the very beginning

Hi. And welcome to my blog. I'm really glad you're here.

Seeing as this is my very first post (gulp), I thought I’d explain my reasons for starting a blog, and what you can expect to read about here.

Let me start by telling you a bit about myself (woah… flashback to awkward first days of school). I'll start by telling you that I’ve been with my husband since high school and we just celebrated our 7^th wedding anniversary.

He’s a doctor.

That’s part of the reason I started this blog. You see, I think there are a bunch of misconceptions and false impressions surrounding being a doctor, and more importantly (from my point of view) what it’s like to be a doctor’s wife. So maybe I can debunk some of those here. It’s been a long road so far and I really wish I’d started this blog when my hubby was in Med school. But better late than never, right?

I should probably clarify that my husband is a resident. For those of you that understand the difference, you’ll get this important distinction. Yep, he is a doctor. He has completed medical school and has an MD behind his name.

But he is still a resident.

He has 4 more years of specialty surgical training to do. I’ll explain this more in a future post!

I’m also a new(ish) mom. My baby girl is about to turn one and she lights up my life. So this blog will most likely feature some of the joys and challenges of raising a baby (while being married to a doctor  resident). It will be a way for me to look back and remember my thoughts and feelings at this stage in my life, and to share and gain advice from you!

And I’m a big foodie. I love food. I spend a lot of time in the kitchen and really enjoy sharing and trying out new recipes. We’ve recently embarked on a new food adventure. More on that in another future post (I have to keep you intrigued, right?)

Lastly, I like to write. A long time ago I majored in English. I’ve read a lot of books and written my fair share of essays.

I have things to say.

And I’d like to share them with you.

nice to meet you!

    the bean, hubby and me

Note: I’ve thought long and hard about sharing my family’s life and mine with you. I wouldn’t say I’m an especially private person; but I’ve also never shared like this in a public arena. I’m going to reveal as much as I can. But there are some things I’ll do to protect the privacy of my family. I’ll refer to our daughter as “the bean”. It’s what we’ve called her since she was a little jumping bean on my 19-week ultrasound. And I’ll refer to my husband as “hubby” or “the doctor”. I hope that's okay with you.