What I didn't expect to learn about myself
Father's Day weekend and Jake is out doing his thing, so I have the apartment to myself for a few hours. I made coffee, rolled out my mat, did about twenty minutes of movement, an…
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Morning coffee revelations
7am and I'm already three sips deep into what Jake calls my 'thinking coffee', the oversized mug that only comes out when I'm processing something big. Morning coffee revelations…
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5:45am and already behind
Nothing says 'living the dream' quite like setting three alarms and still somehow rushing around at dawn trying to remember if I packed extra pens. 5:45am and already behind The c…
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Running on fumes and muscle memory
Twelve hours. Times three. In a row. My feet are screaming, my brain feels like it's been put through a blender, and I'm pretty sure I forgot to eat actual food today until Jake r…
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Standing ground
Three days later and I'm still thinking about Tuesday's shift. Alex had been pushing back on every protocol suggestion for weeks, questioning my decisions in front of patients, ma…
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Code blue recovery mode
Sarah knocked on my door at 4:30 looking like she'd been through a medical drama episode. Same, honestly. We both just finished a shift that included two code blues, one family me…
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