In the almost eight years since I started this blog, I have had a lot of changes in life priorities. From being a hardcore Nobel Prize-winning chemist, to becoming a physician, to being a mom with ample time for my “grandma hobbies”. I remember asking my college roommate what she envisioned for her future, and […]
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I feel so proud that I get the chance to breastfeed my baby. I love it so much. I remember walking into my hospital room the night of my induction and looking at the mother preferences board. One of the first things I told Jacob was that there was absolutely no way I was going
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I was halfway through my pregnancy when my mom finally set a wedding date; April 2022 in Las Vegas. Las Vegas? In APRIL? I was due in late March; there was no way I could go. I was not going to drag a newborn across the country, to Las Vegas, of all places. But I
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I’m lying on the couch, sleep deprived, with Amara on my chest as I write this. I am still in disbelief that I’ve already had a whole month with her. It honestly breaks my heart that the time is passing so quickly; I don’t want to miss a special moment or cuddle. I can thankfully
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Weddings are expensive. Unless you are willing (and able) to spend a small fortune, it can be super intimidating to plan. We initially decided on an intimate, $2500, backyard wedding in February 2022. When we started doing the calculations, it ended up looking more like a $22500 wedding. That wasn’t going to work. We scrapped
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When Jacob started medical school, I was scared. I couldn’t find much online about dating a med student as an undergrad. I started wondering if it would be worth it. Would our relationship survive our crazy schedules? Would we be able to handle dating long-distance? How would I keep our relationship healthy? I’ll start from
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Confidence is the ability to be one hundred percent openly and unapologetically yourself. Something I can honestly admit I do not have enough of. So why, you ask, am I writing a post about something I’m not qualified to talk about? Because I have done my fair share of bold, outrageous things, none of which
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I started college as a pre-pharmacy student, and anticipated finishing my prerequisites in a year and a half and applying to pharmacy school. Then I decided I might as well go for a major. Or two. Or a couple of majors and certificates. I’m pretty sure I gave a different answer every time someone asked
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My boyfriend sent me a Wait But Why article a few months ago about picking the right career, and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it. Towards the beginning of the article, there is a pie chart that breaks down a long lifetime into a few major life points: slightly more than half
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