WIS, WWA | with a little clarification

Hello, everyone!

Since I’m on spring break this week, I booked a little cabin Airbnb for two nights, and it wasn’t until I got there that I realized there was no wifi. Whoops!

I’d written blog posts ahead of time but I couldn’t really respond to comments since I only had my phone, and cell service was pretty sketchy too.

ANYWAY.

I got back home last night and was working through all the comments. I responded to a bunch, but I also wanted to clarify a few things that got brought up in the comments about motivation. I feel like I must have done a poor job of explaining myself in the post, so:

• I do show up to my job with a cheerful attitude, but I also think that kind healthcare requires reading the room and considering the patient as an individual. A loud, “cheerful” attitude would be very unkind when someone is in terrible pain or has just received a discouraging diagnosis. Compassion and empathy always need to be present, and we can “rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.” Sometimes this is making a joke, sometimes listening and nodding, sometimes just holding someone’s hand.
• People have varied and complicated reasons for the things they do/don’t do. Kindness in healthcare means trying to listen and understand, and it also means we need to recognize that the playing field isn’t level for everyone.
• People deserve kindness and compassion regardless of whether they follow doctor’s orders. I can be thrilled to pieces when someone quits smoking, but I also am still going to take good care of a patient who continues to smoke.
• People vary when it comes to what helps and inspires them. I am still new at figuring this out, but I hope that as I gain more experience and watch other coworkers, I will get better and better at giving individualized help, and I’ll get more and more ideas about how to help my patients.

One last thing…when I am having a day where I do not feel inspired to do what I need to do, I often will text a friend and say, “Mannnnnn, I cannot find my motivation pills today.” 

So, I sometimes wish that I had motivation pills to dispense to myself! 😉

What I Spent

I spent:

• $32 at Safeway
• $80 at Aldi

So, $112 for me.

What We Ate

Saturday 

I realize this looks like some kind of soup, but it’s mashed potatoes topped with fried eggs.

To make the sauce I sauteed red onions and tomatoes, deglazed the pan with chicken broth, stirred in some cream, and seasoned it with salt and pepper.

Sunday 

More mashed potatoes and eggs, this time with some sauteed asparagus.

Monday 

I had some strawberries that needed to be used in a hurry and I also had a half loaf of French bread that was sitting in my freezer, so….we had French toast with berries and whipped cream. 🙂

Tuesday 

I made chorizo and potato tacos, and I added the leftover filling to my scrambled eggs the next morning. So good!

 

Wednesday

Mashed potatoes, some Hungry Harvest asparagus, and some sauteed shrimp.

Thursday

I had a late lunch and wasn’t hungry at dinnertime. It was just me here, so I did not need to cook dinner.

Perks of flying solo!

Friday

Well, since I already had mashed potatoes three times this week, I will likely make something that is not based on mashed potatoes. 😉 

What did you have for dinner this week?