I had a long night on call. Many calls and little sleep. But this morning I signed off of yet another rotation - 6 done and 6 to go. I sat down with my preceptor, exhausted and defeated from yesterday, to go over my evaluation. "This will be quick," he said. "You were... You were… Continue reading It’s a New Day
Tag: Starting Over
The Truth of a Community
The problem is, that I thought I was part of a community. Maybe I was, but maybe I wasn't. It's easy to pretend or to fabricate an idea that something is what you want, even when it really isn't that way at all. I'm not sure what is worse: being abandoned by the community you… Continue reading The Truth of a Community
A New City
I haven't been here long enough to feel like I really live here. It feels a little bit like a vacation - in a really nice hotel. I've been so busy unpacking, buying and assembling furniture, and "dealing" with my mother-in-law to really appreciate or understand that this is where I LIVE now. The move… Continue reading A New City
The Last Tuesday
Today is my last Tuesday here. Tomorrow will be my last Wednesday... you get the idea. There are exactly seven days left of me living in this city. Seven days of living in this house. Seven days of talking to my neighbours and seven days of visiting with my friends. In eight days, life will be… Continue reading The Last Tuesday
The Beginning of The End
2 weeks. I woke up a few times in the middle of the night and the only thing that I could think of was that there are only 10 more days that my kids will get to go to their dayhome. This is the dayhome they've been going to since they were both born. At… Continue reading The Beginning of The End
