Nhi Trang

06/11/2026

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞.

20 years of nursing taught me that life happens in the small moments. Between the shifts and content planning, don't forget to stop and smell the lilacs.

🌸 What’s one simple thing that made you smile today?


NhiTrang

06/11/2026

06/11/2026

💛 Wealth Wednesday
One financial lesson that surprised me:

Wealth is not how much money you make.

It’s how much you keep.

For years, I thought earning more was the answer. And maybe sometimes it is.

But I’ve also noticed something interesting.

Almost every time my income increased, my spending seemed to increase too.

A bigger paycheck.
A nicer vacation.
A few more subscriptions.
More eating out.

Little things that didn’t feel like much at the time. Before I knew it, the extra money was gone.

That’s when I started looking at money differently.

Because money that is spent is gone.
Money that is saved has a chance to grow.

A simple question I’ve started asking myself is:

“If I received an extra $100 today, how much of it would I still have a month from now?”

Would I save it?
Invest it?

Or would it quietly disappear without me noticing?

Maybe building wealth isn’t about one big financial decision.

Maybe it’s about making a hundred small ones.

💛

What’s one money habit you’ve been working on lately?

𝒩𝒽𝒾 𝒯𝓇𝒶𝓃𝑔 ♡︎

06/10/2026

𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐠𝐨.

When I first came to Canada as an international student, my plan was simple.

I wanted to become a Registered Nurse.

At the time, though, “simple” and “possible” were two different things.

Domestic students were paying a few thousand dollars a year for tuition. As an international student, my tuition alone was close to $13,000, and that didn’t include books, rent, food, or everything else that comes with building a life in a new country.

So I made a practical decision.

I enrolled in a two-year Practical Nursing program instead.

I told myself I could always go back later.

Then life happened.
Work happened.
Marriage happened.
Children happened.
A mortgage happened.

Years passed faster than I expected.

Every few years I would look at RN bridging programs again. I’d apply, upgrade a course, get hopeful, end up on a waiting list, or not get accepted. After a while I started saying, “Maybe this chapter just isn’t meant for me.”

But looking back now, I don’t think I ever truly let the dream go.

Because people who have given up don’t keep checking program websites. They don’t keep upgrading courses. They don’t keep wondering, “What if?”

The dream was quieter than before, but it was still there.

When I finally received my acceptance, the feeling surprised me.

It was not only excitement but also relief.

Relief that I hadn’t stopped believing in myself completely.
Relief that a promise I made to a younger version of myself was still possible.

For me, becoming an RN isn’t only about a title.
It’s about finishing something I started more than twenty years ago.

And maybe that’s why this journey means so much to me.

Sometimes the dreams that stay with us the longest are the ones that tell us something about who we are.

💛

Is there a dream you put on hold that still quietly lives in the back of your mind?

06/08/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐬.

I would think about what to say.
Worry about making mistakes.
And wonder what people would think.

During our live, we talked about something interesting:

What is something you do today that once felt difficult?

Right away, a few things came to mind.

Going back to school after almost 20 years.
Speaking on camera.
Sharing my thoughts online.

None of those things felt natural at first.
But I kept showing up.

And somewhere along the way, what once felt uncomfortable became normal, became part of my life.

It reminded me that confidence doesn’t usually come first.
Most of the time, confidence is built through repetition.

One attempt.
One conversation.
One step at a time.

💛

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲?

Part 20

06/08/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐬.

I would think about what to say.
Worry about making mistakes.
And wonder what people would think.

During our live, we talked about something interesting:

What is something you do today that once felt difficult?

Right away, a few things came to mind.

Going back to school after almost 20 years.
Speaking on camera.
Sharing my thoughts online.

None of those things felt natural at first.
But I kept showing up.

And somewhere along the way, what once felt uncomfortable became normal, became part of my life.

It reminded me that confidence doesn’t usually come first.
Most of the time, confidence is built through repetition.

One attempt.
One conversation.
One step at a time.

💛

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲?

Part 18

06/08/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐬.

I would think about what to say.
Worry about making mistakes.
And wonder what people would think.

During our live, we talked about something interesting:

What is something you do today that once felt difficult?

Right away, a few things came to mind.

Going back to school after almost 20 years.
Speaking on camera.
Sharing my thoughts online.

None of those things felt natural at first.
But I kept showing up.

And somewhere along the way, what once felt uncomfortable became normal, became part of my life.

It reminded me that confidence doesn’t usually come first.
Most of the time, confidence is built through repetition.

One attempt.
One conversation.
One step at a time.

💛

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲?

Part 9

06/08/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐬.

I would think about what to say.
Worry about making mistakes.
And wonder what people would think.

During our live, we talked about something interesting:

What is something you do today that once felt difficult?

Right away, a few things came to mind.

Going back to school after almost 20 years.
Speaking on camera.
Sharing my thoughts online.

None of those things felt natural at first.
But I kept showing up.

And somewhere along the way, what once felt uncomfortable became normal, became part of my life.

It reminded me that confidence doesn’t usually come first.
Most of the time, confidence is built through repetition.

One attempt.
One conversation.
One step at a time.

💛

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲?

Part 1

06/08/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐬.

I would think about what to say.
Worry about making mistakes.
And wonder what people would think.

During our live, we talked about something interesting:

What is something you do today that once felt difficult?

Right away, a few things came to mind.

Going back to school after almost 20 years.
Speaking on camera.
Sharing my thoughts online.

None of those things felt natural at first.
But I kept showing up.

And somewhere along the way, what once felt uncomfortable became normal, became part of my life.

It reminded me that confidence doesn’t usually come first.
Most of the time, confidence is built through repetition.

One attempt.
One conversation.
One step at a time.

💛

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲?

06/07/2026

A few days ago, these were just tightly closed buds.

Then little by little, they started to open.

Today they’re in full bloom.

Watching them reminded me how much growth happens before we can actually see it.

Sometimes we think nothing is changing.

But beneath the surface, we’re learning.
Healing.
Growing.
Preparing.

And then one day…

something beautiful begins to unfold.💛

𝒩𝒽𝒾 𝒯𝓇𝒶𝓃𝑔 ♡︎