Assisted by his 3-year-old son Jairus, Army Lt. Anthony Hawkins stuck a gold pin on a giant map to mark Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Wash., where he will begin his emergency medicine residency this summer. The pinning ceremony at the UCF College of Medicine came during National Match Day, when graduating medical students nationwide learned where they will spend the … [Read more...]
‘Time Flies’ Might Be a Cliché, But It Is a Bittersweet Reality
When I took my first born, Ric, to his first day of school, someone said to me, “Time flies, enjoy every minute!” I am pretty sure no mom of a four-year-old thinks time flies. Let’s be real....they are driving us crazy at home, and we want them in school. Our sanity NEEDS them in school. At the time, of course, I was polite and said, “Aww, thanks!” while I was thinking, … [Read more...]
3 Big Office, Restaurant and Retail Announcements this Week
There were three big announcements in the Nonahood this week that will expand the dining, retail and working spaces. We recap each below. Expanding Office Space According to the story first published in the Orlando Business Journal, Tavistock Development Co. LLC plans to add even more Class A office space in its second building next to its existing building in the Lake Nona … [Read more...]
$8.05, Please? Are High School Jobs Really Worth All the Hubbub?
High school is perhaps one of the most stressful times in the life of practically anyone. It is in the hallowed halls and corridors that most students face the challenges of rigorous courses, social conflicts to bullying, first romances, and the idea that they are rapidly approaching one of the biggest changes in their whole lives: entering the workforce. The current … [Read more...]
Mama’s Turn: Chasing Down Kindness
A few years back, I read an article about how throughout the holiday season people were choosing to do 30 random acts of kindness as a way of showing how thankful they were. I loved the concept and immediately came up with my own twist on the idea. I headed out to the grocery store and purchased 30 lottery tickets. “I’m going to put these tickets in the teacher’s mail … [Read more...]
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