Thank you, Google.
Last Friday morning I booted-up my trusty Mac to check my blog's stat counter. I usually have 20 hits by 10 a.m. because my mom, and my other relatives, get up early and log on to see what I've been up to. When I looked at the statcounter, I dropped my can of Coke on the floor. My stat counter was going crazy. When I followed the path to see where everyone was coming from, I found out that my blog made the "Blogs of Note" list. I feel like I'm making an acceptance speech at the Oscars, but I want to thank the good people at Blogger Buzz and Google for choosing my blog. It's a labor of love, and I enjoy writing about the nursing profession. I also want to thank everyone for the thoughtful comments.
posted by Mother Jones RN at 7:17 PM
29 Comments:
I wonder what comment was deleted from your blog.
They like you, they really do! :)
Nice blog!
Chelle
I delete chain letters, and ads. I also hit the delete button when someone should have their mouth washed out with soap. Otherwise, I'm pretty laid-back about comments on my blog.
Hi there, Is that really your pix in your profile? I thought it was Ellen Burstyn or some familiar actress who starred in " One flew over the cuckoo nest "
Your blogsite contents are interesting,esp for the nursing profession.
Regards,
ET
your blog is very interesting and really deserves to be in Blogs of Note. Liked your last blog on medical pulp fiction
I came to ur blog first time yesterday and I must say you have an interesting read here. Thats why you made it to the Blogs of Note. Added to my sidebar too - who knows? You may just convince me enough to leave the legal professiona nd join the nursing one. (smile) Have a wonderful day.
How many did you get?
That's quite the pulp you got there. Too bad they don't write stuff like that about English teachers in foreign countries...or do they?
Insightful blogs about an occupation that doesn't get enough recognition about the blowhards they encounter.
Salut!
Hello everyone:
The picture in my profile is of Nurse Mildred Ratched from the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Louise Fletcher played the character of Nurse Ratched. I had just started nursing school in 1975 when the movie came out, and was going through my psych rotation at a V.A. hospital when the movie came to town. Fortunately, I haven’t met too many nurses like Nurse Ratched during my nursing career.
I don’t know that I’ll ever post a picture of myself on my blog. I like the anonymity, at least for now. How many hits did I get on my blog? My statcounter recorded over 25,000 hits in three days. I was so excited I started hyper-
ventilating, and had to breath into a paper bag. I’m very grateful to my readers, and I hope you keep coming back.
Hello Luvs to Sew:
When I was in nursing school and had to wear my cap, I use Kleenex and two dozen bobby pins to keep that sucker on my head, so when it got hung up on something, I also lost a lot of hair when my cap fell off of my head. The cap is a noble symbol of our profession, but in reality, they weren’t very practical.
Nice to see someones blog get noticed,have to work on mine.
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Darn.. chelle stole my comment!
::snicker:: Sorry, Barb!
But aren't we clever?!
Chelle
As soon as you 'thanked everyone for the thoughtful comments', that was the moment my mind went entirely blank.
Drat.
Oh we will be back..thank you nurse.
fuck.
Haha, what a great name for a blog
Thanks for a good read
:)
Dang, 25,000 hits? That's more hits than at a 60's retro party!
Congrats Nurse Ratched! I'm glad you are getting the exposure. I giggle at your writings each day.
*theme from One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest plays*
I'm back!
surprised it took you that long to notice, though. it IS about time some medical blogs got noticed by Blogger, especially nurse blogs (which are often more entertaining than doctor blogs, for some weird reason I could neve hope to fathom (read: nurses have it harder.)) I assume you live in the US? thank your lucky stars. nurses in the UK are getting replaced by "nurse-specialists". think Arnie Schwarzenegger getting replaced by Kristanna Loken.
"Nurse-specialists?" That's a breed I've never heard of before. Tell us more, angry medic. Are they like nurses' aids?
You're gonna be a star!
In Australia, we have a new 'professional' breed called "Clinical Nurse Practitioner". These professionals are basically doctors without the aura of Godliness or paypacket......
I was reading through your archives, Mother Jones, and I was very moved by your story about Lisa...but then I was disgusted when I saw the ads on the bottom and sidebar; there were 7 ads, and 5 out of the 7 were promoting weightloss....Arrrgghhhh! BAD GOOGLE!!!!
Thank you for sharing. When you've finished nursing, there's a book in these blogs!
Cheers, Cyndy;)
Wow, what a cool blog.
I have been considering becoming a nurse for awhile now, ever since I was hospitalized for a good 4 days several years ago. The nurses made all the difference in my experience while in the hospital, and I know it can't be an easy job so kudos to all of you for all the care you bring to the profession.
Not sure if I'll find myself sharing your profession one day or not, but I'll be sure to keep checking out your fabulous blog from time to time.
Cheers!
Val
Hey!
Like the others, I stumbled here via Blogger's blogs of note. Nice blog.
By the way, I can't help but notice that you don't link to the Fake Doc. He was picked as a blog of note a long time ago, but I *STILL* read him. You'd probably like him too. And, no, he's not paying me to say this.
Hi there, Mother Jones,
Tq for being upfront about the pix of Louise Fletcher,Jack Nicholson's role play was great too! Keep on blogging.
Regards,
ET - Malaysia ( way over yonder! )
Well how cool is this Mother J.!
greetings from another person who came by due to the 'blogs of note.'
Hey -- nice blog. I'm desperately trying to drive some traffic to my own blog (http://eglick.blogspot.com in case you can't link easily). Any tips? I'd love to get on the Blogs of Note list, too. A man can dream, can't he?
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