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| the kitten version of her bunny // my shirt // her unicorn sweater |
medicine //
- Tocophobia is the term for having a deep seeded fear of childbirth.
- Obstetrics and Gynecology actually has some of the coolest words in medicine. Laminaria is kelp, but it can be dried and made into a stick that when placed in the cervix, will slowly dilated over time, dilating the cervix for procedures like a D&C or IUD placement!
- The word botulinum comes from the Latin word for sausage, after a botulism outbreak was associated with eating blood sausage! Thanks to @lifeasapa for that interesting piece of medical history!
on the internet //
- Our next trip (and our first family of three trip!) is to Texas, and I'm already starting to plan on where we are going to go and where we are going to eat. I already use some of the tips that Grace shares in her "planning travel through instagram" post but I'm definitely going to start making favorite folders to keep track of places!
- Half saving this for myself for the above mentioned trip, but Jean shares her travel tips for traveling with a baby.
- Seeing this blog post with a tweed blazer makes me want to wear my tweed blazer - I've had it for at least seven years!
spotted //
- If you have a family holiday photo shoot coming up, I think you need to wear these amazing tartan pants - pair it with a white or black blouse, and black accessories! Now I kind of want to take family pictures...
- I bought this guazy blouse this month and just love it so much - I get to wear dress clothes the next few months to work, so I've already worn it twice! It's perfect for laying a long cardigan or scarf over (or wear with those tartan pants above!). Size down if you're in between sizes, mine is a medium!
- Obsessed with this herringbone scarf...and it's only $17!
- Where did you buy the storage bins for baby clothing? I love the idea of sorting the different size baby clothes that way. I have a 3 month old baby boy and love seeing your recommendations.
- Ours are from Target! They come in a pack of two, and are a good size for keeping clothes organized by age group - so far I've used 2 bins per age group we have. I figured it'll be great either for the next baby, or to loan to friends/family when they have babies!
- I have a few friends graduating medical this year and am trying to come up with ideas for gifts for them. I remember somewhere you talking about the white engraved book you log your procedures in but I can't seem to find where it was that you talked about it. Do you know where it came from? Also do you have any other recommendations for good gifts for graduating medical students that would be more budget friendly (since I am still a medical student myself)?
- My white engraved book was a gift from my husband for when I graduated from medical school - it's by Jenni Bick (you can see it here). I have a whole post on presents for graduating medical students, as well as some older Christmas gift guides here, here, and here!
- Which brand of the rapid hard boiled egg cooker would you recommend?
- We have used this one for years, and still love it!
on franish //
- On the blog: comparing my beloved LL Bean quarter zip to the Amazon dupe!
- On instagram: all Penny, all the time
- On twitter: more thoughts on Beauty Pie coming soon!
at home //
- Hello! Welcome to the new monthly edition of the Top Three posts! I used to write these posts weekly (for years!) but they take sooooo much time, and between working some weekends, wanting to see my husband and baby, and just being tired, I figured a monthly edition would be a good compromise between wanting a space to share and balancing it with my life! If you have any specific requests for topics to cover, or if you have a question, I would love to hear from you!
- Speaking of balance and life, for the next 9 weeks, I'm on what we call "off service" rotations, which basically means I'm not working on L&D or doing surgery daily, but spending time with various urogynecologists, doing some surgery, and spending time with the breast surgeons. It means later wake up times, earlier going home times, and just a small break from the grind! I'm already enjoying the fact that I get to see Penny more than an hour a day like I did last month when I was on MFM (which btw, day in the life post coming soon!).
- Hope you guys are having a great Halloween! Penny is going to be a baby cow today (fitting for the baby of a WI girl, right?!) and I'll be here faithful farmer. I was going to be cheese, but procrastinated on buying a cheesehead ;)
