Nurse – Annie D.

A Year in the Life

I haven’t sent out Christmas cards in years. No Christmas letter to wrap up the year. The kids are grown and I post as I go, so why send a card? Why write a letter? Maybe it’s for me. So I can put it all into perspective. 2023 felt big…

byanniemd007
May 18,23
before and after, childhood trauma, Empty Nest, Girl Power, Grief, Married Life, Middle Age Woman, Middle Aged Women, Mommy Makeover, Nurse, Plastic Surgeons, Plastic Surgery & weight loss journey, Plastic Surgery Revision, Self-love, Social Media, tummy tuck scar, Writer

Kaleidoscope

POV: This is what an #emptynester #nightshiftnurse #californiagirl does when she gets called off due to low census after unsuccessfully trying to sleep all day. Rolled straight out of bed into my controversial string bikini, drank a protein drink, ate some burnt roasted Brussels sprouts and half of my bean…

byanniemd007
Dec 27,22
abandonment, childhood trauma, Coming of Age, Domestic Violence, Empty Nest, Girl Power, Married Life, Middle Aged Women, Mommy Makeover, Motherhood, Mounjaro, neglect, Nurse, Plastic Surgery & weight loss journey, Self-love, Social Media

Sit Back and Enjoy the Ride

I have been making videos on TikTok for months. It filled my time during my surgical recovery and my walking updates motivated me to get up, brush my teeth, put on something presentable and to get my ass up and walk. I had a few viral videos of the day…

byanniemd007
Sep 14,22
Annie whole life, College Visits, Empty Nest, Love, Middle Aged Women, Motherhood, Nurse

Not Yet Goodbye

Today was a long day. I set my alarm for 0700 so we could leave by 0730, which is the time Cassidy thought would be best to get us to Cal Poly SLO in time, considering move-in traffic, for her 0830 time slot. She is the orchestrator. We follow her…

byanniemd007
Aug 22,22
Anesthesia, before and after, Best, Middle Aged Women, Mommy Makeover, Mommy Makeover Must-Haves, Nurse, Plastic Surgery & weight loss journey, Top Ten

Annie D’s Top 10 Best Mommy Makeover Must Haves for a Smooth Recovery and the Mama on a Budget 2022

This one is for my plastic surgery babes. I am now an expert in Plus Size Plastic Surgery Recovery. Oh, and I’m also an RN with post-surgical recovery experience in an acute care facility. It’s much harder to be the patient. So, I thought I would share some of the…

byanniemd007
Jul 31,22
Annie whole life, Babies, Grief, High Risk Maternity, Labor & Delivery, Loss, Miscarriage, Motherhood, Nurse

Lo Siento, Mama

It gets me every time. Thankfully, it usually waits until I get home. I love my job. But sometimes, it’s fucking hard. And not always in a stressful, too busy, or emergent way. Sometimes it’s hard to be part of the team that takes care of the aftermath. The nothing…