Question Your Traditions( Featured image of present by Monika Stawowy on Unsplash )We were watching Olaf's Frozen Adventure the other day, and it struck me as the snowman broke out into song. He belted his desire to find the best holiday traditions while knocking on everyone's door in …
You Cannot Be All The Things To All The People
(featured image of berries credit: Kris Atomic on Unsplash)December. The month people race around in their cars, completing a hundred different errands, and traveling. The honking. The holiday bustle. It got me again, even though we tend to keep Christmas small around our parts.It's …
Island Anesthesia
My Experience As A Traveling Doctor in the Virgin IslandsA locum tenens is a person who temporarily fulfills the duties of another, and the term is often used for medical work assignments in locations of ongoing physician shortage. As the locum, you’re going to a foreign place to work with people …
Learning Through Snorkeling
We wade into the aqua blue Caribbean that’s lapping at the white sand of Trunk Bay. I’m holding her hand, our masks and snorkels on. No fins (too easy!), but she’s wearing a floatie vest. Farther and farther out we go to where I eventually can’t reach the bottom. The aqua color morphs to …
Book Review: The Four Tendencies
I'm a longtime fan of Gretchen Rubin and have been wanting to review this book since it was released. She conceived of The Four Tendencies framework while writing Better Than Before, so she's been discussing it on her podcast and on her blog for a while now. Alas... despite knowing quite a bit …
How Are Finances Related To Self-Care?
What truly IS self-care? Self-care is more foundational than simply getting massages or pedicures. It's recognizing that you must know yourself and pay attention to yourself before serving others - at work and at home. It's being attentive to YOUR particular physical, mental and emotional needs. …
