Monday, July 26, 2010

Balance

Not to long ago I had a mom asked me how I balance my home life and my work life. At first I was taken aback. After all, how did this woman know I had any kind of balance? And then I thought, how does anybody know if they have reached the right balance? Isn't life as a working mom more a a pendulum that swings constantly and erratically from one side of life to another?
It seems that one week I think that my family life is wonderful. I'm able to spend time with my daughter and husband, sit and relax at the beach with a little G&T watching every little change in my daughter happen right before my eyes. Those are the weeks where I forget about work. I don't read my journals, I get lax about my usual "Get there 15 minutes early" rule. I'm just not focused.
And then there are weeks where I'm on at work. I have my paperwork in perfect order. I've called every patient that has been haunting me back to check on them. My "to read" stack is gone but I come home and feel that I've missed something...
The funny part is that these feelings aren't related to the amount of time I spend doing each one. The time (with the exception of time on call) is the same. I feel my balance swings where my focus takes me. My pendulum is tied to my mind and not the time clock. I guess that it's good that I can shift back and forth, I just wish I didn't have to miss anything in between.

Monday, July 19, 2010

What Happened?

I just want to know...

What happened about 9 months ago that made people want to make so many babies that my census sheet is overflowing and my fingers are sore from using the gomco clamp? Don't get me wrong... I like the babies. Rounding on happy, healthy families is a great way to start the day but my goodness...

Here are my theories:

-H1N1 ("We're all gonna die. Let's make a baby.")

-The Recession ("No work to go to. Let's make a baby")

-The first snows of winter ("I don't have my snow tires on yet... Let's make a baby.")


What do you think?
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