home early

what was an expected 29-hour work day turned to just a 23-hour day. the hours went by pretty quickly with me participating in 3 exhilarating deliveries and performing countless pelvic exams. i was then supposed to be in the OR this morning. but we don't have a surgical gyn case till 10:30 a.m. so my attending just let me go home. sweet! i have gained 6 hours of my life! :)

a bit of news about my housing situation. i have decided not to go back to my house just quite yet. i did find a new roommate. as much as it is absolutely tempting to stay in my current place, i think it would be best if i move on when my month is up. my new roommate who i also found on craigslist is a 4th year medical student. she lives just right across our campus so i can just walk over to the hospitals. she's actually going into OB/Gyn; i am hoping that she can sway me into the field :). the other day, i was talking to my current roommate who is an Internal Medicine intern about career choices. he said that he almost went into OB/Gyn. i told him that I think i'm passionate about women's healthcare. he did make a point that passions can fade. and when the passion is not there anymore, would I really want to be stuck with the long hours?