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Beautiful Mess
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Beautiful Mess

February 10, 2014May 30, 2014 Crankygiraffe9 Comments

Last week was one of my messiest moments in recent time.  As I look back over everything that I went through, I still can't believe I came out unscathed. I received a message from K as I sat in the airport waiting for my last flight home: She asked me how the rest of my… Continue reading Beautiful Mess

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I’m Funny, Apparently…

February 8, 2014June 3, 2014 Crankygiraffe3 Comments

When I was about 18 or 19, I went to a summer fair with a group of my friends. We decided to check out the free outdoor karaoke stage while we were there. Sitting in the crowd, we were all daring each other to go up and sing a song, much to all of our… Continue reading I’m Funny, Apparently…

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When Family is Sick

February 6, 2014 Crankygiraffe4 Comments

My Grandmother is in the hospital right now. I am sitting in an airport terminal waiting to get to her. She's actually been in the hospital for two days and I was almost going to miss one, or even two, of my interviews to get to where she is. The problem that I have when… Continue reading When Family is Sick

Medical School

5 Days. 5 Cities. 5 Interviews.

February 1, 2014May 30, 2014 Crankygiraffe3 Comments

Where I live, all post graduate medical programs hold their residency interviews in a three week period. My medical school gives us the full three weeks off of clinical duties to alleviate the stress of all the travelling and planning for interviews.  A while back, when I submitted my applications, I made the decision to… Continue reading 5 Days. 5 Cities. 5 Interviews.

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Anxiety Counts Too
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Anxiety Counts Too

January 18, 2014January 18, 2014 Crankygiraffe21 Comments

“I pledge my commitment to the Blog for Mental Health 2014 Project. I will blog about mental health topics not only for myself, but for others. By displaying this badge, I show my pride, dedication, and acceptance for mental health. I use this to promote mental health education in the struggle to erase stigma.”*  … Continue reading Anxiety Counts Too

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Blogger Friends Got Ideas!

Yesterday, after my Alter Ego, Cranky Giraffe, posted about my son’s crazy little love letter to his newest idol, Lady Gaga, an old old blogging friend tweeted it, with an idea that maybe he could meet her!  I know the likelihood of it being re-tweeted by anyone other than myself is pretty low… But who […]

It’s Been a Long Time…

“It’s been a long time since I came around Been a long time but I’m back in town And this time I’m not leaving without you” ~Stefani Germanotta (Lady Gaga) I know I haven’t been here blogging for quite a long time (almost a year and a half…), but there was something about blogging that […]

The Common Sense Problem

The airplane seat map shows that the emergency exit row seats are considered “less desirable.” It’s a little ironic since they come with extra leg room, even if they don’t recline (really, who needs to recline 2 inches when you have two extra feet of leg room?). I think the real reason they are less […]

Walking Tall

This month I’m traveling around the country to check out fellowship positions. It is exhausting, trying, lonely, and often confusing. Most of all, I miss my kids. I spend a lot of time trying to figure out how fellowship and moving to one of these places would fit into the current, ideal, little life of […]

Happiness, Please

Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that, but simply growth.  We are happy when we are growing. ~John Butler Yeats, 1909 Is there a difference between pleasure and happiness? I had never really thought much about it until today.  My husband sent me an interview by Dr. Robert Lustig, who just […]

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