Little Bundles

Work:
I'm moving from Obs to Delivery Suite this week (aka, Baby catching). The good news is that I'm on a decent shift from 3pm-11pm. It won't mess up my sleep-wake cycle too much. Plus, I'm a morning person. I'll get up, run, eat, study, nap, then head into work. The only problem is the conflict with the evening meetings (and such) that people kindly schedule for after 6pm... Oh well. Here's hoping I see some cool stuff, and deliver a few babies.

I've been struggling to set up summer electives so far, but I've recently made contact with a wonderful, helpful surgeon in Mpls... and (fingers crossed) I may get to be home for August. I'm so excited! I'm actually trying not to get my hopes up. If it falls through, I'll be up a creek. So keep me in your prayers, eh?

Surg Soc:
Managed to get myself elected for another year of running SurgSoc. The elections were far less of a disappointment than last year, and I'm thinking we can do even more stuff for 2009-2010. Here's hoping. The Inaugural is fast approaching and I'm feeling the crunch, but it should be a fantastic event! Mr. Barry O'Donnell is going to speak and he sounds absolutely brilliant.

Running:
I managed to finally find a new Running Journal and it's sitting in a post office waiting for me to pick it up (or rather, me waiting for the post office to be open so I can pick it up). It's the same one I have from last year, but I'm pretty pumped to get a new one. It keeps me honest, and it makes me accountable... It's an accountability partner without the same interpersonal guilt.

I've also (perhaps unwisely) registered for the Flora Mini Marathon (a 10k race on June 1... right in the middle of exams). But, it'll give me a reason to keep running through the stress. Here's to getting in shape!

Starting next week: The week rundown in running.

Count downs
* Days to the end of OBGYN: 19
* Days to the Flora 10k: 43
* Days to the end of Exams: 47
* Number of Exams: 7
* Days until Mullingar: 50
* Days until I go home!!!: 75

Spring is finally here!

I'm going to probably eat these words... But spring seems to have settled in Dublin. Not only do I have a horrible case of spring fever (I swear Tom, if you say anything I'll kill you), but my allergies have arrived, the temperature seems to be solidly above 7, I'm itching to clean EVERYTHING in sight, and I've picked up running again.

I actually just got back from my first run. I've dabbled on and off all winter on a treadmill with a few miles here and there, but let's be honest... For a road runner, it doesn't really count until you're on the road, pounding pavement. I've set the next goal as the Flora Women's Mini-Marathon on June 1st. It's a nice 10k that I've done in the past, and it strikes me as a good get-back-to-running for spring type of event. Plus, once I sign up for that, it'll keep me running in spite of OBGYN work bearing down on me. (let's not mention exams yet please?)

I bought a new pair of running shoes just before the marathon in Oct (No, I didn't run in them, lessons to that effect were learned in the past, thankyou), so they're being broken in. And, as I found out today... I have one page left in my running log. That means it's time for a new one. It's always exciting getting a new training log (until I fall behind in my writing...)

So... Here's to the idea of a new running day! Joy!

On to cleaning, moving, getting a car, setting up electives for the summer, Step 2s, the rest of my life... AHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Ahem. Happy Easter!!! Tomorrow, in addition to Easter, my parents will be celebrating the sale of our house (it's been a long time coming) and their 29th wedding aniversary! They're a great team. I love them very much. And I don't think "Congratulations" is really the right sentiment. But I'm very very happy for them.

On to the studying...