A female primary care physician opines on money, travel, fitness, and other topics to be determined
I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 6 years, and plan to continue doing so.
Since the pandemic started, I have been keeping track of “firsts,” and more lately, I have been trying to note good things (“fabulousness”). It’s a good way to pay attention and not let life slide by.
Continue reading “Fitness Log #349 And Friday Fabulousness”I always get grumpy right before I start working in the hospital.
I suppose I should cultivate a better attitude, but the prospect of working many days in a row, taking care of very sick patients, makes me anxious.
Once I’m in the thick of it, I’m usually more cheerful (at least the first week, before the sleep deprivation kicks in), but somehow the anticipation is worse.
Making things worse this year is the fact that the stock market rose recently, and I am pretty sure I have again “hit my number,” and likely surpassed it by a bunch.
At the same time, I had to attend a refresher course for attendings, full of bureaucratic nonsense and a safety course (reminding us that in Massachusetts, a health care worker is assaulted every 36 minutes. Ugh!)
Why, I might have asked, why am I still going to work? Who needs more money when you could be assaulted, have to give bad news to patients, and/or have to manage interns who (possibly) aren’t ready for the job?
In my grumpy mood, my answer was: well, you get paid well for this.
Another grumpy thought noted that I save most of it after paying for necessities.
So, I started wondering: if I have hit my number and am still working and earning money, should I try making my life more pleasant by spending some of that money I theoretically don’t need?
Continue reading “Is It Time To Start Spending?”I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 6 years, and plan to continue doing so.
Since the pandemic started, I have been keeping track of “firsts,” and more lately, I have been trying to note good things (“fabulousness”). It’s a good way to pay attention and not let life slide by.
Continue reading “Fitness Log #348, Friday Firsts And Fabulousness”I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 6 years, and plan to continue doing so.
Since the pandemic started, I have been keeping track of “firsts,” and more lately, I have been trying to note good things (“fabulousness”). It’s a good way to pay attention and not let life slide by.
Continue reading “Fitness Log #347 And Monthly Goals”I’m starting Wednesday W’s as a way to give short updates of how I use my (new) extra day off per week. I am curious about what I will do with that extra day, and think blogging about it might prompt me to make sure I take advantage of it.
When did I wake up: 8 am, per the alarm, as Mr. PiN needs to be somewhere this morning.
Who am I spending time with: Mr. PiN, mostly. I did see a former partner this afternoon–we caught up, and she showed me her new (to her) house.
What did I do for work: I checked in to the electronic medical record several times today, spending nearly 2 hours authorizing med refills, reviewing test results and managing messages. I also skimmed through several journals (a double duty task: work and decluttering).
What project am I working on, now I have time: Nothing huge today, mostly managing bills and errands. This might be because I cleared out several grocery bags’ worth of journals and magazines over the weekend.
What did I do to “fill my bucket:” Catching up with my friend was great, as was watching competitive tennis (live!) at lunch time.
What else was good about today: I made myself lunch (nothing fancy) instead of eating out of my lunch box.
Which meme has made me laugh recently:
I read many blog posts each day. They mostly focus on personal finance, but also on minimalism and travel . Here are some of my favorite posts I read last month.
Continue reading “My Favorite Posts By Other People, June 2025”I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 6 years, and plan to continue doing so.
Since the pandemic started, I have been keeping track of “firsts,” and more lately, I have been trying to note good things (“fabulousness”). It’s a good way to pay attention and not let life slide by.
Continue reading “Fitness Log #346, Friday Firsts And Fabulousness”I admit, this is a total click bait title for the post.
I am sure there are multiple mistakes you should avoid with your will–this is why you should absolutely work with a lawyer on this sort of thing.
(Perhaps the biggest mistake you might make is having no will at all, but that’s a different story).
Anyway, I was prompted to write this because my very close friend died, and her family could not find her will.
Continue reading “The One Mistake You Should Avoid With Your Will”I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 6 years, and plan to continue doing so.
Since the pandemic started, I have been keeping track of “firsts,” and more lately, I have been trying to note good things (“fabulousness”). It’s a good way to pay attention and not let life slide by.
Continue reading “Fitness Log #345, Friday Firsts And Fabulousness”July is approaching, and I see that people are reading some of my older posts on budgeting.
This might be a very good time to highlight posts which may be of interest to people about to start their training.
Continue reading “Welcome, Interns!”