Commitment to Quality of Life

I have been a nurse for four years, and started my nursing career at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. I worked the majority of that time in the ICU, and my mental health suffered for the following years from the moral delimmas and burnout I experienced in those first two years. I struggled with PTSD and severe depression. I'm doing much better now, my ...

I love reading & crafting. I am committing to read or craft every day for the next 7 days.

Reading is a self care activity that improves my quality of life. I commit to reading for at least five minutes every day.

When I was growing up, reading was a huge part of my life. My mom used to have to keep me from reading in the mornings because I would choose to read rather than getting ready for school. In the next few weeks, I commit to being intentional about reading at least 1 chapter of my current book a night. Reading is something that I have found to be helpful to unwind and ...

I commit to spending more time doing the things that I love, like creating something new or reading books from my very long to-be-read list. A lot of the time I spend too much time doom scrolling on social media or caught up in, assignments for classes, so I want to be able to spend time doing something that's going to make me happy.

I commit to enhancing my quality of life by spending more time outdoors with my family and my dog no matter how busy life gets. This will allow me to relax, recharge, and appreciate the simple joys of life!

I am committing to implement an exercise routine into my life by performing some type of physical activity! I would want to do at least 30 minutes of activity and do it for 4 days/week in the mornings. By doing this, I hope to establish a routine that I look forward to and have more time of the day to enjoy.

I make a commitment to Myself for ongoing growth and improvement of my overall well-being so that I may be able to be effective nurse practitioner, leader, wife, mother.

Nurses have the most contact with patients and are the most influential to whether the patient has a satisfactory hospitalization. 

I think focusing on your self is extremely important when your job requires you to take care of others. This past month we went strawberry picking. The whole experience was a nice break from reality. It allowed us to be in nature, provide nutrition for ourselves, and just focus on the moment.   

I commit to Quality of life. Nursing school is very stressful so whenever I can, I travel to find peace. I also tend to cook healthy meals and stay physically active rather it’s playing a sport or doing strength training in the gym. This is something I will continue to do, as it has helped me physically and mentally!

Nursing school has been extremely stressful and I often put it over everything including my kids, family, and friends. So starting as soon as graduation, I promise to LIVE with a purpose and to do the things that make me happy. If I am not happy and well, it's a downhill spiral on my kids and they need their mama! So cheers to doing more things like travel, ...

My quality of life improved when I changed my weekly Thank you journal to include daily thank you notes to others. Today's thank you note is to ANA for Healthy Nurse Healthy Nation for the email reminders that remind me to keep all areas of my life balanced.  

After working fulltime through nursing school, I pretty much was deprived from enjoyable aspects of my life due to spending all my time at school, studying, homework, and working at my job. Basically I became burnt out by the time I graduated nursing school. By focusing on my quality of life I am also committing to self care. While I'm not at work my goal is ...

Between full time work and full time school and residency program and babysitting the kids and kickboxing, I am having a hard time getting enough sleep. I believe this is why my health is declining and I now get sick at the drop of a hat, which was never the case prior to this stressfully busy season in my life. I knew I should've allowed myself a week between ...

My husband and I are both nurses and both teach at school. We have 4 kids and the whole week is just pretty busy. Because of this, we decide to be "Weekend warriors". Whether it be an airbnb weekend in a small town 2 hours away, or a visit to the nearest theme park. We just make sure to spend good quality family time together! 

So I always make sure I leave reusable bags in the trunk of my car! That way, I'm always prepared to use them again and again when I go grocery shopping. One tip I want to share is once you unload groceries, make sure you put those bags back to the trunk! :)

I am committed to spending time with my husband and animals! After working long shifts, it can be tempting to getting sucked into just watching shows or taking naps. I want to spend quality time with those I love and do fun things! This last week my husband and I painted pumpkins outside since it finally felt like fall! I am committed to doing at least one fun ...

Nursing school, work, and being away from family can be very stressful and overwhelming for sure! Since starting nursing school I have started reading as well as taking at least one night a week to go out with friends, even if its just a quick milkshake run. Seeing my friends in person at least once a week improves my thinking and helps me to have a better ...

I commit to doing something creative once a week for quality time for myself. Doing something creative for me is relaxing and helps me decompress after a long week. This week I decided to build a lego set and decorate a pumpkin. 

I commit to spending time and catching up with the important people in my life.   

I commit to staying true to who I am and making time for the things that bring me peace and laughter. 

I commit to not working on weekends and prioritizing self-care! 😊

I feel I was wrongfully overlooked for a promotion and this is upsetting me. I believe this was age discrimination. My name is Allan and I am a licensed psychiatric Technician of twenty years. I work for a federal funded health clinic in San Francisco that prides itself on equal opportunity employment. Recently my supervisor (program supervisor) ...

Nurses who learn and practice the evidence based Transcendental Meditation technique show increased compassion satisfaction, decreased emotional exhaustion, less anxiety, and are able to be more present with patients and loved ones. During 20 minutes of TM® the mind settles down and the body gains a state of profound rest.  TM is a game changer for ...

I want to thank all who worked to set this up. Caring for self and others will allow all of us to better care for our staff and patients. 

Often times we struggle to engage in relationships outside of school and work due to being wrapped up in assignments and patient care.Social relationships are an important aspect in our quality of life and must be taken into consideration for our wellbeing.  My commitment is to spend time with my loved ones and designating work and school assignments ...

I commit to Spending more time with family. Since beginning night shift I have been struggling with balancing my time, as most of my time is consumed by sleep. I want to aim to spend more quality time with my family because I truly feel my best when I am with them. 

I used to spend a lot of time with my family and pamper myself, but lately, that has been put on hold due to clinical and school. So, my commitment to myself is that I will make time to go get a pedicure, hang out with my family, shop or even get coffee. 

My commitment to my quality of life is to get out more outside of work and school and go on spontaneous trips with my family to make new memories. My sister is my best friend and I always have so much fun when we pack up and do a stress-free one day vacation! I hope to go on many more with her soon! Here's a picture of me enjoying Starbucks during the car ride of a trip ...

I commit to prioritizing new hobbies, such as reading, this year in order to have ways to spend my alone time in a way that is beneficial to my mental well being, improves my mood and subsequently helps to increase my quality of life. I want to read at least one new book per month for the year. 

I'm a mother of four kids, and yes life gets busy and some days I don't have time for myself. Before I know it, the day is over and it's time to sleep again. So don't feel guilty when your toddler is asleep and instead of cleaning up, you sit on the couch, watch a video in youtube or browse instagram just so you can unwind for 45 minutes. Talk to your spouse about a ...

Carving out personal time from your busy schedule is a must, but so is creating memories with your loved ones! I’ve made it a goal to visit a new place and experience something new annually! It’s the best decision that my family and I have ever made!

This year I would like to find balance between work and home. I commute for roughly two and a half hours for work 5 days a week and am also trying to do more on my farm and be present for my family. I also am finishing my BSN this year. My goal is to organize my time better so I can get the right amount of sleep so that I can tackle my commitments without feeling drained ...

I will commit to being present during interactions with others, not checking my phone during conversations. Eating one meal a day without TV, phone, or reading emails.

Have already cut my am coffee consumption, now I will commit to starting my day FIRST with 5-10 minutes of quiet/stillness meditation; daily for 90 days. I can do this!!! 

I am going to do one thing everyday that brings me joy!

I commit to increase my quality of life: Declutter my home to make my family's quality of life less stressful. Finding time and energy to cook healthy meals rather than going out to eat.  Take a daily walk.  Read something besides school textbooks daily.  Take a break from school work and studying to get out of the house at least once a week to do ...

Commitment to myself to mediate daily for my over all well being.

Will take time out of my stressful job to focus on my breathing and surroundings. I want to make better choices in my lifestyle to lose weight and lower my A1c so that I can get off my meds.

I commit to focusing on what can make me happy and healthy! I want to have more gratitude towards myself and my body and remember what it allows me to do and focus on what it needs to continue to do those things. Drinking water and giving my body good nutritious food not always going for the queso and chips and salsa! Moving my body in a way that feels good whether ...

I'm committing to an Overall Better ME :)  Sleep~ 6-8 hours per night Eating~ healthy, balanced, continue NOOM Movement~  2 Body Groove videos per week to Start ;) Mediation~ start using Headspace Journal~ do a short entry daily, ie Gratitude list Things I plan to do since I fell off track this last month. Now to jump back n the proverbial horse. :)

As a nurse of 36 years I am aware that I have less years to make a difference now than in my early years. As quantity becomes less, I focus more on quality. Quality of life for others as well as myself. I plan to focus more on quality for me as I have not done enough of that in my years of caring for others. Lots of years left in me but if we don't care for ourselves first ...

Nursing is a high stress profession.   There are many tools that can be used to calm yourself, but what can you do that gives you fast results and is long-lasting?  EFT, also known as Tapping.  EFT stands for Emotional Freedom Techniques and that is exactly what it does - frees you from the emotions that are causing stress and other wellness problems. EFT ...

I am committing to put time aside for me! Time for me to step away for a minute and do something that I love or something relaxing. I have noticed that I do not do this as often as I should.

I'm setting aside a little time each week to do an activity just for me, whether it is reading a book, creating a craft, spending time with friends, or another enjoyable activity that doesn't involve work or being available to others.  

After taking months off, I decided it was time to get back into using the meditation "Calm" app. I'm just 3 days in and I can already tell a difference. I start my fast past days with more of a level head and don't feel as stressed throughout the day. This is great encouragement to continue the trend of morning meditation even on the weekends :-)

I used to live a healthy lifestyle until I lost motivation and the pandemic happened. Now I am experiencing aches, pains, and discomforts due to unhealthy living. I would like to start this new journey by not only listening to my body but also taking action by committing to healthier living, starting with getting enough sleep/rest (7-8hours) and making ...