LOCATION On contract in Fort Defiance Arizona (staying in Gallup, NM) CAIRN Traveler (CT) Week in Review Okay it seems a trend that I'm consistently running behind with getting these videos out but given that I'm working the next 5 days, I should be able to keep the next video short and get it out on time (which by the way the goal is for Tuesdays). That being said, this was a fantastic week filled with adventures and plenty of footage to go along with it. This last week of d

LOCATION On contract in Fort Defiance Arizona (staying in Gallup, NM) CAIRN Traveler (CT) Week in Review Last week’s video took a bit longer than expected to edit and I hit my stretch of five days on at work so playing a bit of catch up here. I thought I would share a quick update and some content from a few months ago repairing and replacing the Airstream propane detector - which ended up being a much longer project than I anticipated. Looking forward to some more awesome hi

LOCATION On contract in Fort Defiance Arizona (staying in Gallup, NM) CAIRN Traveler (CT) Week in Review So apologies for this being massively late and EP10 will likely release very closely behind this. This episode ended up a bit longer than I foresaw and took longer to finish the edit. Also apologies for the shaky footage and wind noise with the hiking footage - I look forward to using the gamble again and using a dead cat in the future. I can’t believe it’s already Februar

LOCATION On contract in Fort Defiance Arizona (staying in Gallup, NM) CAIRN Traveler (CT) Week in Review So I just finished a stretch of 5 days at work which means I pretty much just worked since we last talked so this will be a short video. I thought I would share the unboxing of the RODE VideoMic Pro+ and a comparison of this versus the RODE Wireless GO lapel mic. The VideoMic Pro was the last item on my videography wish list for the time being. To be honest (and I still ha

LOCATION On contract in Fort Defiance Arizona (staying in Gallup, NM) CAIRN Traveler (CT) Week in Review NOTE: Yet again, posting late in the week . . . really need to get my act together here. I think I’m going to shoot for Monday evenings as I consistently have these off. It’s been kind of a slow week here in Gallup, having snowed off and on for the last 5 days, but we’ve had some great snow walks and Hiker LOVES the snow. I know I’ve been promising my Top Ten Goals for 202

LOCATION On contract in Fort Defiance Arizona (staying in Gallup, NM) CAIRN Traveler (CT) Week in Review NOTE: Sorry this is posting a bit late in the week, got a little sidetracked by a few other projects. Showing some footage from hiking this week at Red Rocks at Pyramid Rock Trail as well as my adventure with my water filter freezing and rupturing. Also celebrating my 35th birthday with a lovely care package from home. RELATED CT WEEK IN REVIEW | EP5 | And 2020 Just Keeps

LOCATION On contract in Fort Defiance Arizona (staying in Gallup, NM) CAIRN Traveler (CT) Week in Review A quick demo of the 4 cup Bialetti Moka Express Export Espresso Maker - an absolutely delicious cup of coffee. And a quick discussion of the political events of the past week. Rabbit Hole (The New York Times) | Apple Podcasts RELATED CT WEEK IN REVIEW | EP4 | Happy New Years!! (2020 in Review) CT WEEK IN REVIEW | EP3 | Merry Christmas!! CT WEEK IN REVIEW | EP2 | Getting th

LOCATION On contract in Fort Defiance Arizona (staying in Gallup, NM) CAIRN Traveler (CT) Week in Review Like most of you, I am all too ready to say goodbye to 2020. There's been many times this past year that I've thought of that Star Trek Voyager episode, Year of Hell (insert pic) - where they reach the end of the year with the ship and crew in tatters. As you'll recall, the COVID 19 pandemic hit not just the US but the world in earnest in March and we have just ended 2020

LOCATION On contract in Fort Defiance Arizona (staying in Gallup, NM) CAIRN Traveler (CT) Week in Review I worked 10 days straight during the Christmas week so just a short video this time. I thought I would show the SKEY Professional Hair Clipper - a cordless hair clipper and game changer. SKEY Professional Hair Clipper RELATED CT WEEK IN REVIEW | EP2 | Getting the COVID Vaccine, Locked Out, and the GS1 Pixel RGB Camera Light CT WEEK IN REVIEW | EP1 | Canon EOS R5 Unboxing -

LOCATION On contract in Fort Defiance Arizona (staying in Gallup, NM)CAIRN Traveler (CT) Week in Review Despite being in the middle of a 5 day stretch (now 10 due to being short staffed over the holidays), I was able to keep my weekly goal for episode 2. My intent is that this be a much shorter VLOG style weekly video ending with a “show and tell” of sorts with something cool from that week. For this week, I recently ordered the GS1 Pixel RGB Camera Light. LED and Li-Ion rech

Airstream First Tow to Lake Tahoe I was rapidly approaching the date when I had to move campgrounds and since the Airstream was delivered in early January, I had not yet towed with the Silverado. So, before making the big move, I decided to do a shakedown towing trip and where better to visit (for the first time no less) than Lake Tahoe. I had a run of six days off work and decided to spend June 19-24 exploring Lake Tahoe and the environs. Friends at work had recommended the

CAIRN Traveler (CT) Week in Review After much indecision, I've settled on this being the series title for now but as with most things, subject to change.The last video I made was over three months ago and I've been working on another video off and on (First Tow with the Airstream to Lake Tahoe) since that time. I have three big mental roadblocks to making content. Roadblock One | Procrastination I'm blaming a good portion of this on having ordered the Canon EOS R5 in mid Augu

So I recently received a DM from a friend who was starting her first travel nurse contract and she asked if I had any advice. I thought this would make a good blog post. I sometimes have trouble making content because I feel like it’s been done before (and probably more comprehensively than I could do it) but I have to remind myself that this is MY take on the subject and it’s what’s important to ME . . . so here we go . . . 10. Be Ready to Roll With It Being a “quick study”

The last few weeks have been a blur but I finally have a chance to sit down and reflect. Farewell to Fort Bragg I was in Fort Bragg (Mendocino Coast District Hospital later Adventist Health Mendocino Coast) from November 2019 to the end of September 2020. It became a second home and a second family. I never intended to stay so long in one place but then COVID hit, jobs started drying up, nursing contracts were canceled, hospitals were cutting staff, hot spots were being overw

Hey folks, so I know it’s been a while since I posted a video. Chalk it up to life grinding to a halt with COVID, procrastination, need of learning and wrapping my head around new video shooting and editing techniques, or what have you. But we’re back, and here we go . . . some little mundane life updates and I’d like to show you around Northern California. So sit back, and let’s chat over some footage . . . I’m pretty excited about it, but I’ll let you be the judge. Due to t

DISCLAIMER: This is a more clinical-nursing focused post and may not be of interest to all parties. So I’ll be honest, this is complete procrastination, and this project has been sitting on my desktop for over a year. Partly because I needed a better microphone to record, partly because I don’t like the way my voice sounds recorded, and partly since the worldwide shut downs of COVID, I’ve had trouble staying motivated to create content. I taught this workshop for several year

DISCLAIMER: This is just my experience with wintering in a 2-3 season travel trailer and does not constitute expert advice in any way. Please do your own research and know your risks. “I left South Carolina on a bleak and drizzly Monday . . .” (December 31, 2018) with temperatures in the 30-50s. I had bought this 2-3 season camper earlier in the month of December and had lived in it (with my dog, Hiker), parked in the driveway, since that time. For power, we were simply plugg

Thought I would share my office setup in the Airstream for anyone else working on the road (FYI: "digital nomad" is not my primary job, I'm an ER Nurse, but I do a good bit of photo, video, and blog work). The ideas are adaptable whether you're in a Airstream or any other RV. This setup is non-destructive (i.e. it doesn't require significant deconstruction of the original Airstream concept), with the exception of several under-table mounting screw-holes (which few would ever

Oh Apple, you made me smile and warmed my heart today. I'll leave this offer to those who really need it . . . but just one of the many reasons I stick with you. How Do I Know? Believe in what you may, but I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of our Father. #ICreatedThisForMeAndILoveIt #KeepCalmA

When I started in emergency nursing in late 2008, we were still asking the screening questions for the 2002-2004 SARS (fun fact, also Coronavirus) "outbreak." Sierra Leone was removed as the last active country for the 2013-2016 Ebola outbreak in March of 2016 and yet most EHRs still require us to ask the 30 day international travel question screening for this disease to this day. We are currently in the middle of the latest (and generally annual) Media fear-mongering campaig