wednesday giggles

and because I'm still in a CS Lewis mood..

"hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny"
-c.s. lewis

Flashback Thursday: APRIL 1 and 2 years ago

these are really interesting posts because I feel much more across the "bridge" of medical education

but I do feel like this blog, and my wonderful medical community has helped me to hold onto the stories

to remember that my patients don't exist in a vacuum, my colleagues don't exist in a vacuum,

and even I don't exist in a vacuum.

there's always more to the story if you're willing to look/ask/listen a bit deeper.

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(to read the whole past post, click on the 1 year ago link below)

1 Year Ago: 2012, starting my 4th year of medical school, making time for an intensive yoga practice

In the choice to let go of your known way of being, the whole world is revealed to your new eyes.
- Dana Faulds

Mayo and me

from an early April hike/camping trip

another snowy hike up sunset ridge with Jared and Mark

(I guess I pretty much only wear one shirt)

2 years ago: 2011, in the middle of my Family Medicine 3rd year clerkship in Bangor, ME

a quote from Dr. Alita Anderson about the process of medical education:

when you find yourself on the other side of that bridge

you're part of the medical culture.

while you get there,

I want you to hold on to every bit of your old self

your now self

I want you to remember the stories of these patients.

my tribe came to visit me and we hiked in Acadia

to celebrate a very happy 25th birthday for Annie and Nic!

Flashback Thursday: 4 and 5 years ago March

This post was so fun to read because I was reminded about my wonderful Boston community and how relieved I felt to finally feel like I could create that in a world that wasn't college.

It was also really interesting to read my first blog post ever (see below) and think about all the plot twists that have occurred in my life since then.  Moving to Vermont.  Meeting (and falling in love with) a man from California in Vermont.  Deciding to go into Ob-Gyn and fully embracing my passion for women's health.  Climbing mountain after mountain and just wanting to climb more.

Lots of Love to Abby, Dan, Paul and my Boston community today!

xoxo

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4 years ago: in Boston, finally part of a community I love

I have three roommates right now, two of whom are gorgeous, 6 feet plus, athletic, brilliant, very very gay men. When we take the subway together, we play a game we call "is my future husband on this train?" - the idea behind which is a) it's so much fun to blatantly check people out on the train alongside two much more obvious men and b) you never know when or where or how your life will intersect with people, places, ideas that stir your soul and excite your mind and send you soaring in an entirely new direction.

they're pretty cute, huh?

(even when we're making funny faces)

5 years ago: in Boston, adjusting to a new city, life after college, my first job, and a 1.5 hour long commute.  Here is my very first blogpost:

I went out to dinner with a friend the other night and we talked about how she's become disillusioned with dating because she feels like when she meets someone, she already knows the steps they're going to go through, can see it all pan out, and end (much to her disappointment), because so far they've all ended. She explained it as "like watching a movie you've already seen a few times before - after a certain number of times, it's like, 'what's the point?'"

That's life. I told her. Plus all the parts you can't predict or don't expect. The interactions that change the course of your life forever - or for the evening - or at least make you consider a different way. And the reactions that surprise you, shock you, disappoint you even.

I guess I just feel the opposite - I see every interaction as a potential plot twist.

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"Man is a romantic at heart and will always put aside dull, peddling reason for the excitement of an enigma...mystery, not logic, is what gives us hope and keeps us believing in a force greater than our own significance" 

- Bryce Courtnay, The Power of One

Abby and me

in our first days of post-college living in Boston

(it's one of my favorite photos ever - it just captures everything)

Monday Giggles: if all of your friends jumped off a bridge

 link to the original on the xkcd website
the rollover text is: "and it says a lot about you that when your friends jump off a bridge en masse, your first thought is apparently 'my friends are foolish and I won't be like them' not 'are my friends okay?'" 

This week has been a crazy few weeks of activity: (can you say "how to cope with uncertainty stress?")

Monday Feb. 25: 

epic snow hike up Sunset Ridge, sled down!

Tuesday Feb 26: 

6 mile run, 

rock climbing gym 

Wednesday Feb 27: 

6 mile run at dusk by myself in the slushy snow (so lovely)

Thursday Feb 28: 

7 mile temp run, 

rock climbing gym - edging up the learning curve!

Friday March 1 : 

5 mile walk (rest? day)

Saturday March 2: 

epic snow hike up Sunset Ridge with my sister and buddies, 

80s dance party until way too late (okay, so 1am just feels really late these days)

Sunday March 3: 

10 mile run,

rock climbing gym - still improving 

(but my arms definitely could tell that I haven't been in days)

Monday March 4: 

early morning wake up for a snow-shoe up Teardrop, 

4 mile run

Tuesday March 5: 

skiing all day (so much snow predicted!)

at some point soon I'll probably need to rest.

but hopefully this will be really helpful with getting ready for the Himalayas!

Monday Giggles: Jennifer Lawrence

Because she's an advocate for mental health (sorta), super funny, totally adorable, 

and probably my new girl crush - 

Jennifer Lawrence's oscars press conference, 

Happy Monday!