Don't do it if you don't like it

Let us all remember, blogging is not a chore.

OB/Gyn starts on Monday. This is exciting because I don't think I can legitimately call myself a doctor until I've caught more babies than my computer programmer partner. And after four whole weeks of vacation, I feel mentally rested enough to take on medical school for a while again. Though I'm not sure I'm rested enough to go straight through until June 15, which is the current plan. Or maybe I am just that tough. Also, after spending nearly three weeks constantly with my kids, I should avoid my too-much-work-too-little-family guilt for at least two weeks into this next round of rotations.

Our vacation was lovely. The train worked magically except for the part where we had to wake the kids up in the middle of the night to catch the train. In all, there were no melt-downs while in transit and very few overall. We did a bunch of fun stuff (see their blogs) and enjoyed the weather and just hung out. It was like an actual vacation. And I managed to exactly offset all the Xmas cookies I ate with running.

As Turing becomes more cognizant, we really have got to figure out our holiday plan. We opened gifts on Christmas, which we called "present day." and all the lights were "holiday lights." And he didn't care where the presents came from, but next year he might, so we really have got to figure out Santa . . . I figure it is fine to do Santa "for pretend" which is as good as real for kids. We'll see how it works out next year. Next year, when the kids are clued in enough to count who is getting more presents and all that fun stuff.

This year, I've decided that I will do some resolutions despite feeling like I really have too much on my plate already. The are on a weekly basis and include:
1. Not feeling guilty about exercising three times*
2. Making bread with Turing
3. One whole family sit down meal

*the guilt comes from knowing that the time I spend at the gym is just more time away from helping around the house/with the kids when I am already not doing my fair share. But it needs to be OK for me to take care of me.

Maybe I need a reward system for how many weeks I complete.