But first thank you for the birthday love yesterday! It was really as lovely a birthday as one could hope for under current circumstances. I wasn’t expecting so many amazing gifts but ended up with gourmet chocolate, Jeni’s ice cream, new workout wear, a…

Well! I’m 40 now. This is definitely the first birthday that has me thinking deeply about meaning and legacy and mortality and beyond. It may or may not be my halfway point but . . . it’s certainly possible that it is. This calculator…

25 (I find 25-year-old me really cute) 30 (and yet 30-year-old me sounds kind of annoying) 35 (thankfully this version of me seems closer to ‘normal’) ??? Tomorrow is my birthday. Having had a blog for nearly 16 years (and having written many a…

Blame my impending birthday. I was happily adding books to my 2020 Reading List (it is now LONG!), with contributions from the MMD Guide + other recommendations. Thus far in 2020, I have read 14. I am halfway through 2 more. This puts me…

I feel much better today, mentally and physically. My shoulder doesn’t hurt. My energy feels normal. I don’t feel like I need to nap all day. Hooray! I guess the extra rest worked. Luckily this has been a very quiet call weekend. I’ve answered…

And it’s okay 🙂 For the record, even though I looooove tracking things, writing things, thinking about productivity — I sometimes crave a break from . . . well, myself. I feel really tired today. Almost like I am getting sick, but no fever…

I slept in this morning. Everyone is still asleep right now (it’s 7:08), but probably up soon. It is pouring! It would be a lovely day to stay home and see patients from my bedroom, but I definitely have to go in. (Added an…

Yesterday was a bit better. Busy, but not terrible. I had a couple of nice interactions with other physicians and it made me think a bit about how people generally treat each other in the hospital. I feel thankful to work for a health…

Yesterday was . . . not a good day. I was thrown into a work situation (not related to call) and in retrospect, attending multiple planning meetings on my call day was a bad idea. Also, while it is silly to blame my failures…

As planned, I had my virtual wardrobe update consultation yesterday (with Lani!) and based on recommendations ended up ordering a major refresh of my work wardrobe. Then I joked with Josh that with my luck our healthcare system is probably going to issue a…