Hump day update
I know you've missed the play by play of my life. So here's what's up today.What's in my purse:1) a Tide pen - always2) Nars lip gloss in Priscilla3) a 2T pull-up (Minnie Mouse!)4) antibacterial hand...
View ArticleBoard book Bible stories
I was reading to E last night from her little kiddie Bible. It's rather abridged; the New Testament includes Jesus' birth, healing the woman who touched his cape (no mention of bleeding of course),...
View ArticleAnother one where my kid says something funny
Having been a single mom this weekend while Nick was away, nothing happened except keeping my kids alive. Therefore, all my funny (or not funny) stories relate to them.1) My doubting ThomasI...
View ArticleBattle of the sexes: Subject to interpretation
Yesterday was kinda a rough day at the office. No one thing in particular was terrible, but there were lots of little things. And it was a long, long day. But then I came home, and Ellison ran up to me...
View ArticleLaw and order
I flew with E & A by myself this last weekend. We went to Tucson to see Laurie (and my mom, who came in for the weekend, too) and then all road-tripped to Vegas to see my aunt and uncle at their...
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Just another Monday
So my momma gave me a pink personalized pen for med school graduation. I have used it every day since then. It's been through a lot, including the washer and dryer. I lost it a few times, too. Me: Has...
View ArticleAll the single ladies
Apologies to the friends who heard this one in person a few days ago. Through various circumstances, I went to my department's holiday dinner party alone this year. So I got gussied up with my hair...
View ArticleI wanna hold your haaaaaand, I wanna hold your hand
I was on call a few weekends ago. Digression: I am now on call only 1 of every 8 weekends or so. It's so amazing to have almost every single weekend off. Like life-changing awesome. Back on track: The...
View ArticleThe dark side
Everybody knows one. That previously well-minded friend who suddenly went crazy loco and committed to some crazy work-out program like Insanity or P90X. I've been married to one of those fools for...
View ArticleCold call
I hate getting telemarketer calls on my cell phone. But this one actually made me laugh. Now if only I'd been quick enough to have this conversation, which came to me immediately upon hanging up.Me:...
View ArticleTest drive
Alright, guys. I know it's been a while. A long while. To be honest, life just didn't seem funny there for a while, and I didn't want my blog to turn into angry venting rant-land. So either I'm...
View ArticleAll in the family
I had started this one a long time ago but just never finished it. I don't really know why. So here it is now...Now I'm a pretty straight-shooting, non-hand-holding type of doctor, and some people...
View ArticleA little perspective
I've been saving this one for almost a whole year because my words are simply insufficient to convey the suffering and agony I encountered with this case. But it's a good reminder about how precious...
View ArticleNo blame here
So not much happening around my house this weekend. By which I mean 48 hours of continuous chaos from whence I emerge not at all rested or ready to start the week. I feel like lots of stuff happened,...
View ArticleAn honored guest?
I have received 3 invitations to talk at grand rounds in the last 4 months. Now to start, grand rounds is just a department-wide lecture; it has nothing to do with circles, actual patient rounds, or...
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Battle of the Sexes: The grocery store
Um, how has it been a month since I posted? Oops.I try to do my grocery shopping at off-peak times to avoid the crowds. For me, this means shopping either late Friday night or very early Saturday...
View ArticleNot quitting my day job
I took E on a quick grocery run the other night. Incidentally, she was wearing her pj's, rainboots, and her work-out hoodie, which is a fashion only those under 5 can pull off. But back to my story....
View ArticleMy new gig
So I've started moonlighting at the county hospital. Basically, I work a 12-hour shift doing the exact same work I did in residency. "But, Bethie," you say. "I thought you hated hospital work?" You are...
View ArticleMy new gig, overnight
Last weekend's moonlighting shift was a doozie. The kind that makes me threaten to myself not to sign up for any more shifts even though I know I will. There was a rapid response (think pre-code -...
View ArticleRemember when
On the eve of my birthday, I find myself reflecting on years gone by. How when you're young, you're always wanting to grow up, waiting for the next big thing. Seems to me a marker of actually being old...
View ArticleThe one where she argued back
Actual conversation between E and me last week in the car, driving home at the end of the day.Me: Archer does have a race car toy. Gramzie gave it to him for his birthday.E: No, it's a fire truck, not...
View ArticleThe one where she caught me
So today is gonna be another kid post. Nothing particularly entertaining has happened at work. Well, not anything that is appropriate for publication on the internet at least. So a kid story it is.Our...
View ArticleDear Dr. Bethie: Better living through techonology
So I've been sitting on this one for a while. It just seems so... inflammatory, as it were. But since months later it still makes me chuckle, I will risk public internet wrath to present you with...
View ArticleThat's my boy
I frequently comment on how Archer is more than half Zarnow. Not only does he look like a tiny (male) version of me, but he surely eats like a Zarnow, too. By which I mean he can eat ridiculous...
View ArticleOn handmade toddler gifts
If you know me well enough to know I have a blog, you know that I tend to be a bit... particular about certain things. I won't say perfectionist because there are plenty of areas where I accept chaos...
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