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The SHU Box

  • welcome interns // it gets better

    July 1!  I know most new interns have started already, but today’s date marks the official start of the academic calendar in the medical world.  And for me, it’s the first July I’m NOT…

    July 1, 2014
  • good morning // assorted happenings

    So I’m sitting here, drinking coffee, and not pumping this morning.  Not because I don’t want to, but because I’ve accepted the fact that if I do, C will not be satisfied with his…

    June 30, 2014
  • SLEEP: the missing link

    SO.  The past few days have been sort of rough.  I haven’t worked out since Tuesday.  I have not been able to finish things at work, in part because I’ve been totally inefficient.  I…

    June 28, 2014
  • vacation days

    I just scheduled a few vacation days, and it felt SO WEIRD.  I realize it’s because I’ve NEVER (NEVER!) been able to schedule a day off before.  In residency and fellowship, we were allowed…

    June 27, 2014
  • at this juncture

    I’ll try to do an updated D-I-T-L post now that Cameron is out of the newborn period, but right now I just wanted to update on life . . . these days. Overall, things…

    June 25, 2014
  • shopping

    I’m in a total wardrobe rut.  One would think that right about now I would be shopping with abandon.  I finally have a “real” job, and after a pregnancy and a move my closet*…

    June 24, 2014
  • simple. peaceful. good.

    today so far: A slept until 8:20 (LIFETIME PR!) she didn’t even really want to get up then, either We had lots of playground time. C, up at 6:30, was on his 4th diaper…

    June 22, 2014
  • milk matters, round 2

    When Annabel was 4 months old, I wrote this post about the frustration of pumping my heart out and still not getting enough.  A few weeks ago, I thought I was doing much better with round…

    June 19, 2014
  • a few things

    1.  Annabel (~4 months) on the left, Cameron on the right. (This made me imagine what it would have been like if they were twins.   Honestly, I am tired just thinking about it.)…

    June 18, 2014
  • Postpartum Body Woes: Epilogue

    SO.  My 3 part series is about to become a 4-part series, and then it’s going to be over.  Because after copious (over)analysis I am pretty sure that my ability to feed Cameron/pump enough…

    June 11, 2014