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.