Anyway, I’m sitting here blowing up balloons so he can wake up to celebrations in the morning. Feels like such a normal parenting thing, but this was so hard won and so deserved.

Last year, kiddo was deep in burnout when his birthday came around and we celebrated lightly in a way he could handle. After a hard year of healing, he’s so much better and asked for more birthday celebrations this year. 🥺🥺

The time honored tradition of booking vacation while on vacation

Already sad about going back to reality tomorrow

Evidently it’s snowing at home

So much better

Oh look where we are today

Playing “will it make my biliary colic act up” roulette. I lost this round.

In case you need some art in your life today, please enjoy this wall hanging my mom made for us

Child is watching different “how to play chess” videos in stereo on his iPad and the tv. When I go to work in the ED later, it’ll be less overstimulating than this.

Come down from taking a shower. Kid gives me a hug and says “you smell better now than before. But not your face. That still smells bad.” Kids, man.

Real text I sent my husband because I had a local skin reaction to the pneumovax vaccine we got last week (SJS = Steven Johnson syndrome)

Real text I sent my husband because I had a local skin reaction to the pneumovax vaccine we got last week (SJS = Steven Johnson syndrome)

I have too many grievances today and the root cause is probably only getting 4 hours of sleep because my child somehow lives on no sleep and piles of French fries

Unskippable online training modules that I do not get paid to complete and I get fined if I don’t do them?? It keeps getting worse. (Required to do this unpaid nonsense for 3 different clinical jobs)

my mom finally convinced my dad to go thrifting with her and he found the greatest thrift store find of all time on his very first try

As an EM doctor, I see people’s lives destroyed by diseases and accidents when the day before they were “healthy” by this fuckhead’s definition.

Very on the nose with my self service HR complaints for this morning. I JUST WANNA EMAIL SOMEONE A PHOTO OF MY FLU SHOT PROOF

Self service HR makes me wanna gauge my eyes out.

Uh a V fib “flare up”?? This is…not a thing.

What a goddamn disappointment. Would have rather had to cancel the trip we have this week

We’re supposed to fly DCA to SDF next week. Very skeptical this goes off without a hitch.

Cholent! Layer in crock pot: dried beans, dried barley, onion, potato, garlic, carrot/sweet potato, salt, pepper, squeeze of tomato paste/ketchup, cheapest beef available (or leave out & make it veg), cover w water, can add some bullion. Cook overnight on low.

How do people eat the extra spicy version of this?

Got stuck in an elevator, so will now spend the rest of the day treating myself

Today’s dopamine hit provided by our new candy bowl

Petition to get the paper gowns at the OB/GYN office to at least be a little longer? I mean wtf this is basically a paper towel. “Here - use this is cover yourself” uh ok sure. Let’s do that.

Proud papa moment: my son J published a letter in the @nytimes.com today (in print tomorrow) on the need to think our definitions of autism.

Pretty impressive No Kings turn out at the Delaware beaches

This is the fan installation at our beach house rental. Can’t decide if this is clever or concerning

Moments of zen

This is a million times better of a take than the NYT article today

This article didn’t sit well with me at all. Having a kiddo with extra needs is *hard* and all RFK wants to do is make it worse. Last RT really makes the correct point instead

When politicians discuss autism, pay attention to who they say they’re helping. You’ll find it’s almost always “families” or “parents of kids with autism,” rather than #autistic people ourselves. Their primary concern is the burden we supposedly impose on others. Once you see it, you can’t unsee it.

Ugggghhhh cardinal sin of accidentally interacting with a social media post when you’re supposed to only be anonymously scrolling

Car parked next to me in the doctors lot had a half empty bottle of wine perched in the cup holder

Snack upgrade for tonight. This was like spicy kettle corn. Shockingly good

Next level “lazy nachos.” Literally can’t be bothered to microwave the cheese to melt it. Please discuss

Yesterday me packed a nice salad to take to work today. Today me would really like to order some spicy Asian food instead.

New rug sparks joy

You know how you're supposed to put your own mask on before helping others on an airplane? This is why I make my coffee first in the morning.

When you’re playing doctor (age 5) and your parents are doctors: “my [stuffy] had something sharp poke his aorta. How do we fix that?”

Get your flu vaccines people

Made the “viral” Trader Joe’s dumpling bake tonight and I have to admit it’s pretty tasty (and very easy)

Hubby is working today so I’m solo parenting. Would you like to guess how many times I’ve heard the word “mom” today?

Love when I pick up a shift and then I start getting texts before I even wake up about all the things that won’t be working today

Have a tight flight connection tomorrow, so just booked a fully refundable later back up flight because too risky for my liking. Air travel is such a cluster these days especially when flying with a kiddo

90 min into putting 5 year old to sleep: “daddy, what are all the things that can cause ventilator alarms? Just tell me about all that stuff.” @jordansmed.bsky.social

Probably says bad things about residency to have forged such strong friendships, but if you have to go through hell, may as well come out of it with something positive.

I’m 9 years out from the end of residency, and our group chat is still active. We all just traveled cross country to celebrate someone’s wedding. Picked up like we never left off.