Nurse Nerdy - a fine example

There are so many delightful things about this. Everyone knows about the overly-marketed "word" decorations. Life. Love. Dream. Believe. Family. Happy. To be fair, it's Christmastime and I've always loved the word "joy" and have considered buying that as a word decoration. (on a side note, I never did purchase said word decoration because I received an amazing homemade Christmas hanging quilt with the word "joy" on it courtesy of my fantastic Grandma MJ - Thank you!!)

However, instead of conforming to the masses, try something a little subtler. Something that requires a little more sophisication and a little more imagination. Like this:

At first glance one might say, "Well this is ugly. It's cold and modernist and silver and not at all my style." However (and this is a big however), one's opinion might change when they learn this is the serotonin molecule. That's right. The neurotransmitter. Of the approximately 40 million brain cells, most are influenced either directly or indirectly by serotonin. This includes brain cells related to mood, sexual desire and function, appetite, sleep, memory and learning, temperature regulation, and some social behavior. It's widely believed (although officially not proven, because apparently such studies cannot be performed on live brains) that a lack of serotonin can cause dysfunction in these areas and can lead to depression. It is also belived that an increase of serotonin (caused by selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI's) like Paxil, Prozac, Celexa, etc.) can lift many symptoms of anxiety and depression. It's like a Happy word decoration without being a Happy word decoration! I love it!

And that, my friends, is nurse nerdy.