I don't always blog -- but when I do I like to blog about ridiculous trips to the post office

Right, so I was in Vegas last week from Saturday to Wednesday and during that time not one but TWO postal workers brought a package to my apartment and tried to deliver it -- neither of those kind people decided to take said package to the leasing office when I didn't answer the door and instead left me a little note saying that the package would be at the post office.  Now, this probably seems rational to you doesn't it readers?  That is because you are missing the one critical piece of information that the post office has NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE... they always leave the packages at the office... or outside my door... now, this is only the beginning friends

I decided on Thursday to go to the post office and pick up my package b/c it was a present for B and I wanted to bring it with me when I came to visit him this weekend... and that is where the real fun starts -- I had called the post office and, because I am the most unlucky person ever, the package was sitting at the post office with the most restrictive hours in the world city.  The little card said they were open until 5:30pm but when I called they said oh no, we are only open until 4:30 now because we want to make your life miserable and we just haven't changed it on the forms.  Right, ok... whatever.  I didn't need to stay at work past 4pm anyway... So I leave at 4pm and drive over to the post office thinking I'll get in right before they close and get my package quickly and get home... and that is exactly what didn't happen.

As I walked up to the post office I could see that there were about 15 people in a waiting area that was no larger than 12x8 feet... as I got into line I could hear the first lady talking to the mail lady about how "someone" kept getting her address wrong" on all her mail... as if it were the mail lady's personal fault that this was occurring... and then she just stared at the lady who stared blindly back at her as if to say "what the crap do you want me to do about that"... she eventually got stabbed taken care of, I assume, since I got distracted by the next guy in line who went to the other window -- he was a special kind of crazy.  He was holding maybe 10-12 manilla envelopes and asked the guy if he could get them weighed so he would know how many stamps to put on them... the guy weighs one and tells him the postage is $1.95 stamps and then the guys says -- "it's a good thing I didn't do what I was going to do"  ::long silence:: post office guy: "what was that"; envelope guy: "put two stamps on it and cross my fingers" <<insert most obnoxious and painful laugh/cackle/ridiculousness known to man>>

At this point I looked to the heavens to ask what fresh hell I was being put through and why... Suddenly however, I was distracted yet again by a woman asking about postage on her 7+ manilla envelopes as well as her spawn with neon green hair... the post office lady told her that it was between 2 and 3 stamps and that she could either put two on and they would charge her the difference or she could put three on and be over by a little (she was holding a book of stamps out in front of her like a shield) and then this moron kind person spent no less than 45 seconds deciding whether to put 2 or 3 stamps on the envelopes... I couldn't make this crap up

Finally I get to the counter and get my package and go to head out to my car and as I'm putting it in the passenger side along with my purse I see a car in my peripheral vision obnoxiously creeping into my personal pedestrian space waiting to park in the spot IMMEDIATELY next to mine despite the fact that there were NO LESS than 10 other parking spots within my immediate viewing area... to top it off, this asshat was wearing headphones -- while DRIVING... at that I got in my car and got home quickly so that no more stupidity could infiltrate my evening...

Ok, that is all.  I hope this was at least mildly entertaining :-)

mantra reclaimed

Reading through some old blog posts and came across what I, at the time, dubbed to be my mantra -- I think I have changed/grown throughout the past year and I think my alteration of said mantra would be this: I am capable, I am growing, I will work to see each day as an opportunity rather than an obstacle

I have blogged before about how I feel like my whole life I've been waiting on the next thing and even though I am getting to a point in my life where I've gone through many of the these landmark things I still find myself seeing this year as an obstacle to my future happiness, a hill that I just have to get over to get to the fun part on the other side -- now, in some ways this is true since I did kind of have to put my life on hold to move here and complete my training but at the same time, I have felt recently that I am just unhappy and I think it stems from the fact that I go to work everyday thinking about what I "have" to do and not what I have the opportunity to do.

Now, those of you who know me may be thinking that I've had a stroke or been abducted by aliens or something of that nature but I haven't :-)  Also, I'm not saying that I'm suddenly going to become ecstatic about living away from all my friends/family and B but I just feel like I have to put an end to this cycle of my going into work Monday with a negative opinion of things that only gets worse as the week wears on.  And maybe some of this stems from the fact that tomorrow will be day 1 of 18 and I just don't think I can face 18 days of being angry with my life... and maybe I am trying to have a more positive outlook because B is coming in a couple of days and I want to be happy while he's here... I don't know, but I do know that I want to try to just be content for the next 244 days.  And I want to be productive.

On that note, I'll go try to get my handout ready for my topic discussion tomorrow... wah wah...

Happy Halloween Week kiddies :-)

lyrics

and I have to speculate
that God himself did make us
into corresponding shapes
like puzzle pieces from the clay

and true it may seem like a stretch
but it's thoughts like this that catch
my troubled head when you're away
when I am missing you to death

Iron & Wine
Such Great Heights

I love this song.  Period.

I'm a bad blogger

I don't have time to post... like ever...

I am so happy to be laying on my couch right now.  I am so happy to not be in the hospital right now.  Sometimes people tell me that I should be careful about what I post so that no one ever thinks that I don't like what I'm doing -- I think anyone who has done a residency knows that residents MUST love what they do or they wouldn't do it.  This is not a glamorous lifestyle.  No one does a residency because they want to be a resident -- it is a very fulfilling means to an end.  A challenging and fulfilling means to an end.  I am so grateful for the opportunities I've been given since graduating and I truly value the position I'm in currently.  That said, I will be happy in 259 days when I'm no longer a resident.  Anyone who thinks that is bad/wrong/inappropriate is silly.  I am so excited to join the ranks of specialists who have completed their respective residencies and pay it forward to those who are also going to pursue the residency path.  I hope I can be there for others as people have been there for me.  Additionally, I am going to be so exquisitely happy to be able to see the real B instead of the pixelated skype version of him that I am so used to seeing now.  I value him even more now that I have had to be away.

On another note - My sister is coming next month for Thanksgiving... I guess we've kind of made it out little tradition.  Last year we had Thanksgiving together too.  I have to work that holiday as well as 2 of the other 3 weekends in November... I am glad she is willing to come here and make food for me :-)

Well, I think now it is time for me and my kitty friend to continue lounging about the apartment doing absolutely nothing.  And then maybe later I will try and do something productive... perhaps laundry or going to the grocery store... or actually work on something related to work... the world may never know.

later happy people.

clinical coverage

During the week there are a large number of pharmacists (many specialists) covering the patients in the hospital... on the weekend there are 4 specialists for all the patients in all the areas of the hospital.  This weekend I am one of those four.

Saturday was only slightly better than having dental work done (and anyone who knows me knows how I feel about the dentist)... Trying to organize and figure out how to sensibly provide pharmacy care to that many people takes some thought and just some time to get set up.  Today when I got to work I had a plan.  I looked at all the SICU patients and made a list of things to f/u on and then I put in my TPNs and then I did the kinetics for the floor patients and then I looked back over the SICU patients for changes/interventions I made earlier and then I looked over the floor patients briefly to identify need for renal dosing and if there were any monitored meds that I had missed.  I think it was a good system.  I left 2 hours earlier than I did yesterday so I call that a win.

Today was day 14 of 18 so I am really starting to feel it.  I cannot wait until Thursday afternoon when I leave and go to see B.  I definitely am aching for a weekend :-)

Ok, that's really all I had to blog about.  My project is going well so far and I'm excited about it.  My last rotation went really well and Tuesday I start SICU month 2 (student included).  Should be fun.

later kids :-)

Sunday night... time to post

I don't have a lot to say to the blog world tonight... Last weekend B came here to visit and we tried several good restaurants and went to a minor league baseball game so that was really fun.  This week I have started my first rotation in the SICU.  It is an open unit so the team I'm on is a consult team which is a new experience but overall I got to start off without too many patients and I think I have a decent handle on things so far.  I had to work my first weekend alone this weekend which means 1 down and only 17 more to go.  Hazah :-)  But seriously, I worked with an AWESOME technician this weekend and although I had some weird stuff come up I feel like I did a good job and no one died.  I do however still have the fear when leaving that I might have done something terribly stupid, but after a year of practicing as a pharmacist I'm pretty sure I'm being careful enough that I didn't actually do anything too stupid.  Here's to hoping :-)

I don't really want to go to work tomorrow but alas, I must.  And not only must I go, I must go early.  I saw today that I have a couple new patients that I don't know anything about so that means I have work to do before rounds tomorrow.  The funny thing is, even though I've had a couple of 12+ hour days, I'm enjoying it for the most part.  I mean, don't get me wrong -- at 10 hours or so I'm working hard to get my ass out of the hospital but I feel like I'm doing good work and I feel like I'm learning and that makes me happy :-)

Hard to believe a month has gone by already... In a lot of ways I hope the year does go quickly so I can get back to being in the same city and state with B.  I knew it would suck but being away from him most of the time is just a lot crappier than I even anticipated.  And that's my complaining limit for this post. :-P

On a lighter note, I have some pretty cool co-residents and overall I'm having a good time.  I am excited to see where this year will take me.  I think that's all I have to say for now.

goodnight folks.

p.s. only 328 days until I become a real person.  not that I'm counting or anything...

life altered

I've done it.  I've moved away all by myself.  It was a challenge.  I got here last Thursday and my dad was here.  Friday I drove him back and then B and I came back here for the weekend.  Things were pretty nice with him here although there was a bug issue that nearly had me falling apart.  Half a can of Raid later the bugs have decreased to a manageable number.  When B left on Sunday I cried and cried.  That was the hardest moment of the whole situation.  I felt really really alone and quite nervous about the next year.  After that initial sadness/panic I managed to settle in here and get into something of a routine.  Last week of orientation was pretty easy since we had the holiday and Friday was pretty limited in terms of what we had to do but now I'll be starting my first 12 day stretch.  Those are going to be pretty prevalent for the first six months or so.  12 on 2 off is something I'm going to need to get used to... we'll see.

I'm excited to get started on rotations but I'm nervous about trying to prove myself to a whole new group of people.  I think I have a good knowledge base to work from and hopefully my training will be sufficient for me to look up my patients efficiently.  I'm trying to just focus on operations things so that I can get that figured out b/c I felt a lot smarter as a PGY1 once I figured out how things move through the hospital.  I think I'm rambling now... anyway, only 51 weeks until I'm a real person which, incidentally, means only 51 weeks for me to find a real person job... kind of weird to think about since I'm just starting my PGY2 but knowing how fast last year went I feel like those 51 weeks will go quicker than I could ever imagine...

night kids.

another year flown by

I cannot believe it but I only have 3 more days of my PGY1.  I have only 1 Resitrak eval left.  I have my residency certificate.  This is insane.  In 5.5 days I'll be moving.  By myself.  Without B.  I am kind of freaking out.  I mean, don't get me wrong... I'm really excited about my PGY2 but I am totally freaked out that this year is over.

I don't have much else to say about my life right now... I will hopefully find something creative to write about once I move...

All I know is that I have had an amazing year with great co-residents and awesome preceptors.  I am really going to miss those folks :-)

night kids.

Post Vacation Post

Yes, you heard right... even as a resident I managed to squeeze in a vacation.  B and I left with his family the day after graduation for Florida.  So, to begin, some graduation photos.

K graduated... my little sister is all grown up :-)

Of course B was graduating and I am SO super proud of how awesome he is :-)

The graduating class of 2012 -- all 880 of them

Proud papa... as close as he gets to smiling :-P

A somewhat disgruntled but also very proud mom and stepdad






Graduation was fun and a little stressful but it was all good because once the festivities were over B and I got to go to Orlando, FL for a much deserved childhood dream vacation.





We spent 3 days at Universal Studios and 3 days at Disney.  It was super busy but super super fun.

Below are some photos from the awesomeness that ensued.

Hogsmeade :-)












Ollivander's where I got my very own wand!

THE CASTLE!!!

This was the coolest ride in the history of the universe.  The line was interactive and inside the castle and it was just exactly how I thought it should/would be :-)  I am such a wiz-nerd

They did a good job with details

B's shirt says "Thing 1" and his sister was Thing 2, brother - Thing 3, and his parents got shirts that said mother/father of all things... then to top it off we found one for me that says "I'm with Thing 1" -- we took a photo, it may appear on a Christmas card :-)

Finally, some photos from a really cool Beauty and the Beast show we saw at Disney :-)

We had such a great time over the past 9 days or so that I really don't want to go back to reality tomorrow... BUT I will survive :-)  Only 6 weeks left of my PGY1 residency... where has the time gone?

Ok that's all for now kids.  Happy Weekend-end and hope you all have a fantastic start the the week tomorrow!

goodnight

another one bites the dust

oh the plurality of this title... so I got through GLPRC unscathed.  I did have to wait until the last day to present but I made it and now it is over.  I officially just have my teaching portfolio and my manuscript left as far as big projects go and neither of those require presenting anything so that is AWESOME :-)

In other news... since it is the last day of the month I have also finished my another rotation.  My time in the NICU is now complete.  AND!!! I only have 2 more rotations left in my PGY1... how crazy is that?!?!

I have a bunch of stuff to do before starting my PGY2... I have a large To Do list going right now.  I am a little stressed out that I'll be offsite for much of next month but at least I get to go on vacation so that is a plus.

Anyway, life is pretty good right now.  I am enjoying the last couple of months with B and I both here before I move and just soaking it all up.  It is hard to believe that this year has gone so fast.

That's all for now.

goodnight

stressed

I hate the GLPRC.  If you don't know what this is, it is a big conference where all the pharmacy residents in this area go to present their research projects.  I hate my research project.  I hate that we had so many unforseen bumps in the road.  I hate that I don't really have any awesome findings... or any findings really.  I hate that I have to give a presentation.  I hate that the slides are due on my birthday.  Yeah, I just am not pleased.

In other news, I went to find an apartment yesterday.  It was a lot more stressful than I anticipated and I'm not really sure how I am going to manage doubling my housing budget next year when I'm not making any more money really... but I guess we'll just see how it goes.  I think I'm also just really stressed about moving away from B.  I mean, this year we have been apart a lot but there is something different about going and putting a deposit on a place that I know only I am moving into.  I think I'm just really nervous about moving away without any of my people.  On the plus side, I will be close to a couple who live out there that I really enjoy and I got to see them this weekend and they were really supportive of the area that I was moving to and said that it should be a really fun area.  So that is a good thing.  And the apartment will be re-done on the inside right before I move in with new laminate/engineered flooring in the main living area and new stainless steel appliances as well as new higher end counter tops and cabinets AND the biggest bonus is that there is a W/D in the apartment.  So I mean, I'm excited in some ways but I am just nervous too.

Now I need to get some more work done on my stupid presentation.  grr.

likely to be the longest 4 weeks

So I went to NWIN this weekend b/c the time has come for B to go off to his last rotation in NM... ug.  We had a lot of fun going to see the Hunger Games and watching Game of Thrones but it was not fun dropping him off at the airport... He has safely arrived though and that at least makes me feel better.

Also B and his mom put together a care package type thing with little presents for everyday while he's gone so that is pretty fun :-)  And of course my birthday presents are here from him and his parents and I'm not allowed to open them until my birthday... I feel like this is a trend.  Last year I had the present from his mom for like a month...

Anyway... on the PGY2 front... I emailed my friends and they are going to get my info to some of their friends in the real estate business so I can get some help with finding a studio for next year.  I had some good conversations with B's mom this weekend about how really even though I have to go away next year we can still focus on getting a place for "us" here for next year. It was surprisingly comforting to think about it that way... B and I were really excited about moving in together and feeling like we were starting a new phase and we can still do that this just throws a little curve in the road.

So, enough of that for now.  Here's to hoping that the next 4 weeks go quickly and I can get everything done that I need to do... GLRC is coming up and I have a presentation to put together... I also have a couple of other big-ish things due this week on Thursday so I think I'm going to be quite busy.  Despite that I have been a complete loser today and the only productive thing I've done is laundry and minimal grocery shopping.  Whatevs though -- I am just trying to enjoy the rest of my weekend and then tomorrow can start the crap-fest that will likely be this week.  Hooray! :-P

Ok, goodnight kids.

so it is emailed so it is done.

Match day - a day that will live in infamy...

Ok maybe not... BUT, it was a BIG day for all of us waiting to figure out what we'll be doing for the next year or so.

So, to begin -- I am going to be a  PGY2 critical care resident at a very large and very well known academic medical center which I will not name in the attempt to keep things a little anonymous.  I am professionally very happy b/c I really loved the program and the people were really awesome and I know I will get a very different experience than I had during my PGY1.  There are way more residents overall and the whole place is just giant... I am excited to have this new adventure in pharmacy excellence.

On the less exciting side is that this means that B and I will be apart for another year and have to do the weekend commute back and forth... and I know it's just a year but it is still frustrating... In addition, this means that I won't be close to my sister either who has decided to stay near our fabulous university... I have really enjoyed living close to her over the last several years and I will miss being able to just get together with her... Also, all my friends are here... so even though we don't all hang out that often I will miss being able to just decide to go to dinner or whatever...

Mostly I'm excited but I'm also a little nervous.  I really think though that professionally this is going to be what is best for me.  When it all came down to it I knew that I could get equally great training at all the places I ranked and there is no denying that staying in the same city with B played a part... I would never choose to be away from him.  Nevertheless, the match has done its thing and I am happy to have the privilege to train in such an awesome program.

So, that's all for now I think...

goodnight

T minus 36 hours

In a mere 36 hours I should know where I'll be doing my PGY2... unless of course I don't match anywhere in which case I cry and then try to decide about scrambling vs. getting a job vs. moving to a remote tropical island and becoming a bartender and letting my hair go into dreadlocks...  all valid options I think :-)

Anyway I can't write any more about this without feeling crazy.  I'll post when I know what's up.

goodnight

update

So Friday was day 12/12 and also the last day for manipulation of rank lists... that means that somewhere out there there is a computer crunching the rank lists of every candidate and program and matching us... for the next 10 days... seriously?  Why should that take so long for a computer?  I will never understand that...  Anyway, I'm trying not to think about it b/c at this point it is all over and I cannot impact anything by worrying about it.

In the mean time -- I had my lecture last Tuesday and I felt like that went pretty well.  Now I have basically completed everything for my teaching certificate except for writing my teaching philosophy... that is harder than I thought it would be.  I have exactly 12 more patients to look at and for my data collection and I would be doing it now but my computer decided to stop letting me access work systems from home... so that sucks.  Tomorrow though I will finish.  Probably this means that I will have to stay at work really late.  That doesn't make me happy but it must be done.

So the other thing about tomorrow -- I'll start rounding with the ID team.  That I think will be a good thing.  I have been learning a lot with topic discussions and peripherally following the patients but I am excited to be on rounds again and actually see my patients.  So hopefully that will help keep me distracted from the match stuff until the 21st.

In other news - I am starting my 12 day stretch again tomorrow b/c I traded a weekend with J so that I can go to NWIN on my normal weekend to work and see Hunger Games with B before he has to leave for NM... that is going to be a very long month.  I have some thoughts about how it will be depending on where I end up next year but I'll save that for after I know.  Suffice it to say I am not terribly excited about starting 12 in a row again but actually it will only be 11 in a row b/c I'm taking PTO on Friday the 23rd so I get an extra day with B since he has to leave for NM on Saturday.  Hey, how about that?! :-)

Ok, I need to go find some dinner that isn't cereal since I've already had that for two meals today...

night kids

my recent dreams (warning: the following contains material not suitable for some - reader discretion is advised)

Now, some of you may have heard me speak of these on occasion, but seriously -- I have been having THE weirdest dreams in the past couple of weeks... although some of these are actually a bit disturbing, hopefully you may find some humor in them... maybe you won't... they are kind of creepy... I am trying to just laugh about them and not diagnose myself with any mental illness.

1. The one where I slice throats -- pretty much just like it sounds... in some sort of crazed life or death situation I am forced to slice the throats of random strangers who will surely kill me if I don't

2. The one where I kick people out of the back of a truck -- really it is like an empty ambulance or what I envision an ambulance would look like if it were empty... anyway, again in a crazy life or death manor I am necessitated to kick random strangers out of the back of the "ambulance" by prying them off the walls and then pushing/booting them out the doors... I wake up when I realize I don't know how to get the drivers kicked out the back...

3. The one where the "match" takes place in a giant showcase room/gymnasium as opposed to via email -- right... so some sadist stands at the front of this big freaking room where all the candidates presumably from the whole country are gathered and this sick lady announces each program and starts at the top of their rank list and goes through it until she gets to an available candidate... in "dream match" the odds of matching were considerably lower even than in real life and accordingly by about halfway through the process there were crying candidates everywhere as they realized that they didn't make it to the tops of the lists of places they interviewed... this dream was so improbable that I woke up feeling ridiculous even for me.

Yeah... officially my stress level has taken the last peaceful thing that I had going for me... I now wake up roughly 3-4 times a night from weird dreams only some of which I can remember beyond the feeling of overwhelming dread that I wake up with.  Not cool brain, not cool.

alright folks... I'm gonna go try and be productive for a few minutes and then maybe take a chance with my sleep cycle.

goodnight

a little bit of everything

The good:

- my last PGY2 interview went really well and more info regarding this will be blogged in 24 days
- I got my new glasses (see photo to the right)
- I have had a restful weekend (read :: nap comas) and got to see B for a couple days and even though he's gone again this month at least he's at home with his family
- the apartment is still relatively clean

The bad:
- I should have worked on my lecture this weekend and so far have not
- my month on admin when I was going to get lots of things done is almost over and I still have lots of things to do
- there are still 24 days until I know what I'm doing next year
- tomorrow is day 1 of 12
- after this month B goes to New Mexico I won't see him for 4 weeks
- I really should have been doing more with my life this month

The ugly:
- well, nothing in my life really gets to go under the heading of ugly at this point

Anyway, I feel weird about life right now... I can't wait until March 21st to find out where I'll be next year but I have a ton of stuff to get done between now and then.  On the plus side, I can see in both my new contacts and glasses so at least I have that under control :-)  I am excited about my new geek chic frames and I love that I don't have to sacrifice my vision if I want to lay off the contacts for a day.

Also, The Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother make my life considerably better.

I need to be productive for at least a little bit now.

goodnight folks

day 12 of 12

Sort of... I didn't actually work today.  Yesterday I went to work early and then after residency forum I left to drive to an interview for a PGY2 program.  I got there around 9pm last night and stayed at a hotel that the program had booked for me and then had an all day interview today.  It was interesting.  After match day I'll try to
do a post about all my interviews and my overall experience with interviewing for PGY2 programs.  Until then you'll just have to imagine how things went.

I have this weekend off so that is really nice.  Tomorrow B and I are going to go give blood and then later in the evening we're going out to dinner at this new winery restaurant that I've heard good things about as a late Valentine's day celebration.  He already did a great job getting me these earrings that I was wanting as well as sending me a flowering plant on Valentine's day itself but I'm really excited about dinner too :-)

Life as a resident is pretty stressful right now.  I am trying to finish my data collection for my research project and work on a lecture that I'm giving in a couple of weeks as well as worry about where I'll end up for a PGY2... so I really want March 21st to get here quickly but I need that time to work on my research project so it is kind of a lose-lose.  Nevertheless, I am enjoying my time for the most part.  I'm on my Admin rotation right now and I am really enjoying it.  I like my preceptor and I like running around to all the various meetings.  I've worked on a couple mini-projects and they haven't been super taxing but they have been useful so that makes me happy.

I have another interview next Friday... I have to give a presentation during that one so that is a little nervous-making.  I think it will be fine but I think some appropriate anxiety is healthy.  Ok kids... that might be all for now.  I'm excited to write about the interview process from both sides but I can't right now so hopefully by the time I can I have lots of funny saved up to pack into it :-)  We'll see...  For anyone who is wishing this blog was funnier, let me tell you, I wish it was too :-P  For funnier things see the following:

http://anondoc.blogspot.com/
http://reallifeiscoming.blogspot.com/

Both of those are funny.  Hope that was helpful :-)

goodnight

Weekend 3 of 3

So I had 3 weekends off in a row because I traded with one of my co-residents so he could do some family stuff... I've really enjoyed having all the weekends off.  I kind of never want to work another weekend ever :-)  No, it really isn't that bad...

Anyway, I've just been relaxing with B this weekend...  We watched Contagion today which was pretty good and now we are watching Breaking Bad... it is a really interesting show.  I have to say, I can see why the guy might have thought making meth would be an interesting way to spend the last year or so of his life before he dies of lung cancer... I mean, if you're going to go anyway you might as well go out making a crap ton of money.  I don't think I'd do it just because with my luck I'd blow myself up and end up burned and in pain.

In other news... I need to fold the laundry now.

Later

a short update

IM2 is going great.  I have a fabulous student and I am getting great precepting experience and I have a lot of autonomy with my team.  My doctors are calling/paging me and they seem like they like to see me when I meet them for rounds.  Non-critical care month or not, I'm loving it. :-)

As for the PGY2 front I'm going to keep this brief but I have now heard back from 4 of the 6 programs I applied to including my current facility and I have interviews set up for 3 (one of which is my current facility).  I am still waiting to hear from the 2 programs that are farther away.  Honestly, this whole process kind of sucks.  I'm excited to do all of my interviews but this whole having the next year of my life up in the air does not make me happy.  That is all.

On another note, we are conducting the PGY1 interviews right now too which means dinner out at a nice restaurant several times and a lot of smiling, talking, and expressing just how much I love my current program.  It is fun but tiring.

Alright, that's all for now.

Have a great night everyone :-)

first week on IM2

I'm on my second month of internal medicine and I just finished the first week.  Pretty exciting.  I feel pretty good about my ability to take care of these patients.  I also feel pretty good about the fact that I got all of my PGY2 applications submitted.  Now I just have to wait to find out where I get to interview.  Oh, and I get to worry about where I will be living next year and if B will be able to be there or if I'll be hours away and sad.  Right, there is always that... BUT, I'm trying to just ignore that for now.

So, not too much going on really aside from regular residency stuff.  Trying to keep up on my data collection for my project and work on my lecture for the ID elective and just be awesome in general.  I'm really happy this month b/c B is here in the same city with me.  I'm trying to keep my time at work as short as possible while still getting stuff I need to do done so that I can maximize my time with him before he heads off for rotations unknown again at the end of the month... after this month he is in a city about 3 hours south of here and then one in his hometown again and then -- get this -- in New Mexico.  wtf... no, I know he wants to do it and I know he's excited about it... I have to say I'm not as excited but I'm happy that he will likely have a good time. I'm just nervous about next year mostly... I really don't want to be away from him for a whole year.  I'm tired of saying/thinking that.  I hate that this whole residency process takes like 3 months of waiting impatiently.

ugg...

Speaking of uggs -- I think I'm going to go buy a new pair today.  These ones I believe:


Yeah, just so I have something to wear over my dress pants when there is snow... they are just so easy...

Ok, enough for now.

later