Month: May 2024

What was the last live performance you saw?

Last year, weeks before I sat for my Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse (CAPA) exam, my husband approached me with free tickets to this Brit Floyd concert that was to be approximately 7 days before my exam in our city. I had no idea who they were or if I wanted to see some fake Pink Floyd a week before my exam. I learned that they are one of the top 10 Pink Floyd tribute bands. I decided to go because of music’s many benefits to the brain when studying AND because Pink Floyd is one of my favorites.

That concert was Dark Side of the Moon’s 50th Anniversary. They played songs from Dark Side of the Moon and some of my other favorites. They really do sound just like Pink Floyd. It was a spectacular show that moved my soul. It took me back to times in my life when some of those songs were playing in the background of my day to day existence. It made me smile for that whole last week before my exam. Needless to say I include that concert as a contributor to my exam success.

Fast forward to this year. Brit Floyd returned to my city on their 2024 Pulse Tour celebrating the 30th Anniversary of their Division Bell album. We went and thoroughly enjoyed the concert again as the music had the same moving affect as it did in 2023.

What’s a job you would like to do for just one day?

This prompt is precisely why I ask my patients what they do for work. I ask them when I place their IV as a distraction but I really am curious. It’s always fun to imagine myself in someone else’s job. I have heard all kinds of jobs. Chef, teacher, veterinarian, funeral director, medical examiner, military, secret service, celebrity agent, lawyers, accountants, etc.

For just one day I would like to have a job where I can be creative. I can problem solve at work but I do not consider myself to be a creative person and I envy and admire people who are. Perhaps I could be chef who has to come up with a delicious dish for tonight’s special. Maybe I could be musician. An artist and a blank canvas. An Imagioneer at Disney World. An innovator instead of the good worker bee that I am.