Josh turns 48 today (!!!!!) Apparently Genevieve wished him happy birthday first- at 1 AM when she got up to drink water and found him asleep on the couch (not for any bad reason, just because he passes out in random places quite frequently,…

OMG I have a speaking engagement today. My very first (not counting medical/scientific talks). And I am nervous. This is so different from a podcast interview or a platform presentation where all I have to do is essentially explain my slides. I’m sharing my…

This Shel Silverstein poem made me tear up last night: G was gifted a set of these books for her birthday and is very into them, choosing them in lieu of regular books each night since her party. So many of the poems are…

But first: Planner Peace Andrea is a physician with a lot going on, and she shares a detailed look at her bullet journal-centric system! Takeaways that I love: Having one calendar (in her case, her weekly spread in the BuJo) serving as ultimate source…

Another kids’ bday party in the books! Gymnastics + snacks + cupcakes (from Misha’s and yes I had one despite yesterday’s post) = very happy 4+ year olds. And happy parents, because the kids were all occupied and there was coffee. Genevieve doesn’t actually…

I had been doing long runs on Sundays for quite some time. But today I switched it to Saturday and realized it works SO much better for multiple reasons: I almost never do anything on Friday nights, so it’s easy to wake up early…

1- We had neighborhood book club last night! I am still trying to get it off the ground, but last night was really nice – I think we had about 7 come and had some great book-related (and book-unrelated) discussion. EVERY TIME I have…

November Goals: Completed ✅ Order + send holiday card ✅ BLPA launch! ✅ Consistent half marathon training (yes) + continue 2-3x/week strength training ( <– mostly) ✅ Call week: focus on call ✅ Complete Q4 MOCA-Peds (board certification quiz questions to complete each quarter)…

I was supposed to record a rather exciting podcast guest this morning, but they had to move the session (for a very understandable reason). So. Today is the first day of non-clinical work WITH childcare I’ve had in what feels like forever. I’m enjoying…

Summer 2023 My two big kids have decided not to return to sleepaway camp this summer. They most certainly did not have a bad time when they went. Honestly, they seemed to be thriving and I didn’t get a single negative letter. Visiting day…