August 2009

Drench our hair, but don’t dampen our spirits

August 24, 2009
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You know how visitors make you a tourist in your own city?  Well, I had an absolute ball of a time in NYC while my baby sis, Marie, was in town. The weather wasn’t too cooperative, but we made do.  After our late Thursday night out on the town, we slept in …

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My neck AND my back

August 22, 2009
Severe Kyphosis

Remember that horribly inappropriate song??  Well, today I had an appt with an Osteopaedic MD who specializes in the spine.  I’ll get into the deets later, but rest assured, I’ll be making some changes so I don’t end up looking like this by my 30th birthday.   I started …

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Not my finest hour

August 21, 2009
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I woke up at 6:50 am today.  FYI, my shift starts 7.  Uh.  Oops?  After having a mini-stroke, I got my butt in gear and hauled ass to work.  If there’s ONE THING you should know about me, it is this: I HATE CHAOS.  Odd, given my job right?  To be honest, I …

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12 hours of crazy

August 20, 2009
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Propofol, propofol, so much propofol.  And yet, no amount seemed too much.  I’m not exaggerating when I say this: I gave BEYOND lethal doses of sedatives today, and my patient was still so resistant he spent 12 straight hours trying to extubate himself.  Boy was my patience on trial with this guy.  Fentanyl, Propofol, Methadone, [...]

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One year old.

August 19, 2009
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Wow.  Time flies when you’re having fun blogging about it.  It feels like just yesterday I stumbled across this amazing community of foodies and decided to begin a blog about my adventures in the vegan kitchen.  Who would have known the decision to write (almost daily) about my food/exercise/etc would have impacted my …

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