Today was a little bit slower. Most of the patients were Spanish-speaking and we didn’t have the staff for one of the MAs to come in with me to talk to the patient so I followed my attending (another new one) into those visits. I reeeeeally need to work on my Spanish more seriously.
When I did have English-speaking patients I had some really good conversations and I think my presentations were pretty good. I’ve gotten closer to a format I like and he accepted my assessments and plans without much changes. I even made a health maintenance suggestion where he went, “Oh yea that’s a good idea.” I’m learning a bit more everyday and it feels good (though I feel like I could have come in with a better baseline).
All this said, I have so many side projects that I need to work on, but when I get home I’m just so tired, and a shower and watching One Piece on the couch until bedtime sounds like such a nice comfort. I’ve also been feeling a bit more tired just in general. I’ll usually like to go to a cafe (or sometimes a brewery) right after work to combat this and at least be a little productive, but as soon as I get home I can’t do anything (though also a change in mindset there may help?). These are all projects that I want to do, I just need to find a way to maintain energy levels and motivation throughout my day. Part of that may be getting back to my morning routine and some exercise which has been falling off recently.
nANIMOv 