, and laugh as much as possible. ( source ) Loosen Up... Lighten Up... We l...

Stress Awareness Day We are so ridiculously stressed that there is an institute specifically devoted to stress awareness and treatment! That's crazy. It's the American Institute of Stress . I have a crazy feeling that we are the only country in the world that has this problem. 50 common signs and symptoms of stress 10 Scary Things It's [stress] Doing To Your Body April is Stress Awareness Month so back then we really dug into the issues stress can cause.  Refer back to April for further tips. Use Your Common Sense Day How to Develop Common Sense: Common sense isn't a one-stop-destination; it's a way of thinking that needs constant nourishing and application. Amazingly enough, there's an essential oil for Common Sense! It has in it; Frankincense – for overcoming stress. And when we aren’t stressed, we think more clearly. YlangYlang- to calm, relax and help release feelings of anger, tension and nervous irritability. I’m seeing a pattern here. Stress = ...