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Curtis Family: YNAB
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Tuesday, August 11, 2015. YNAB I love YNAB. It is a budgeting software. YNAB is an acronym for You Need A Budget. Seriously, how true is that? I no longer care how much money is in the bank but how much money is in the budgeted category. We have saving categories, bills, car payments, and rainy day funds for car maintenance, birthday gifts, professional advancement, family reunions, dating, and others. The software focuses on getting to the point of living off of last. Where did all our money go! YNAB is...
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Isaac and Camber: Say...what?
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Monday, October 13, 2014. Last week I saw two people I haven't talked to since Sarah's passing. Both asked me, sincerely, "How are you? Both times I responded, mostly. I was distracted by Mary's antics at the time and also feeling excited because I'd just come from my first job interview. Afterwards I felt a little sick about it. In the moment, I felt good, but that's not what they really wanted to know. Now all this may leave some of you wondering. Lest anyone start panicking that they're said the wrong...
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Isaac and Camber: Mormons, Moms, and Master's Degrees
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Sunday, July 8, 2012. Mormons, Moms, and Master's Degrees. I have a conundrum. Earlier this year, months before we knew about Roy, I applied to nurse practitioner school. Four days after my acceptance letter arrived, the doctor's office told me I was pregnant. That was an amazing, beautiful, happy day. And that night, as we went out to dinner to celebrate, our delicious Indian food was overshadowed by this troubling question: "What do I do about school? I have talked to moms that went to school part-time...
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Isaac and Camber: The dreaded learning curve
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Sunday, December 7, 2014. The dreaded learning curve. I think I have discovered the antidote to pride. Some people might tell you it's humility or loving other people, blah, blah, blah. Maybe those work, but a faster. Way to combat pride is to keep altering you career path slightly, so you always feel a little stupid. Here's an example. I don't know how it happened, but somehow I made it through more than 500 clinical hours as a nurse practitioner student without ever checking a live male for a hernia.
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Isaac and Camber: The dreaded day
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013. This semester in my program marks a big transition: beginning clinical rotations. I have dreaded and anticipated this semester from day one of school. Would I like working with patients? Would I be able to find a doctor nice enough to be my preceptor? Would I be able to handle the mountains of paperwork needed just to show up at said doctor's office? Would I feel stupid all the time? And finally, and most importantly, what about Mary? I almost dropped out because I love.
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Isaac and Camber: Decisive. Sort of.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012. Decisive. Sort of. I have been reluctant to write this post. The long and short of it is, I have FINALLY. Made a decision about school. My reluctance to write comes partly because I knew that, whichever way I chose, approximately half of my readership would secretly disagree with my decision. And my reluctance comes partly because I. Know that, whichever way I chose, approximately half of my brain would secretly disagree with my decision. Why did I decide this? Did I decide to...
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Isaac and Camber: My moment of silence
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Thursday, February 24, 2011. My moment of silence. Most of us have times when words fail and silence ensues. There are awkward silences and content silences and angry silences. And Camber silences. My silences happen when too much goes through my brain for my mouth to convert into coherent English expression. Like when a patient asks me how long I've been married. You guys are so smart to wait to have children until you have more money and have your career established. February 25, 2011 at 1:06 AM. 1) Ev...
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Isaac and Camber: Guest Post: Infertility and Marriage
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Sunday, December 7, 2014. Guest Post: Infertility and Marriage. A few week ago my friend from Iowa, Celeste, asked me to write a guest post for her series about infertility and marriage. I'm honored that she would ask me, because she is an incredible person and writer, and her blog is well-done and very insightful. You can read my post here. And see the rest of the series on infertility on her blog, A Thing Called Love. Here are some of my previous posts on infertility:. My Moment of Silence. Guest Post:...
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Isaac and Camber: Life after Loss
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015. Sarah would be 6 months old now. I can't bring myself to say those words out loud. I kind of choke on them. 6 months seems like a weird milestone to mourn. But this also seems a fitting time to share some thoughts about life after loss. ( Here's her story. If you need a refresher). First, there's the question I hate: "How many kids do you have? It's the easy answer but it's the wrong one. I am a mother of 2. One of those 2 is just really, really. Easy to take care of right now.
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Isaac and Camber: Peace like a river
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Saturday, September 13, 2014. Peace like a river. Our daughter Sarah lived only 4 days. Though her life was brief, it was also beautiful, and it was miraculous. Her story starts back in early January when I found out I was pregnant. This was confusing to us because I hadn't done IVF four. Times like we did with Mary. We took 7 pregnancy tests, just to be sure. They were all positive. To get bigger during the 3rd trimester. 1) The extent of her brain damage may be anywhere from mild to profound. He co...
