{"id":3448,"date":"2012-08-26T20:52:42","date_gmt":"2012-08-27T01:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindonmed.com\/?p=3448"},"modified":"2018-02-09T12:52:25","modified_gmt":"2018-02-09T17:52:25","slug":"life-as-of-late","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/2012\/08\/life-as-of-late.html","title":{"rendered":"Life As Of Late"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year is flying by and I am definitely enjoying being a fourth year! It&#8217;s almost surreal that I&#8217;m over 75% finished with medical school and I&#8217;m starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Watching our new MS1 class wander the halls in their tell-tale green Anatomy Lab scrubs makes me a bit nostalgic &#8211; it surely doesn&#8217;t feel like it&#8217;s been over 3 years since I was in their shoes!<\/p>\n<p>So, what&#8217;s life been like the past few months? Let&#8217;s recap&#8230;it&#8217;s been a while since I wrote a personal post around here and we all know how I like to share my life with the internetz.<\/p>\n<h3>Real Life Stuff<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>We took a couple miniature vacations\/weekend trips this summer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3456\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3456\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3456 \" title=\"Fort Worth\" src=\"https:\/\/mindonmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/P1010694-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/P1010694-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/P1010694-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We made a trip to Ikea in Frisco&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3455\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3455\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3455 \" title=\"Swimming\" src=\"https:\/\/mindonmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/P1010684-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/P1010684-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/P1010684-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3455\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">and did some swimming in Fort Worth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3451\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3451\" title=\"13 Weeks\" src=\"https:\/\/mindonmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/P1010685-e1346029335756-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/P1010685-e1346029335756-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/P1010685-e1346029335756-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">13 Weeks Pregnant with the Elves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3457\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3457\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3457\" title=\"WaterPark\" src=\"https:\/\/mindonmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/P1010702-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/P1010702-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/P1010702-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Then we headed to the water park for some fun in the sun!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3458\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3458\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3458\" title=\"RangersGame\" src=\"https:\/\/mindonmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/P1010705-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/P1010705-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/P1010705-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3458\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And watched the Rangers and fireworks in Arlington.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3460\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3460\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3460\" title=\"Dallas1\" src=\"https:\/\/mindonmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/P1010727-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/P1010727-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/P1010727-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And took my sister to visit Texas A&amp;M.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>My belly is growing at astronomical speed! As of today we are 21 weeks into this pregnancy, over half-way done &#8211; by Christmas we will be a family of 4 Humans + 3 Dogs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3480\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3480\" style=\"width: 201px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3480\" title=\"21WeeksElves\" src=\"https:\/\/mindonmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/21WeeksElves-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/21WeeksElves-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/21WeeksElves-686x1024.jpg 686w, https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/21WeeksElves.jpg 1452w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">21 Weeks Pregnant with The Elves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This past weekend we subtracted a guest room and added a nursery in our house&#8230;my Dad <del>helped me paint<\/del> painted and I posed with a roller brush.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3453\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3453\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3453 \" title=\"Nursery Painting\" src=\"https:\/\/mindonmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/paint-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/paint-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/paint-1024x685.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My Dad and I Painting the Nursery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Medical School Stuff<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Passed Step 2 Clinical Skills and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge.\u00a0<em>What does that mean?<\/em>\u00a0Basically, I don&#8217;t have to take any more exams as a medical student. NONE! As long as I pass my clerkships this year I will really, truly be an MD in May!<\/li>\n<li>Completed 4th year rotations in Geriatrics, Pediatric Genetics, Emergency Medicine and (almost) Endocrinology.<\/li>\n<li>Next week I start my Ob\/Gyn Sub-Internship rotation. I am\u00a0<strong><em>SO<\/em><\/strong> excited to see what I can learn!<\/li>\n<li>Residency applications are nearing completion. I will submit them on September 15. Fingers crossed for some interviews!!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Coming Up<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Stanford MedX Conference at the end of September!!<\/li>\n<li>Hopefully lots of residency interviews&#8230;<em><strong>stay tuned for the hilarity that will be maternity suits for interviews.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year is flying by and I am definitely enjoying being a fourth year! It&#8217;s almost surreal that I&#8217;m over 75% finished with medical school and I&#8217;m starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Watching our new MS1 class wander the halls in their tell-tale green Anatomy Lab scrubs makes me [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3480,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[82,43,132],"tags":[456,79,182,455,526,372,452,454,422,453],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/21WeeksElves.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3448"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3448"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3481,"href":"https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3448\/revisions\/3481"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.mindonmed.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}