Zen
Today had the potential to be a disaster of unseen proportions. An intern and AI were post-call and the psych intern on my team called in sick. That left me with one intern (who had clinic in the afternoon) and an AI. There was a trauma and a code this morning that meant kids needed to come out of the PICU toute suite to make room, not to mention the usual post-ops and discharges and coordinating of tests and what-not.
It could have gotten nasty.
I managed to stay calm the entire day because I realized there was nothing I could do to stem the rising tide of crap headed my way and I might as well just ride it out.
I was freakishly serene all day. I had plenty of energy and all my intended work was completed by day's end. Amazing.
I have given my husband carte blanche to pick out what surround sound system he wants for our downstairs room. Hold me. (It's because I frankly can't be bothered to learn about this shit and I could care less about what kind of speaker wire we need to run in the walls so it's kick ass. It's all the same to me, really. And I trust him to make the right decision.) I did convince him to put speakers in our sun room. This way we can listen to music out there (and thus, the back yard) without having to crank the stereo loud in the house. Cool.
I suppose I should do some reading. I have a bunch of interesting patients right now and since they're trying to teach me something, I guess I should read about them.
Moment of Burrito: "Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing." - Abraham Lincoln
It could have gotten nasty.
I managed to stay calm the entire day because I realized there was nothing I could do to stem the rising tide of crap headed my way and I might as well just ride it out.
I was freakishly serene all day. I had plenty of energy and all my intended work was completed by day's end. Amazing.
I have given my husband carte blanche to pick out what surround sound system he wants for our downstairs room. Hold me. (It's because I frankly can't be bothered to learn about this shit and I could care less about what kind of speaker wire we need to run in the walls so it's kick ass. It's all the same to me, really. And I trust him to make the right decision.) I did convince him to put speakers in our sun room. This way we can listen to music out there (and thus, the back yard) without having to crank the stereo loud in the house. Cool.
I suppose I should do some reading. I have a bunch of interesting patients right now and since they're trying to teach me something, I guess I should read about them.
Moment of Burrito: "Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing." - Abraham Lincoln