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The Age Old Question
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The Age Old Question

April 6, 2015 Crankygiraffe13 Comments

I haven't been feeling myself for a little while now... I've gained a bit a lot of weight in the last little while... I'm tired... moody... hungry... Are you pregnant? (Why is this always everyone's first question...?) No - that's not it... Except. come to think of it... My last period was a little late… Continue reading The Age Old Question

Picnic On Call
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Picnic On Call

January 24, 2015 Crankygiraffe5 Comments

I am on call again on this beautiful Saturday, with the weather a balmy +7 Celsius. It's a little "less than ideal" to be cooped up inside of this hospital instead of at home with the boys. However, they did find a way to make my day a lot more cheery! Husband texted me to… Continue reading Picnic On Call

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Death, Be Not Afraid

January 23, 2015January 23, 2015 Crankygiraffe4 Comments

During my last night on call, I had the privilege of being involved in the care of a lovely lady who, sadly, was going to die. Years ago, when I started working as a porter in the hospital, I was quite disturbed by the part of my job description that involved moving bodies to the… Continue reading Death, Be Not Afraid

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From Someone Else’s Mouth

January 12, 2015 Crankygiraffe14 Comments

"After analyzing the results of your questionnaires, there were two areas that stood out as areas of concern.  As you've mentioned, the high activity and lack of focus are in line with possible ADHD.  There also seem to be quite a few issues that relate to social interaction and development, which is very consistent with… Continue reading From Someone Else’s Mouth

Day 2: The Gift
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Day 2: The Gift

November 2, 2014November 2, 2014 Crankygiraffe1 Comment

The gift, which was my inspiration for my NaBloPoMo theme, is currently on it's way to being delivered.  I had a friend from medical school staying with me for the past two weeks while she was here doing an elective and I asked her to hand-deliver the gift as a "payment" for staying with me. … Continue reading Day 2: The Gift

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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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