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  • Day #10/14

    . . . except not!  Because I quit! NO.  Not really 🙂  One of my wonderful coworkers insisted on covering for me tonight (7p – 7a) and I relented.  I work with really amazing…

    July 18, 2014
  • Day #9/14

    * C has a cold with a fever.  He was sweet and cuddly and utterly pitiful this evening.  Sleeping now .  . . * A is obsessed with this princess sticker book.  She doesn’t do…

    July 17, 2014
  • Day #8/14

    HI.  Thoughts today: * It is pretty much impossible to please everyone. * It’s still worth giving it the old college try most of the time. * I will never never NEVER successfully exercise…

    July 16, 2014
  • Day #7/14

    OMG.  Today felt like a race.   Run Commute Pump Consults Outpatients More consults Lunch in like 5 minutes Outpatients Pump Phone calls Home Phone calls (patient with a 4-digit blood sugar = always…

    July 15, 2014
  • Days #5-6/14

    Oops.  I missed posting yesterday.  I can’t even claim that work was busy, because . . . (sshhh) it wasn’t.  This was a really easy on-call weekend.  I’d summarize weekend call like this: 50%…

    July 14, 2014
  • Day #4/14

    I’m tired already.  Also, 14 charts behind.  Aghgh!  This wouldn’t be so terrible, but since I’m entering another full week of call I need to find time to catch up.  I honestly cannot STAND…

    July 12, 2014
  • Day #3/14

    Well!  Here we are.  I haven’t gone crazy yet, but . . . I can’t say I was in the best of moods today.  I’ve been on bedtime duty on my own almost every…

    July 11, 2014
  • Day #2/14

    First, a couple of brief updates on Cameron: 1) He is 4 2/3 months old.  We tried some baby oatmeal/breastmilk slurry over the weekend, but he wasn’t into it.  Ahh well, we’ll try again…

    July 10, 2014
  • Day #1/14

    Thank you for bearing with me through the pump-induced insanity.  Your insights are all wise and welcome, and I still haven’t come to any firm resolution.  However, I’m gradually (again) approaching (again) acceptance (again).…

    July 9, 2014
  • feeling sad

    I’m feeling kind of low today.  I just cannot stop the stupid preoccupation with Cameron’s milk / breastfeeding, and it’s really weighing on me*.  I am now in a frustrating phase where I am…

    July 3, 2014