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Voices and Pasta Salad
People can be fairly attractive…until they start talking. I had a first date with a guy that looked very good on paper and in pictures. (Yes people, I resorted to online dating. I work far too much...
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Holiday Music and Mojito Jelly
I don’t care if you think someone is old- you never say it to their face. It was last year and I was doing some holiday shopping in my favorite shoe department. Now, I’m a big fan of holiday music. And...
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Middle Children and Collard Greens
There’s telling stories about your family, and then there’s just excessive complaining to a complete stranger. I was on yet another date from online dating. To start, I should have know that this date...
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Emailers and Oven Pancakes
Persistence can be a virtue. Other times, not so much. Remember the guy with the awkward voice? Yeah, the story didn’t end there. When we had left off, I knew that I didn’t want to see said gentleman...
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Glasses and Chicken Stock
To children, some decisions seem far more important than they really are. I’m legendary in my house for how great my vision was as a small child. According to my mother, I used to be able to identify...
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Beer and Wine Jelly
Sometimes, patient’s don’t understand what isn’t allowed in the hospital. Back in med school, I was on the medicine inpatient wards. In medicine, you always have some patients who have been in the...
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Flowers, Part 1, and Lobster
My father can get you to agree to anything. It was my first Valentine’s Day in high school where I had a boyfriend. Now, Valentine’s Day was a bit different for my family- it’s both my dad’s and my...
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Block Parties, Part 1, and Fruit Salsa
As a kid, you always have dreams. It takes acknowledging those dreams in front of others to make you realize that they might not be the wisest idea. My elementary and middle school years were filled...
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Competitions and Colcannon
St. Patrick’s Day can be a wild holiday. Especially with pride on the line. Back in college, I made the *wise* decision of coming to Chicago with my on-again, off-again boyfriend (we were off-again at...
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Peonies and Beet Risotto
You can tell I’m my mother‘s daughter because of my ability to mishear words. I was about five years old at the time and spring had finally arrived in Michigan. Along with the warm weather, we loved...
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Going Home and Blueberry Buckle
Sometimes, patients are really excited to go home. You’d be surprised how many patients never want to leave the hospital. Some people actually like the food, others think that we’re more like a...
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…and I’m back! Back again!
Whew! Things have been crazy since I last posted a few years ago. In the meantime, I… Finished residency Started my first real job Sold our first house Bought a new house in the suburbs Oh, and then...
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