Waiting

I think the hardest thing is to wait for something you have no control over. The more important the thing, the harder the wait. Most recently for me it was what we are going to do with our house in Saskatoon when we move to Edmonton. You can't control when a buyer will make an offer on your house. You can't control when a normal responsible tenant will answer your ad "house for rent".

Today I am waiting for the beamline to be operational. Three of my last four beamline shifts for my research project have had beam interruptions.

Wait! Overhead "Beam available" --- Back to work

Home-Body

A weekend at home. For the first time in almost two months, Eddie and I have a weekend at home where neither of us is on call! How lovely to just be able to unwind, to be, to relax without traveling, working or sleeping in a different bed. We took the dogs to the park for a long walk today which was exhilarating. They run and play with reckless abandon and such exuberance, I can't help but laugh out loud watching.

I can't wait for a simpler time when we are finished our training, finished our exams, and we have more control over our time. Finished=freedom! Only four more years to go. When I started, I never imagined that I would end up doing subspecialty practice, interested in research. Yet here I am ten years (yikes) after high school and still four years away from independent practice. As a fellow resident and friend said, "My thirties are going to be the best decade. Finished residency, starting to earn money, and still youthful." We have sacrificed our twenties to the beast of medical education, so there's got to be a light at the end of the tunnel.

I just hope we have a relaxing, calming home in Edmonton.