Catch up

Here is my quick review of psychiatry - the hours are good, it is emotionally exhausting. Not for me! I couldn't possibly do something with good hours.

I did child psychiatry which was extra exhausting with its abnormal kids in abnormal situations. But it was probably the one chance I'll get to really watch the whole system at work - and break down in extravagant ways. And then sometimes work by sheer force of will of the people involved.

I am now on a 2 week independent study where I am trying to learn up on diabetes. Wednesday, I hung out with the dietitian and realized I really need to start cooking again. I think Huxley is almost independent enough to do so, but we're not quite there. Turing can definitely amuse himself for the 10 minutes it takes to chop something up. I realized the only time we all actually sit down at the same time to eat is when we go out (which is not very often - less than once a week). Instead, the kids get hungry and I put together things for them as they eat - so they start with some crackers or dried fruit while I put together noodles or eggs or soup or cut up fruit. And then while they are eating that, I put together my own meal - sometimes as complex as a sandwich and frozen vegetables. By the time I'm ready to eat, they're done eating.

I think I feel a new years resolution coming on.

I made for thanksgiving. It has been exactly one year since I baked a pie. I overcompensated and I made 4. Apple, apple and cranberry, lemon, and pumpkin. The fillings were great and the crust was not. It had been so long since I made crust that I made them far too dry to roll out well. Next time, I will do better. Especially if it is not in an entire year.

I need to figure out how to use my evening time better as I've totally developed a bad habit of spending all night surfing the internet. Some internet time is fine - I've got news to read and emails to write and stupid things to read - but the rest has got to stop. I need to do my yoga and cook something and if I actually just stepped away from the screen, I could probably even sew. Or study, but lets be realistic.

I will admit I've done a good job of staying focused at work. I don't screw around, I study when I have time, and I generally don't have to do a lot at home. So tough! And I've used my 3 hours per day per weekend day to get a paper turned around and do a silly little data analysis. This weekend, I'm going to review two papers (I'm such a sucker. I mean, good citizen) and write up a little document on my EEE about how I want to approach diabetes care.

Yoga would be good for me.