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Happy Easter! 🐰🐣🌺 Decided to go pastel. Love this brand of nail polish - cruelty free, gluten free, paraben free, 7-free (formaldehyde, toluene, DBP, formaldehyde resin, camphor, ethyl tosylamide, and xylene), & vegan.
"Discipline is doing what needs to be done even when you don't want to." --- That's my post-call workout face for ya. 😅 Skipped my workout yesterday because I wanted to catch up on some sleep before a full 24-hour shift and I'm so glad I did because it was super busy up until 2AM. Felt like a zombie all day today even though I came back and slept for another 4 hours. Needless to say, I really didn't feel like doing my workout, but I did it anyway because I had to AND knowing I have a bunch of ladies in my accountability group pushing hard in their own workouts motivated me to get it done!
Good Morning (err.. Afternoon)!! Enjoying the most delicious breakfast sandwich that I may have ever made. --- Had a super rough night on call last night... Reminded me of intern year complete with pages left and right, sepsis, hypoxia, etc. Contrary to popular belief, acute inpatient rehab is no joke! We have patients on vents/trach collars, with severe TBI with agitation, undergoing dialysis, and underlying psych disorders. We see it all! And on top of all of that, we focus on getting them functioning better to maximize their independence. Despite how crazy it can get most days, it's truly an incredible field where you feel like you're making a real difference in patients' lives. As one of my mentors once said, it's the "optimistic" field, where we focus on not how sick patients are but on how we can make it better and get them home. And I'm proud to be a part of it. ❤️
"When asked if my cup is half full or half empty, my only response is that I have a cup." --- This quote spoke to me today. Taking care of all my patients on the Spinal Cord Injury unit makes me truly appreciate life and all that it has to offer. Because some of my patients were just going about their daily lives when tragedy hit. You just never know what may happen in this thing called life. It's unpredictable. And that's why it's so important to love on those around you and do what you can to take care of your body, because you only get one. --- If that doesn't motivate you to get up and get moving, I don't know what will! So much sweat from today's cardio-heavy 20 min workout. Day 2 Round 2 of TRANSFORM:20. ✔️ Somehow I thought this round would be easier but I'm still sweating like crazy?! Maybe because I'm not quite recovered from being sick, but man, today's workout was rough. Today, I did it for my patients who can't. ❤️
When you've had a rough day running around like a chicken with your head cut off seeing all the patients in the Musculoskeletal Clinic, come back to admissions and the craziness of inpatient rehab, no time for dinner, then get home at 8:25pm, you deserve some pumpkin whole grain waffles with blackberries and vanilla maple syrup. 🍁#cheatmeal #dontevencare