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  • Welcome to my blog!

    Hi! I'm Traci. I'm a Registered Nurse who loves quilting, knitting, cross stitch, and the great outdoors. In my pre-scrubs life, I owned Real Photography, and you can still see my old wedding and portrait photography site here .

    I've created a map that shows links to our camping/hiking/general family fun review posts that you can find here. It's pretty much the coolest thing on this site. Thanks, Google!

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Monthly Archives: March 2018

Spa Themed Birthday Party for Girls

For Ellie’s 8th birthday party we threw a Spa Birthday at home.  She loved it, and I think it will be a theme we likely revisit when she is older! Party Favors:  The biggest plan-ahead part of this party are the spa robes.  These make a surprisingly affordable party favor at $3.75 each as long […]

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RN to BSN in 3 Months: WGU in Less than One Term

Last week I received my diploma from Western Governors University for my BSN, finally completing this path that I started just shy of seven years ago.  (That sounds crazy, but I looked it up and I took my very first pre-req in the summer of 2011.) When I proposed going back to school to become […]

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