The journey, the medicine, the randoms.
Hello everyone! Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian folks. Hope you are doing well and staying safe & healthy. Sleepy me. First day of IM & first on-call day. Disclaimer: The views expressed here are my own and do not reflect the views of the program that I matched at. It has been a busy several... Continue Reading →
Hi everyone! I know this is supposed to be a Medical Monday post but I won't have time tomorrow. I have officially moved to my new city & I begin my first day at my family medicine residency program on Monday! Super exciting and I am also nervous! The agenda: pick up our ID badges,... Continue Reading →
Hi everyone! I wanted to type up quick post on some thoughts that have been running through my mind... What do you think about Medical Mondays? I got this idea from http://www.fairyburger.com/. (I love her blog!!) I want to aim for at least two posts per month on Mondays where I write about medically-related things.... Continue Reading →
Good morning my readers! Happy Monday! Have some coffee or tea with me and let's catch up! 🙂 I have a day off, so here I am writing a post on everything that has been going on since September! Food Anyone every tried Cartem's Donuts from Vancouver?? Hubby surprised me with these vegan donuts one... Continue Reading →
Hi everyone! Hope your summer is going well! What's keeping you busy? Any fun adventures? My husband and I recently did an Alberta road trip and hiked up to Sentinel Pass. It was difficult but AMAZING! I will be posting up pictures from our hike and road trip in the near future so please check... Continue Reading →
How do I keep motivated when things are not going my way? This is a brutally open and honest post. For the past couple of months, I have found myself losing the drive and motivation to get up, get ready and accomplish the goals I've set for myself. My efforts seem futile. What's the point... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone! Life has been BUSY in a good way! I can finally say Hubby & I have unpacked and settled into our new home. We're loving it 🙂 I recently learned I got into the CAP program again. Here is my blog post from the first time I got in. This is a... Continue Reading →
Namaste my readers! Hope you're having a relaxing weekend. Today feels like a Sunday Random blog post kind of day, so here goes.... -> Pictures from our visit to the beach in Surrey, B.C. last weekend. It was beautiful! -> I'm in Ontario for the next few weeks. It's so snowy here! I flew back home... Continue Reading →
Hi everyone, I just love watching IMG match success videos on Youtube! It is so motivating and it really brings a smile to my face. (I even cry happy tears watching them.) Here are some awesome IMG match success videos (both in Canada and the US)..It CAN be done 🙂 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3dTtamYGts&t=425s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHVhBeMA0vE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyL4RBPK8QQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwE81KgPgTw... Continue Reading →
My thought of the day: Training under a compassionate and caring physician is a wonderful thing. I learn so much, not only about medicine, but also patient care that I hope to carry forward in my own medical career. Patients really appreciate: callbacks of labs/results that are negative too! It gives them a sense of relief.... Continue Reading →
