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  • life Work

    Surreal vs the Mundane

    News. Just . . . seems incredibly surreal, yet I know it IS real. In 2022, people are fleeing for their lives and impending disaster feels quite possible. And yet the mundane details of…

    March 4, 2022
  • life Parenting Work

    Break in the Routine

    Sometimes I guess routines are made for breaking. We met up with some old friends (and their kids) in Ft. Lauderdale last night, visiting from Rhode Island. I cannot remember the last time Josh…

    February 23, 2022
  • Work

    1 on a Friday + Work

    I just found this post fascinating: “What I Learned in My 3 Days Offline” — Raptitude If I were to spend 3 days offline, I would probably read more, sleep more, and (admittedly) interact…

    February 18, 2022
  • Work

    Almost at the halfway point

    Call starts Tuesday morning, so halfway through the 168 hours of consecutive availability is Friday at 8 pm. That is downright depressing from this vantage point, but unfortunately that is the math. I will…

    February 4, 2022
  • life Work

    Call Week Begins . . .

    Here comes the usual pep talk: I can do this It’s just 7 days I will be kind to myself Every time I get an EpicChat is an opportunity to work on my reaction…

    February 1, 2022
  • Work

    Work Talk Etc

    WOW – SO MANY amazing book recs! I will work on finalizing my own 2022 Reading Inspiration List (less prescriptive than a TBR, but lots of ideas to draw from). I greatly appreciate so…

    January 20, 2022
  • Weekend Work

    Currently:

    Listening: Enjoying: having Josh as primary parent this weekend!!! Yesterday was not terrible but I still fielded several calls and had to go in to discharge a patient (kid was happy to get out…

    December 26, 2021
  • Work

    Work and Shakshuka

    We got PCR tests for the kids yesterday: NEGATIVE x 3! All 3 have coughs now. But I guess it is something else: RSV, metapneumovirus, rhinovirus, a non-covid coronavirus (remember those? they still exist!),…

    December 24, 2021
  • Work

    the show must go on

    Our BeeperMD tester did not show yesterday afternoon. This was the second time this happened and I fear they have just . . . given up? (BUT THEN WHY DOES THE SITE STILL SHOW…

    December 23, 2021
  • Parenting Work

    ROLLER COASTER

    R O L L E R C O A S T E R Well. My plan is not working out very well. Annabel woke up yesterday with a sore throat + cough, and we…

    December 22, 2021