Halloween and Fabric Sale President Post

Exciting News at Sassy Scrubs! It's time again for our Halloween Sale! You'll find great bargains in our Halloween collection with these great fabrics now on sale. That means any garments you design with these fabrics will be $4.00 off. That's right! With no limit on the number of garments you design from these fabrics, and no size or garment restrictions, you can build your entire Halloween wardrobe and save! Be sure to check out our "Fabrics on Sale" category too, as I know there is at least one Halloween fabric in our Last Chance sale... Hurry and order before these fabric choices are sold out!

Mare great news! We've added colorful new fabrics to our line this week. Check our New Fabrics today to see all the newest fabrics available for your custom made Sassy Scrubs.

-Karen

Drama Firewall President's Post

Unless you work alone, in a hut on a mountaintop, you are exposed to drama. Two co-workers have differing opinions on procedures, and each wants you to solve the deadlock. One co-worker feels slighted by another's comments or actions and wants to vent to you, or worse, draw you into the fight. Co-workers, or even supervisors, have ulterior motives, or political agendas which influence what they do and want you on their side. Drama, drama, drama.

While it is tough to avoid being drawn into these conflicts, it can be a career suicide to jump in with both feet. A better personal policy is to try to remain Switzerland. Just stay neutral.

Gossip? Don't play this game. Don't begin to spread it. Gossip hurts people and one of those casualties could be you.

Is there controversy at work? Stay out of it. Your opinion will probably not change anyone's mind and you'll retain respect by all if you just remain neutral.

Need company? Have a strong opinion which may end up being drama quicksand and suck you right into the middle of a dirty, nasty mudhole? Go home and tell your dog. Call your mother. Or take a long jog to work off the steam. Just don't spread it around at the work, looking for a confidant and partner in your need to be right. Don't leave the Switzerland boundaries, or the drama will get you.

The bottom line is, when drama is looking for a victim, you want to be armed with you Drama-Firewall, protected by neutrality. Keep busy, with your mind on your patients, and your neutrality firmly in tact. It's way safer in Switzerland.

-Karen

Matching Scrubs President Post

I take a good look around my house from time to time and decide I should really think about changing this or that, becuase it does not match something else. But I don't really like the boring matchy-matchy approach with my home decorating. A well known interior designer recently stated, "Decorations and furniture in your home do not need to match, but they should look like they know each other." So, that made me start to think about my own closet and scrubs.

Do your scrubs look like they know each other? Have you ever bought scrubs from one company to find that their "navy print" doesn't match well with the "navy solids" that you already own? I have. So, they look like they know each other, but don't exactly coordinate very well.

That's why we built our Coordinating Fabrics feature at Sassy Scrubs. We have a real, live person compare each and every new scrub print with every solid fabric we have to see how it matches. Then, we post those matching fabrics together so our customers can see what watches "in person". We are not happy if our prints and solids just know each other... they need to match, or coordinate. We want you to be happy when your scrubs arrive, and we know you'll look great when you wear them, becuase your Sassy Scrubs will coordinate.

So, maybe my home decorarting is alright as it is, since most all my rooms know each other. But, I'm happy I can choose from Coordinating Fabrics for scrubs, becuase when I'm wearing them, knowing each other is just not good enough.

-Karen

Creative Customers President’s Post

We have some very creative customers here at Sassy Scrubs. Knowing we custom make all of scrubs, customers sometimes ask us to make their scrubs with unique, creative features. I want to share with you how Michele, of Mesa, Arizona, customized her Medical Scrub Top.

Michele owns a wonderful business offering riding saddles and other supplies with the health of the horse in mind. So, it was natural that she ordered her scrub top in our horse themed fabrics, Romanza and Native Horse. Being the creative gal that she is, Michele asked us to add coordinating, solid color trim to her scrubs at the pockets, sleeves and V-Neck. Michele was absolutly thrilled with her new customized scrubs! She mentioned to us that she already recieved numerous comments on how nice her new scrubs look.

So, if you feel creative, just leave us a note in your order, or send us an e-mail if you have a special request for any of your Sassy Scrub garment. We'll be happy to help!

-Karen

Tattoos in Nursing President Post

Since body art has become so fashionable in the past few years, new workplace Dress Code regulations are springing up to address the practice, with the goal of promoting and protecting the professional appearance of nurses. Some hospitals and other facilities have strict policies no regarding visible tattoos and piercings, some requiring that they be covered by bandages. Other facilities allow tattoos and piercings to be visible as long as they aren't "offensive".

Has your facility instituted a tattoo and piercing policy? How has that affected you and your co-workers? Do you believe that these policies will impact your patients?

While we're on the subject, we just thought we'd remind you of the great "tattoo" prints you can choose for your Sassy Scrubs. These unique fabrics can be chosen in all of our great Sassy Scrub garments - from surgical caps, to medical scrub tops, to jackets! So have a little fun, with great "tattoo" scrubs.

-Karen

Summer Safety President’s Post

Currently, I have an intern who has been working with us here at Sassy Scrubs. He also happens to be a part-time lifeguard at Keuka College. We just got talking the other day on just how important water safety is and how many people just don't know enough about it. With summer approaching, we felt that this topic was appropriate and a great reminder for us all to be vigilant and careful while enjoying the water this summer.

So we decided for this week's Presidential Post, we would share some useful tips and create some more awareness on water safety and the signs of drowning. By no means do we mean to frighten anyone, but then again awareness is key and we want to share some of these numbers with you. According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control, there were 3,443 unintentional fatal drownings in the U.S. in 2007. This is an average of ten deaths per day with one out of every five of those victims fourteen years of age or younger. These numbers are staggering, but with some awareness we hope that these tragic accidents can be prevented.

Francesco A. Pia, a water safety expert, and Mario Vittone, a writer on maritime safety, offer the tips with noticing potential drowning victims:

• In the vast majority of cases, those who are drowning are physiologically incapable of calling out for help becuase the human body is wired to give priority to the primary respiratory function, breathing, and not to speech, which is a secondary overlaid function.
• Drowning people's mouths aren't above water long enough to enable them to exhale, draw breath and call out, they have seconds to exhale and inhale quickly before thier mouths go back underwater.
• When we are drowning, our natural instinct is to press our arms outwards and downwards onto the surface of the water so we can leverage our bodies upwards to catch our breath.
• Waving arms about to draw attention is a voluntary movement: we have to stop drowning first before we can physically perform voluntary movements like waving for help, grabbing rescue equipment or moving towards a rescuer.

Since the signs of drowning are contrary to what so many people believe, we wanted to bring more awareness to this subject while reminding everyone to always keep safety in mind. We wish you and your family continue to have a great summer and stay safe!

-Karen

Baby Hats President’s Post

I just had to share these adorable baby hats with you. They were sent to us by Maureen from Convent Station, New Jersey, to send to an orphanage in China. You probably know that we send baby blankets and quilts, made by our own Sassy Scrub fabric scraps, to children in China's orphanages. Rather than fill up our local landfills with useful fabric scraps, we use the to keep babies warm in usually ill-heated facilities where they are raised.

We recently discovered that the children can use warm, soft caps too. Generous individuals like Maureen have been sending us baby and children's caps we can tuck into our boxes of blankets. If there is one thing that we've found through this endeavor, it's that the world is full of generous people. Thank you so much, Maureen, and the other individuals who have helped us keep "our" orphans warm.

-Karen

Fabrics for Home President's Post

Have you fallen in love with a Sassy Scrubs fabric you've seen on our website and wished you could purchase it for your own project at home? Well, now you can! All of our fabrics are available for direct purchase, whatever your project. We've had customers purchase fabrics to create curtains for their son's bedroom; a special quilt for their daughter, a dress for a special dance, and even tablecovers for birthday celebrations!

I can't tell you how many yards of different fabrics I've scooped up myself for grocery store tote bags. You can forget those ugly eco-disaster plastic bags. I shop in style with my Vintage Victrolla and my Froggy Travelogue tote bags! Here's a photo of my Flog-Eared Bucket Tote, created from our Vintage TV Land fabric - one of my favorites. Now, how fun is that?

So, yes, Sassy Scrubs is not just for great scrubs anymore. Wander through our fabrics and choose one or more for a great summertime project. Then e-mail me with your photo(s) and a description of your project and we'll share. Have fun!

-Karen