weekly recap, spring races
It’s my last week at the hospital! Even though I still have three weeks of community nutrition rotation left before I’m officially done with the dietetic internship, leaving the hospital feels like a...
View Articlelast day, tree spotting
Way back in July when I started my dietetic internship rotations at the hospital, I envisioned the “week of December 17″ – my last official week – to be delightfully celebratory. I would finish with a...
View Articlemaking things happen
I hope everyone had a happy and safe New Year! I was slightly pathetic last night and didn’t make it until midnight (unless you count temporarily waking up when the fireworks in Central Park were...
View Article1:13:13 on 1/1/13
So far, I like 2013. I’ve spent some time getting myself organized – updating the resume, planning a study schedule for the RD exam, doing some freelance work, updating my dietetic internship portfolio...
View Articleit’s not so bad
I think I mentioned briefly in my last post that I was doing my last dietetic internship rotation at an HIV/AIDS clinic (one week down, two to go!), and it involves both outpatient counseling at the...
View Articleone more week
I texted Coach John the other day about when he thought I could try to run again. The Achilles is feeling better, definitely not completely better but improved, and I’m going through slight Central...
View Articleall at once
The last day of my dietetic internship has arrived! It’s been about a year since I quit my job, embarked upon a very long journey of studying, clinical practice and lots of learning, and basically sold...
View Articlesmoothies made simple
As part of my last rotation of the dietetic internship last week, I was charged with holding an educational cooking/food preparation demonstration for some of the patients at the HIV/AIDS clinic I was...
View Articlethe present
Going on my first full week post-dietetic internship, and I’m starting to feel more positive about the whole situation. Like so many other things, it’s all about the outlook and approach, which can...
View ArticleThe Plan
If all goes as planned, this is my last first week of classes ever in life. I like everything about it except the knowledge that I will have to start repaying my student loans in exactly one year,...
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