I got the Blogger of the Year award!
Umm JUST KIDDING. I haven’t posted since ?April, my links are dying, and the tumbleweeds have moved in.
Sorry not sorry.
Life has been a struggle again these past 6 months. I needed to take some time to take care of myself (and still do!), and I was at a loss for what to write about. My blogging might continue to ebb and flow, and that’s ok for me right now, but I apologize if you send messages or questions that go unanswered.
But, I’m still here and I’m still pushing in my real PA life! After nearly 4 years at my first job I’m seriously considering moving on. I still love hospital medicine and the job itself, but our current management is not a great PA advocate and the overall tone is suffocating and disheartening. Unfortunately there are a lot of financial and logistical considerations so for right now I’m just trying hang on and not get burned out.
What have I done to take care of myself for the past year and a half?
-Took a 3 day course on addiction designed for family and friends of addicts which helped me figure out what I needed to do for myself.
-Started going to regular therapy. Individual and now couples therapy too. It’s made a huge difference in how I communicate and set boundaries.
-Regular massage therapy
-Adopted a rescue puppy, who has grown into the best cuddle muffin and is at least 75% responsible for curing my husband’s post relapse depression and saving our marriage.
-Moved to a different shift at work where I only admit patients overnight and sign them out to other providers for the day shift. No more daytime hustle and drama.
-Started a side hustle selling furniture I build through a local antique store. I help out there once in a while and it’s a great feeling to see people love my designs. It’s also great to use the other side of my brain on the weeks I’m not working.
-Most recently, I started taking care of myself physically and joined Crossfit about 5 months ago. After being ridiculously sore more often than not for the past 5 months and gaining 15 lbs in muscle I’ve actually gone down in clothing size and feel so much better.
AND coming up next in my premeditated self care journey- I’m going back to South America in less than week to visit friends in Buenos Aires! I’m hoping to blog about my daily adventures, so stay tuned for some fun and non-medical posts!
Thanks for hanging on with me, y’all. And happy PA week!
