Beautiful evening with my friend

Watching for parade of planets >>>> doomscrolling (saw several but they won’t show up on phone)

The 30 hour shifts in neurosurgery residency taught me that, whatever train wreck comes thru the door, you just focus on the people and things you’re responsible for, work with what you have, and eventually that nightmare shift will be over. That also works for other stuff, like arctic blasts.

On this snow day, just a reminder that childcare stress is associated with burnout, intent to leave, and intent to reduce hours in healthcare workers

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WVU folks - if you are doing a new years clean out of toys or other kid stuff, please consider posting it for giveaway on SOLE so HSC students, residents, etc can have it ❤️ it’s pretty easy to do and I can show you how. Northern lights pic for attention

I knew my horse Maestro needed some time in the woods, but I’m always surprised how much I need it too haha. Today was perfection.

Happy everything! Things we did this holiday season: rode horses, watched home alone, baked 12 cookies, chased snow all the way into the Alleghenies. Things we didn’t do: send Christmas cards, wrap presents, lots of parties. Just a reminder that you don’t have to do it all.

Beautiful shortest day of the year 😍

Call weekends are perfect for low stakes to-do lists where you don’t really care if you get to do them or not - you’re not missing out if it’s busy, and you’re ahead if it’s not. This weekend my list was sweeping the barn, organizing a closet, and baking a pumpkin.

A very “extra” call weekend requires extra team breakfast!

“Making good relationships with the human and more-than-human world is the primary currency of wellbeing.”
Robin Wall Kimmerer

WVUH faculty docs and APPs - Dr. Edmond sent out a link for a wellness survey this AM - please take it! It focuses on your wellbeing and on actionable ways to support you. And takes less than 5 minutes. Pic of my kids’ solution to physician wellbeing.

A little chilly but perfectly peaceful out here.