2nd Year Rut

I wanted this blog to be real. Honest. No sugar coating it. Med school sucks sometimes. There I said it. Its three days into a new semester and I’ve already hit a wall so hard that I can’t even sleep. Usually when I don’t want to study, I can sleep,...

Long Overdue!

Woah! I sorta fell off of social media unintentionally. Things got crazy the last month of the semester. But I have made it! We made it. I have finished my first semester of medical school. I had so much help and support. Seriously could not have made it without my...

Life Lately

I really do think about it as a past life sometimes. My life before 9 (what?!) weeks ago. It’s hard to describe to anyone not going through it, but I feel like a totally different person in some ways. I thought I was busy before, and most people in all walks of...

Worry

I worry about big things, like about the future. I worry about small things, like about not finishing all the summer reading I wanted. I worried when I was 9 and had no legitimate concerns. I worry now when every decision feels so pertinent. I worry about serious...

Things Women Should Quit Doing

I posted this article on Facebook, and I read this one a while back. I don’t agree with all of them. Women need to apologize for some things just like everyone else. And, being assertive does not mean we can walk all over people to get what we want or be rude. I...

Back from Vacation, Planning Another One

We got back from our camping trip and had a lot of fun. Two things. 1/Everything takes forever with kids. 2/Kids make it more fun. The sun was hot, the water felt good, and I’m now more thankful for things like toilets, netflix, and chapstick always being close...