I'm Betsy, and this is just an experiment really, to find myself again. I am starting my second year of surgery residency, and through the first year I learned a lot. About medicine, society, and what it means to be a human. Life is fragile and you live it once. It is easy in this profession to let it consume you. To spend so much time at the hospital and so much energy on other people that by the time you get home you have nothing left. There is always more to learn and there is always one more patient to see.
My husband, Devin, and I are trying to find that sweet spot in this life we are creating together. Where we can be the best physicians we can be while living our lives together...to the absolute fullest. I don't claim to haves knowledge to share here, nor am I very crafty. But we just got a new camera that takes fantastic pictures. So make of this blog that you will. So a little about me, since this IS day one.
This is me with the love of my life, Devin. We met on May 1, 2010 and got engaged on Christmas Eve of the same year. Little did we know what we had been missing for years before we met...but once we met we knew we were made for each other.
After medical school, I moved from North Carolina to St. Louis where I started my surgery residency. Devin transferred from Chicago into the Internal Medicine program at the same hospital. Last September, WE GOT MARRIED! It was everything we ever wanted with much thanks to my parents.
We bought a house that was built in 1926 in St. Louis city. The floors squeak, the basement is a little smelly, and the bathroom is TINY. But hey - we aren't throwing our money into the pockets of a management company anymore!
Somehow things have all fallen into place and in a blur, I am done with my intern year, I'm married, and own a home. It happened so quickly there's barely been a second to enjoy it!
I'm turning 27 tomorrow (and of course I'm on call all day!) and it's the start of a new year. While I have obviously gained a lot in this past year, residency takes it's toll, and I've lost a bit of who I am. Therefore, I'm on a mission to find the sweet spot in life as I learn to juggle my career, my marriage, and who I want to be as a person. Here goes nothing!
