Let's start with the good news.....drum roll.....I PASSED my boards! Yahoo! And to take a moment to brag, I not only passed, but I did pretty stinking good. I am still waiting on the score for the second part of the test and really don't know when to expect it.
So this month I am in Columbus, GA on a Family Therapy rotation. I am learning to "listen" and to analyze my interactions with patients.... I was a psychology major at Mercer and I am used to these ideas, but I have mixed feeling so far. I think I am learning valuable things, but I begin to get annoyed after we have picked apart a 5 minute interaction for 2 and a half hours - to me it's not that big a deal to just talk to someone.
While I am in Columbus, I get to stay with Jenna Wenna :) Jenna and I went to the same day care, pre-school, etc, to high school, and then went to college together and were roommates. We have had a lot of fun already this week and I am thankful to have company, friends, someone to have dinner with, and activities this month, unlike my last rotation.
More Good News: I have been thinking of something all week that my pastor at Quest shared last Sunday. It was a sermon full of lots of powerful points; this was probably one of the more minor points, but it's what stuck with me. He was talking about Genesis 2:7 when God made Adam and says "He breathed breath of life into the man's nostrils." John, my pastor, went on to say that every breath we take is from God. Then he asked us to think about the names of God; in the Old Testament, God is called Yahweh. John said with every breath we take we breathe God's name. Breathe in "yah", exhale "weh". Think about it...I have and it was super cool to me. Now every time I listen to someone's lungs, I am going to hear them cry out to God.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
One liners
So I am still in Rome, it is my last week. Today Blake said, I don't know what you would do if you were single, you are always looking for something to do there. It's true, and I don't know either. Really the problem is not being single from Monday through Friday, it's not really knowing anyone around here or having my own space...
But really I have enjoyed it. It has worked out well because I have been able to see Blake every weekend. Last year when I had tests after my rotations, I couldn't spare the study time every weekend to drive 4 hours one way to get home. This year, I do not have a test to study for, and it is not worth the strain or boredom staying in town over the weekend.
I am spending a lot on gas continually driving across Georgia, but again, it's worth it. This weekend there were a couple of one-liners which stuck out and reminded me how much I love my relationship with Blake. From the previous sentence, you might assume I'm taking about lovey-dovey one-liners. Definitely not - that's not our style, we are pretty blunt with each other.
We were on the way home from eating out at a Mexican restaurant (where we also got to watch LaGrange High play on ESPN 2) and Blake threw out the phrase "fecal particles". He was speaking of gas, but I thought it was a hysterical phrase. How often do you think of fecal particles? In medicine, we talk about poop a LOT, but not in the form of fecal particles. Apparently this is a phrase they use a lot at work. I laughed so hard I could barely drive.
The next morning we woke up at 10:30 - glorious. In our lovey-dovey moments of waking up, Blake says, "I think you gave me pink eye, cause your breath smells like butt!" Hilarious! (Pink eye is spread by fecal particles.)
It seems like when I get to sleep in, my mind has time to wander, and I have weird dreams. This was one of those nights and I had to share the dream with Blake. In my dream, Jack Black was a midget who was chasing me, and I was scared of him and was planning to drop kick him but he tripped first. After hearing this Blake said, "I want some of whatever you're on."
For the rest of the weekend we relaxed, watched lots of football (including the Auburn victory), and went to the Arts in the Heart Festival. On Thursday Blake is coming to Rome to go to dinner and go on a tour as part of my interview. I can't wait to see him and create more one-liners.
But really I have enjoyed it. It has worked out well because I have been able to see Blake every weekend. Last year when I had tests after my rotations, I couldn't spare the study time every weekend to drive 4 hours one way to get home. This year, I do not have a test to study for, and it is not worth the strain or boredom staying in town over the weekend.
I am spending a lot on gas continually driving across Georgia, but again, it's worth it. This weekend there were a couple of one-liners which stuck out and reminded me how much I love my relationship with Blake. From the previous sentence, you might assume I'm taking about lovey-dovey one-liners. Definitely not - that's not our style, we are pretty blunt with each other.
We were on the way home from eating out at a Mexican restaurant (where we also got to watch LaGrange High play on ESPN 2) and Blake threw out the phrase "fecal particles". He was speaking of gas, but I thought it was a hysterical phrase. How often do you think of fecal particles? In medicine, we talk about poop a LOT, but not in the form of fecal particles. Apparently this is a phrase they use a lot at work. I laughed so hard I could barely drive.
The next morning we woke up at 10:30 - glorious. In our lovey-dovey moments of waking up, Blake says, "I think you gave me pink eye, cause your breath smells like butt!" Hilarious! (Pink eye is spread by fecal particles.)
It seems like when I get to sleep in, my mind has time to wander, and I have weird dreams. This was one of those nights and I had to share the dream with Blake. In my dream, Jack Black was a midget who was chasing me, and I was scared of him and was planning to drop kick him but he tripped first. After hearing this Blake said, "I want some of whatever you're on."
For the rest of the weekend we relaxed, watched lots of football (including the Auburn victory), and went to the Arts in the Heart Festival. On Thursday Blake is coming to Rome to go to dinner and go on a tour as part of my interview. I can't wait to see him and create more one-liners.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
September Happenings...
So I sighed the other day when I noticed another month has passed since my last blog; we've just been going through the motions and staying busy. Here are some things that have happened over the last month...
1) I finished my boards! There were two parts to it and they both took a full day - one practical, one on the computer. I feel like I did well and I am actually expecting to get my scores for one of them tomorrow, eeek!
2) College football is back! Blake and I got to go to the opening game for Auburn against Arkansas State. We went with my parents and Nathan and it was so much fun. We got to see the new basketball arena, go to the tiger walk, and watch Spirit fly from great seats. We were on the 8th row near the visitors in-zone. It was awesome until the visiting team scored first and then my blood pressure rose because we were right next to the visitors section. We scored soon after that and pulled out the win of course.
I love Auburn and going to the games. For us, it's a family tradition. To me there is nothing like a game at Jordan-Hare Stadium. There are plenty of others who agree with me. We heard a child ask his dad "Is that the stadium?" and the dad answered "No, that's God's country son." That's a little extreme for me and we had to laugh. I do love late games when you can watch the sun go down and the sky turn tons of shades of orange and blue. It is like God is smiling on the Tigers. I'll be cheering Auburn on this Saturday as they play at home against Clemson.
3) I started my rotation in Rome, GA. I have really had a good experience and am enjoying it. They have a great hospital and residency program. Even though the rotation is going well, away rotations are hard because they get boring and lonely. With this one, I am staying in the on-call rooms in the basement of the hospital. I am here all the time! I also get to eat here for free, so I literally never leave. I have to find things to do so that I can go outside and have a change of scenery. I'll go to the mall, find a trail to walk on, or go somewhere with free Wifi. I've got about a week and a half here and then it's on to Columbus.
4) I've submitted my residency application, which is a big relief. I applied to 10 Family Medicine programs and am starting to schedule interviews. Looks like I'll be traveling all over the South come December.
Well that's about it. See you in October!
1) I finished my boards! There were two parts to it and they both took a full day - one practical, one on the computer. I feel like I did well and I am actually expecting to get my scores for one of them tomorrow, eeek!
2) College football is back! Blake and I got to go to the opening game for Auburn against Arkansas State. We went with my parents and Nathan and it was so much fun. We got to see the new basketball arena, go to the tiger walk, and watch Spirit fly from great seats. We were on the 8th row near the visitors in-zone. It was awesome until the visiting team scored first and then my blood pressure rose because we were right next to the visitors section. We scored soon after that and pulled out the win of course.
I love Auburn and going to the games. For us, it's a family tradition. To me there is nothing like a game at Jordan-Hare Stadium. There are plenty of others who agree with me. We heard a child ask his dad "Is that the stadium?" and the dad answered "No, that's God's country son." That's a little extreme for me and we had to laugh. I do love late games when you can watch the sun go down and the sky turn tons of shades of orange and blue. It is like God is smiling on the Tigers. I'll be cheering Auburn on this Saturday as they play at home against Clemson.
3) I started my rotation in Rome, GA. I have really had a good experience and am enjoying it. They have a great hospital and residency program. Even though the rotation is going well, away rotations are hard because they get boring and lonely. With this one, I am staying in the on-call rooms in the basement of the hospital. I am here all the time! I also get to eat here for free, so I literally never leave. I have to find things to do so that I can go outside and have a change of scenery. I'll go to the mall, find a trail to walk on, or go somewhere with free Wifi. I've got about a week and a half here and then it's on to Columbus.
4) I've submitted my residency application, which is a big relief. I applied to 10 Family Medicine programs and am starting to schedule interviews. Looks like I'll be traveling all over the South come December.
Well that's about it. See you in October!
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