July 2023 – Physician In Numbers

Future Me, July 2023

Not long after the start of this blog, I cut my hours very slightly, and wanted to make sure I didn’t waste the extra time I was paying dearly for.

I had started reading about preparing for retirement in non-financial ways, and I realized that it was time to start (re-) building a life that didn’t revolve solely around medicine.

I started this series of posts at the end of October 2018 with lots of big goals, but even at the beginning, knew that I couldn’t follow all those dreams all at once. Every few months, I try to look at what I have accomplished, and see if I can adjust course to focus my free time in the directions I wish I would go: increasing fitness, building (or maintaining) connections with friends, family and community, engaging with the arts, and, lately, keeping up with financial tasks.

My last update was in late March. After taking nearly half a year to update my progress towards my goals, I started doing a little monthly wrap up, to see if that would better keep me on track.

How did I do over the past 4 months?

Fitness Log #245

I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 4 years, and plan to continue doing so.

Sometimes I highlight firsts (there were more in the early days of the pandemic), or wonderful features of the week. And then, on weeks like this, I give it a rest.

Fitness Log #244 And Friday Fabulousness

I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 4 years, and plan to continue doing so.

I started the Friday Firsts sections as a way of keeping track of some of my “firsts” as I dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic. Things seem to be settling down, but I will keep it for now–more as a way to be aware and thankful of what is happening in my life.

Fitness Log #243, Friday Firsts, And Fabulousness

I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 4 years, and plan to continue doing so.

Second Thoughts On Living As A One Car Family

As seems to happen at least once a year, Mr. PiN and I are reconsidering our decision to run our household with just one car.

Once again, Mr. PiN had to be out of town for a family medical emergency. This time, he left the car here (he flew), but the situation was still pretty inconvenient for me. Even better, the “check engine” light came on right before he left.

Is it time, we wonder, to get a second car?

Fitness Log #242 And Monthly Goals

I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 4 years, and plan to continue doing so.

My Favorite Posts By Other People, June 2023

I usually read a lot of personal finance blogs every day. June was tough, though. I was quite busy, and my favorite blog roll stopped updating daily. I didn’t read so many posts, but here are the few that stood out for me.