Miscellany | another gathering!

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I’m not worried about AI taking my blogging job

I was thinking the other day about blogs that are largely informational, such as travel blogs.

You know, the type that list the top ten attractions in Honolulu, or the best hikes in Arizona. These kinds of blogs largely depend on search traffic….random people typing in search terms on Google and then landing on the blog.

If I wrote one of those blogs, I would be feeling nervous because AI can write a pretty decent informational post.

But mercifully, not a lot of my traffic comes from Google searches! A very, very high percentage of my traffic just comes from you guys typing in my blog address and visiting here every day.

Also, the kind of blogging I do is very individualized; I have a hard time imagining AI could produce content that reflects my personality or that tells the story of a life like mine does.

So. I’m not losing sleep over this. 🙂

About motivation

My hospital work has gotten me thinking about motivation. It is interesting to see the variations in people’s levels of health motivation. Some people are raring to go after surgery, ready to work with PT, ready to push through, anxious to get to rehab and regain independence.

And some people are just the opposite.

I know I’m still new in the field:

…but even I can look at a motivated patient and feel pretty sure that a speedy recovery is in their future. The motivation and associated effort make such a huge difference.

This is an interesting thing to ponder because as healthcare workers, we can only do so much to help a patient. We can offer treatment, education, assistance, and resources, but if we could also give a pill of motivation, it would make such a difference.

I wish recipes came with samples

I have thought so many times that I would love it if there was technology that gave you a little sample bite of a recipe before you try making it.

Somebody needs to invent this because it would save us all so much time. Imagine how many lackluster recipes we would avoid this way!

Also, this would have saved me from some questionable high-protein recipes. Ha.

If you have Instagram, you can watch the story of my failed protein cookie. 😉

I have concluded cookies are not supposed to be high-protein. 😉 Some things are just meant to be treats.

Jalapeño Everything Bagel Seasoning: 10/10

I picked up a bottle of this at Aldi and oooh it is so tasty! So good sprinkled on eggs, and it costs $1.59 at my Aldi.

I bought some bunny earrings

I will be at clinical on the Saturday and Sunday of Easter weekend and I usually try to wear some holiday-themed earrings because my little older lady patients appreciate these just as much as pediatric patients. 😉

I have fall earrings and some Christmas earrings now, but I had no Easter ones. So, I ordered a little pair from Etsy.

Do you wanna come to an in-real-life meetup?

Last year reader PD organized an in-person meet up, and she volunteered to do that again this year.

It’ll be the same low-key setup as before (we all brought picnic lunches!) and if you are interested in joining us, here’s a Google form to fill out, where you can vote on a date that sounds good to you.

Click here for the FG Gathering Form Further details will be shared privately via email, using the email address you submit on the form.

And we’ve reached the end of this edition of miscellany. 🙂