A female primary care physician opines on money, travel, fitness, and other topics to be determined
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I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for over a year, and plan to continue doing so.
During this pandemic, though, things change so rapidly, I want to acknowledge some of the ways we are coping with it. I am keeping track of some of my “firsts” as I deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue reading “Fitness Log #77 And Friday Firsts”I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for over a year, and plan to continue doing so.
During this pandemic, though, things change so rapidly, I want to acknowledge some of the ways we are coping with it. I am keeping track of some of my “firsts” as I deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue reading “Fitness Log #76 And Friday Firsts”I have been very anxious about the situation with COVID-19, and also Mr. PiN has some (badly timed) health issues, which have me worried too.
Last Wednesday, I read some advice: when feeling overwhelmed and uprooted, pick just one thing to do. This way you have a goal each day, and a good chance at accomplishing it.
Continue reading “One Hard Thing Each Day”I can’t say that I am reacting all that well to this COVID-19 pandemic.
I mean, I’m doing what I should: social distancing, getting some exercise, going to work. I call my family. I haven’t run screaming into the night.
On the other hand, I’m not feeling so great.
Continue reading “When It Is All Too Much”Today was a day of several firsts. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, everything is changing, quickly.
Continue reading “A Day Of Firsts”I started this series of posts at the end of October 2018. I had just cut back my hours from full time to 90%, and wanted to use my new free time wisely. Some of that time was to relax, but I also wanted to improve my fitness, make my home a more pleasant place to stay, and work on becoming a more well-rounded human being.
My last update was in January of this year, with a few wins, and a bunch of misses. I set new goals, many of which are not going to be possible to hit given the new recommendations around social distancing (#flattenthecurve).
I had planned to follow up at the end of May, but I would like to review my progress so far, and offer some course correction to my goals for the next few months.
Continue reading “Future Me, COVID-19 Follow Up”This week, I was supposed to be attending WCICON20 in Las Vegas. I have been looking forward to going for months.
I wanted to attend the first meeting, in Park City, but couldn’t arrange the time off. Many people posted how much they enjoyed it, and I was looking forward to meeting people who want to talk about finances, education, and even wellness. More, I was looking forward to meeting people who aren’t all internists. Maybe I even had some fan-girl interest in meeting the people behind the blogs I read (or podcasts I listen to) each week.
Not to mention, I was looking forward to 1 week away from the office, away from the EMR, and possibly in some sun.
However, in the past weeks, we have had to deal with the arrival of the novel coronavirus in our country, and the prospect of quarantine (or self-quarantine).
Continue reading “The Stories We Tell Ourselves”The weather is wintry, but the lengthening days tell my hind-brain that Spring is coming. And in my home, Spring means Spring Cleaning. Tidying. Emptying the kitchen cabinets and all the closets of old, unusable items.
On the other hand, this year we have the novel coronavirus, the cause of COVID-19, making its way across the globe. There are currently only a few known cases in the USA, but very likely there will be many more soon.
It has been 11 years since the swine flu outbreak, but I do recall hospital policy: you were not to come to work if febrile. If you had proven swine flu, you were to stay home for quite some time, until you were unlikely to spread your infection to patients and other staff.
My husband is very concerned about the possibility of having to self-quarantine. In addition to the possibility that we might get stuck in our home for a while, he also has to worry about his 2 elderly parents, who live just a few miles away. He worries about possible food shortages and how they will get supplies if this virus hits our city hard.
Continue reading “My Goals Versus COVID-19”Last week I complained about the grey days of winter.
This weekend I felt some hopeful stirrings, with hints of spring.
Here are 5 things that made me happy last week.
Continue reading “Springing Hope”I am trying to work on a positive attitude, but I confess this is my least favorite time of year. It’s cold, and grey, and the sun goes down too early.
The holidays are over: no more lights, decorations, parties.
Walking home is less likely (see above), so I get less fresh air and exercise.
Since it is dark and cold, evenings are spent indoors, usually watching TV or movies. No outings for me, as I am a responsible worker who has early office hours.
Continue reading “Grey Winter Days”