1- I am reading The Dutch House. It is a good distraction. Highly recommend! This is my 4th Ann Patchett that I can recall (State of Wonder, Bel Canto, Commonwealth were the first 3). While I have enjoyed all of her books — especially…

I thought perhaps we would pivot from yesterday’s slightly deeper topic! For the first time in months, I am not thrilled with how my clothes are fitting. I am not in a panic about it, but I am interested in taking action before things…

There is always uncertainty in life. It’s just that I — and many others, I’m sure — tend to assume the best in most circumstances. I have my $ in the stock market (not individual stocks, but still). I have planned a TON of…

First, a brief note about the previous post and the dialogue in the comments: thank you all for weighing in with largely respectful contributions. I have done some further thinking and have also now received a (very kindly worded) clarifying email and comment from…

OMG you guys! I LOVED all of the suggestions and back-and-forth conversation in the comments of Wednesday’s post. I have taken many of them to heart and hopefully will be able to report on more streamlined mornings soon. Those of you who read this…

Maybe I should start writing posts like Trent Hamm’s mailbag editions. He certainly gets a lot of questions! I did want to make an admission/declaration about our mornings. They are not amazing these days. Our nanny is now staying later, which helps in the…

VALENTINE’S DAY, 2020: Probably our least romantic one yet. Josh was operating from 11:30 pm 2/13 – 6:00 am 2/14, so . . . yeah! I ended up doing our annual ‘treasure hunt’ with the kids anyway, and it was a hit despite my…

I have grown to love vacation planning. I enjoy the searching almost as much as the vacation itself. And as I’ve become more cost-conscious in other areas of my life, I enjoy making travel (and not necessarily cheap travel) a priority for our family.…

Call is over! I am very excited. AND, I will present the final tallies: There you go! 55 hours worked, 16 after-hours calls, 1 overnight call on 5 of the 7 nights. I feel like at least some fatigue is warranted. Sadly, though I’d…

Just mostly work. I am currently down to approximately 5 call weeks/year. When I started at my current job, it was 13! The number has changed because a) we have grown (from 4 providers to 7) and b) my clinical role is only 0.4FTE.…