For those who have requested a new post: here it is, the past month in summary:
1. finished up in newport, WA- a great rotation. amazing people, which is like 90% of any experience...even though i was forced to sing karaoke at the ER christmas party. and the remaining 10% was all fun and guts encompassing good times in the ER, surgery, inpatient, long term care, and labor and delivery. 4 baby girls came into the world with my (limited) assistance. i hinted to ben that maybe it was a sign...and he says yes....that the world is clearly overcrowded with them. nice try.
2. back to NH for the holidays to see friends and family, which was super fun despite the fact that it was FREEZING cold the whole time we were there. or maybe i've just become a wuss. to be honest, i've been a wuss for some time now, just able to hide it well. call a NW winter whatever you want, but you don't have to shovel rain and i have yet to wear a hat or gloves here. in a nutshell, it was a whirlwind of sledding, gingerbread, champagne, cousins, lobster, vegan gluten free carrot cake, captain underpants, more champagne, and a few parties involving christmas cookies and more champagne. it was good to be back, good to see old friends, good to see how things have changed in our absence. good to be in sunapee harbor, fun to be in a beautiful rural locale in new england, totally normal rockwell'ed out.
3. fast forward a few weeks to the insanity of coming home new year's eve, making into town and into the warmth of our friends home just in time to ring in the new year. the new-improved-don't-look-back-this-one-is-gonna-ROCK! year. since i have nothing nice to say about 2009, i won't. but i am supe
r hopeful about what's coming down the line, and it was nice to have a solid delineation. i'm not really much for new year's celebrations, but i had a little celebration at every single time zone we crossed on our flight back.
r hopeful about what's coming down the line, and it was nice to have a solid delineation. i'm not really much for new year's celebrations, but i had a little celebration at every single time zone we crossed on our flight back. and now we're settled into our new (slightly longer term) place in sellwood, the neighborhood we've sort of been coveting for a year now. it's like a dream come true. walkable, bikeable, eatable, drinkable, playgroundable...pretty much hits all the major checkpoints for a place we want to live in, PLUS a sock emporium. what's not to love?
take the photo tour:
my current rotation, the biggest of the year, a 3 month family practice gig, is a short commute away and so far seems to be a gem of a spot. most of the pts are intel/yahoo/nike employees...and totally normal, nice people. a good international mix, lots of interesting life stories. i see it all, at a high volume. so it's nice to get a little bit of everything. from thyroid disorders to hypertension to diabetes to toenail removals to depression to rashes and the dreaded well child checks...it's good stuff. i get it. it's a comfy spot to be in. the light is getting brighter at the end of the tunnel and the track is smooth at the moment, so i'm chugging along quite nicely.
after this rotation, things may or may not get a little more roller coastery, but that remains to be seen as i have at least one unfilled rotation, and the other could be iffy depending on how things shake out in eastern africa over the next few months. but my passport is all renewed, ready to go just in case.
life is good. i feel like i haven't been able to say that for a while. i'm rolling with it. cause i finally can. phew.
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