Believe me, I know how to put a kid in a headlock. When my oldest was 3, a positive rapid strep test sent me to the pharmacy to pick up am...

House call doctor tools of the trade. I have since gotten another rolling bag. Over the last few years I have slowly been inching tow...

In the last couple of weeks, my son has been learning to identify colors. Mama and Dada are bursting with pride that he's so verbal and...

I was at a conference a few weeks ago for rising chief residents. Hilariously, my husband (who had a few days off from work) decided to take...

The golden weekend begins I wake up at 7:30 before my alarm. Approx 10 seconds of quiet uninterrupted bliss ensues when I realize I’m the...

For Christmas, we gave our 13-year old daughter tickets to a concert for her favorite band. She's played us songs ("Can I play you ...

A few weeks ago we took my kids on their first ski trip. Actually, it was the first time my younger one has ever seen snow! The first 2 da...

I’m nesting. No, I’m not pregnant, and I’m not sure when it started exactly, but with the start of residency looming and more free time ...

The other day, my 3 year old daughter said to me, "I'm feeling fat, so I need to go take a long walk." Is this the start of ...

When my mother went in to have her diagnostic laparotomy for metastatic disease, my father said that he knew everything was going to be okay...

The first inkling I had that scheduling was going to be rough as a resident parent started before Toddler was even born. I still loathe th...

Quote of the week: “Guilt is useless. Determination is important”. One of my department faculty members is leading a day long seminar of...

As a resident, I rotate through a number of different departments and different hospital sites. This past month (or last month, because I...

Have you been feeling stuck? What are you going to do to get unstuck? Maybe start with your sock drawer? Or start with a vision board for yo...

We have the same birthday, she and I. We were born worlds apart, both geographically and culturally, but on the same day of the same month...