Last week I had a lecture on shock, and the lecturer was hilarious. He was one of those people who made sure to keep you on your toes, and asked everyone questions. But he was truly gifted at making sure you didn't feel bad if you didn't know the answer, which I find is a rarity. As a "friendly guy from Chicago" he had rather interesting sayings, like saying "Ooh baby it's like downtown" whenever a treatment works effectively. It's probably a phrase that's going to stick with me forever.
I'm right in the middle of probably the worst two weeks. Finishing up on pediatric surgery was pretty interesting and I was finally able to see some unique pediatric surgeries, but the hours were really long. Not to mention having to scramble to put together a case presentation for today at the last minute, which was so stressful it gave my friend and me cramps and mini panic attacks for the entire day. Add that to overnight call tomorrow, and basically we're working 13 days straight, although Saturday night and Sunday morning isn't too bad hopefully. And yet I'm so relieved after getting that presentation over with I feel almost invincible. Which is a good feeling considering I just ran over a tree branch with my tire and I'm a little worried I've got yet another flat tire. :( Hopefully not. But right now I feel so happy it's like downtown.
Friday, September 20, 2013
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
So I May Have a Little Addiction
It's 9:30pm in the middle of the week when I normally should be sleeping, but thanks to a well-timed "resident's retreat," and a fortunate patient load, I get tomorrow morning off, meaning there's no need to try to sleep at 8:30- a major miracle, especially since Wednesdays are supposed to be a long day- 5am to 7pm.
So far surgery has not been nearly as bad as I expected. Yes, getting up early is still an unfortunate reality, but I did get most of the long weekend off, and I get random days off in the middle of the week too if I take call. However, as a result of having the lovely weekend off, I may or may not have, ahem, spent a little money. Window shopping and shopping in general sort of got the best of me, and I caved in.
Labor day goodies
Although I am proud to say that every single thing I got was on sale and I could justify most of my items, they were still what I put into the category of "fluff". I went out with some clear goals in mind, such as buying myself a stress-reduction workbook with the hopes that I would be able to try to focus my time better in the loads of free time that I have (note sarcasm) and some extra work appropriate clothes, since Old Navy was having a decent sale. Although honestly I think I probably have more than enough tops now, probably did even before I went shopping. Whoops. I bought them with the feeling that I could just return them within 90 days if I felt I didn't have to have them, but of course, now lazy me is thinking I probably won't return anything because it's too much effort. Those were the clear things I wanted, but of course, in shopping the sales there were plenty of other cute things on sale. I popped into Bath and Body Works, where I generally never go, and bought a cute fox and bunch of little antibacterial hand lotions, and got a nice big bottle of free lotion. Probably don't need any of it, but I always feel like I want hand sanitizer in my car especially after checking tire pressure etc and I never have any! So of course I was thinking, if I just buy it then I can have some for my car, some for my purse, some for sitting in my desk and I get my hands dirty. And especially with a cute fox holding my hand sanitizer, I couldn't go wrong! Have I used any of it? Nope. Gah. May need to return.
My second trip(s) were to Barnes and Noble. I bought my stress book that I had staked out from the week before but I love browsing book stores. Especially since Barnes and Noble has lots of cool items besides books. I spent a good half hour eyeing all the pretty journals and planners. Call me a weirdo but I just love looking at journals and notebooks and planners. They're all so pretty. I think it's like a weird addiction or something. If I had the extra money I would buy some since they are just gorgeous. But I have nothing to put in them! I bought a couple journals at Target a couple years back because I couldn't resist- and of course, they're blank. Nothing to put in them, and I hate to mar the pages with gobbledegook. Ditto with a planner. I always used to buy them for school- of course you needed a planner! And even in the beginning of college I would still buy them, because I used to be one of those huge nerds who loved school supplies for some odd reason. I'd use them diligently for the first month or so, and then I would just stop writing assignments in them.
http://img1.imagesbn.com/p/9780594516408_p0_v1_s600.JPG (Barnes and Noble). Just look at it- isn't it so pretty? If I could get myself to diligently plan and write in it, I would get this in a heartbeat.
If I could somehow think of what to fill up journals with, I'd buy so many. But seeing as how the few I have just sit around unused, I can't really justify buying any more of them.
The other things I love looking at at Barnes and Nobles is the toys/games. And the Pop Funko figures. They're just so freaking adorable. I bought a spiderman for my boyfriend, and a rock star Hello Kitty for my sister. They have so many cute ones- Disney characters and Star Wars, superheroes, TV characters, you name they've probably got it. When I saw the minions I just couldn't help myself. It's totally unnecessary I know, but seeing my little happy minion just makes me smile, and I figured, after working 12+ hours a day, seeing something that makes me smile continuously cannot be a bad thing. So with my second B&N coupon, I just had to pick up the last little minion on the shelf. Although it's probably the most unnecessary thing I picked up, it's also the one item I will not consider returning.
While most people use retail therapy to relax themselves and feel better, for me it's only a temporary relief. I love shopping and window shopping, but after I spend the money, 9 times out of 10 I end up feeling guilty for spending money when I realistically shouldn't be. I have no income and technically am chilling on lots of loans. But as my boyfriend says, I should just spend a little bit to make me happy now.
If only I could stop wasting time obsessing over journals I will probably never write in if bought I could be more productive and give surgery the attention it needs. Procrastination is of course, way more fun though. But I guess now it's time to stare at my minion and get back to hitting the books.
So far surgery has not been nearly as bad as I expected. Yes, getting up early is still an unfortunate reality, but I did get most of the long weekend off, and I get random days off in the middle of the week too if I take call. However, as a result of having the lovely weekend off, I may or may not have, ahem, spent a little money. Window shopping and shopping in general sort of got the best of me, and I caved in.
Labor day goodiesAlthough I am proud to say that every single thing I got was on sale and I could justify most of my items, they were still what I put into the category of "fluff". I went out with some clear goals in mind, such as buying myself a stress-reduction workbook with the hopes that I would be able to try to focus my time better in the loads of free time that I have (note sarcasm) and some extra work appropriate clothes, since Old Navy was having a decent sale. Although honestly I think I probably have more than enough tops now, probably did even before I went shopping. Whoops. I bought them with the feeling that I could just return them within 90 days if I felt I didn't have to have them, but of course, now lazy me is thinking I probably won't return anything because it's too much effort. Those were the clear things I wanted, but of course, in shopping the sales there were plenty of other cute things on sale. I popped into Bath and Body Works, where I generally never go, and bought a cute fox and bunch of little antibacterial hand lotions, and got a nice big bottle of free lotion. Probably don't need any of it, but I always feel like I want hand sanitizer in my car especially after checking tire pressure etc and I never have any! So of course I was thinking, if I just buy it then I can have some for my car, some for my purse, some for sitting in my desk and I get my hands dirty. And especially with a cute fox holding my hand sanitizer, I couldn't go wrong! Have I used any of it? Nope. Gah. May need to return.
My second trip(s) were to Barnes and Noble. I bought my stress book that I had staked out from the week before but I love browsing book stores. Especially since Barnes and Noble has lots of cool items besides books. I spent a good half hour eyeing all the pretty journals and planners. Call me a weirdo but I just love looking at journals and notebooks and planners. They're all so pretty. I think it's like a weird addiction or something. If I had the extra money I would buy some since they are just gorgeous. But I have nothing to put in them! I bought a couple journals at Target a couple years back because I couldn't resist- and of course, they're blank. Nothing to put in them, and I hate to mar the pages with gobbledegook. Ditto with a planner. I always used to buy them for school- of course you needed a planner! And even in the beginning of college I would still buy them, because I used to be one of those huge nerds who loved school supplies for some odd reason. I'd use them diligently for the first month or so, and then I would just stop writing assignments in them.
http://img1.imagesbn.com/p/9780594516408_p0_v1_s600.JPG (Barnes and Noble). Just look at it- isn't it so pretty? If I could get myself to diligently plan and write in it, I would get this in a heartbeat.
If I could somehow think of what to fill up journals with, I'd buy so many. But seeing as how the few I have just sit around unused, I can't really justify buying any more of them.
The other things I love looking at at Barnes and Nobles is the toys/games. And the Pop Funko figures. They're just so freaking adorable. I bought a spiderman for my boyfriend, and a rock star Hello Kitty for my sister. They have so many cute ones- Disney characters and Star Wars, superheroes, TV characters, you name they've probably got it. When I saw the minions I just couldn't help myself. It's totally unnecessary I know, but seeing my little happy minion just makes me smile, and I figured, after working 12+ hours a day, seeing something that makes me smile continuously cannot be a bad thing. So with my second B&N coupon, I just had to pick up the last little minion on the shelf. Although it's probably the most unnecessary thing I picked up, it's also the one item I will not consider returning.
While most people use retail therapy to relax themselves and feel better, for me it's only a temporary relief. I love shopping and window shopping, but after I spend the money, 9 times out of 10 I end up feeling guilty for spending money when I realistically shouldn't be. I have no income and technically am chilling on lots of loans. But as my boyfriend says, I should just spend a little bit to make me happy now.
If only I could stop wasting time obsessing over journals I will probably never write in if bought I could be more productive and give surgery the attention it needs. Procrastination is of course, way more fun though. But I guess now it's time to stare at my minion and get back to hitting the books.
Sunday, September 08, 2013
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