We've made it people! We've made it past the start, middle, climax, homestretch: all the parts of the journey. We're at Day 27!! What is Day 27 you might ask? WELLLLL, in a resident's term Day 27 isn't actually a term, but it is a concept? I coined the name in reference to the stretch [...]
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Learning & Making Faces
I've been Pinteresting and looking for ways to help my toddler grow and learn, while having fun. I was inspired for this idea from the YouTube Channel Holy Sprouts. If you haven’t checked this show out for your little, I highly recommend it. Ms. Amy is a cheery, bright lady that teaches your child signs [...]
Happy August 1st & Our List of Firsts
Today marks the first of August!! To some, this means a new month of opportunities. To some, this means the new school year is just on the horizon (or just started if you’re TN schools 😳). And for us, this means the start of a new rotation for Joel. Nights are done and now on to [...]
Day in the Life of a Resident’s Wife: Prescription For Your Night In
As Joel might be filling prescriptions on his night shifts, I thought I would make a little prescription for others by myself! I mean, I am a doctor by association, right?! I actually told my students this past year that once Joel graduated they could refer to me as Mrs. Dr. Meister! I supported him [...]
Day in the Life of A Resident’s Wife: 4th of July Edition
Sooo I really wanted to title this "Day in the Life of a Current Night Shift Working Resident's Wife Who Is 24 Weeks Pregnant and Has a 1.5 Year Old: 4th of July Edition" buttttt that seemed a little long. I just really wanted to capture what this day was and what we would be [...]
New Beginnings: Joel’s Journey into Residency
Tomorrow. Is. The. Day. A day that has been 4+ years in the making for Joel. A day that uprooted our family from one state to another: leaving our family and friends and having to start over. Wowza. We’ve been anticipating this day for a while. From August 2020, newly married in our cozy apartment starting [...]
Mother’s Day After Losing One & Becoming One
For the first time in 7 years, today is looking and feeling a little different. Since losing my mom, I’ve spent Mother’s Day ignoring Mother's Day. Now, for those of you that know me, I’m not one to be explicitly rude and disrespectful. On this day, though, it sometimes feels like I'm being that way. [...]
Motherhood: My Agreements & Disagreements!
When I first started brainstorming and writing this post, I was sitting in a darkened, heated room listening to the "shusher" go onnn.... and....off...shhhhh.....shhhhh...shhhh. Why? You might ask. I was helping my baby learn how to nap in his pack and play by himself. And if you say that I was crazy for doing that, [...]
Back to Work: A Mama Teacher Story
Happy Monday!! I hope you all had a great weekend and a great start of the week. CONGRATS!!! You made it through your Monday! I’m sitting here on this fine Monday afternoon, reflecting on my time back at school. As you may have known, I went back to work this two Wednesdays ago. And the [...]
Twas the Last Night of Maternity Leave…
‘Twas the last night of maternity leave and all through our homeEvery person was thinking JoJo I don’t wanna leave you alone (with Dad… Lol) Mama was packing her bag, hoping to put JoJo inIf she could take her baby to school that would sure be a win! But Daddy said, no, it was his [...]
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