I have never responded to one of these tag things before, but since I am doing anything to avoid reading school stuff, I felt inclined to reply. So, here we go:
The RULES 1. Link the person who tagged you: Little Lara (blog link posted on the left) 2. Post these rules. 3. Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours. 4. Tag 6 fellow bloggers by linking them.
Unspectacular quirks about me:
1. I hate touching other people's feet. They disgust me. I don't even like my own feet. I can handle touching anything else (and when I say anything else, I really mean it), but I really don't like touching feet.
2. I only take baths. I know that to some people this seems gross, but it is the most relaxing thing, and I have always loved baths. When I lived at home as a little kid, I would have siblings banging on the bathroom door because either I was taking way too long, or I took all of the hot water. Anyway, I LOVE THEM!
3. Flossing brings me great pleasure. I feel like I have done something so good because I see stuff come out. I do it every day without fail. I wish there was a dentist reading this so that he/she would be proud of me! Okay, enough about hygiene stuff.
4. My family members are my best friends. They really are. I don't know how we became so close, but my family members are amazing, and I am so glad to be able to talk to them all of the time. I especially love when it comes time to pick out presents for my parents and we all e-mail each other ideas, and goofy things come up, and Jarom and Gabe send pictures of random things...yeah, my family's great.
5. At one point in time, I memorized every telephone number/license plate/address of everyone I knew. I know this sounds creepy, but I just have this thing with numbers, and I couldn't help it. Also, for many years, I had a numerical system for letters in the alphabet and I would try to make every word equal one through mathematical equations. My parents used to have to interrupt my thought process several times to have a conversation with me, but then their next sentence would just cause me to start doing math problems again...yes, I know, I am a really big nerd, and I always have been! That's okay, though, because my mom told me that nerds rule the world! ;-)
6. I cut my fingernails too short all of the time to the point that they hurt for several days. I have been asked many times if I chew my nails, but I actually cut them super short. My whole life I have cut my nails as short as I could for piano, and it's just a habit, so I cut them as short as possible.
Anyway, those are some quirks about me. As for tagging six people, I am not sure if six people actually read this blog, so I tag any of you that have actually read all the way to the end of this post!
The Med Student
- Maggie
- I am in my last year of medical school at the University of Utah. I am planning on doing a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship after that in pulmonary/critical care. I hope that through this blog I can always find the humor in medicine.
Other People's Blogs
- Our Greene Blog
- Amy and Kevin
- Anna and Alex
- Bradley Griffitts
- Brittany and Mike
- Brynne and Jon
- Camille and Chris
- Cassie and Steven
- Cathy and Bob
- Christian
- Dana Allison
- Darcy Pingel
- Emily and Dan
- Heidi and Brian
- Little Lara
- Marissa and Brad
- Mary and Kevin
- Missy Grossman
- Molly and Danny
- Nicole and Tim
- Rachael and Jordan
- Sarah and Josten
- Seriously So Blessed
- Tami and Caleb
- The Former Cami Roeller
- The Former Jenny French
- TiAnn and Paul
6 comments:
Now I know it's from the ZIMMERMAN side of things :) All this time I thought it was just Alex...
Wow Maggie, I had no idea. I'm impressed you were so into mathematical equations. I'm the opposite and try not to think too hard or I think my brain is going to burst :) Fun to read and to get to know you better! How is school going? Are you looking forward to a short break and then being closer to your family?
Magda,
you are so funny, I was aware of most of those quirks, (I remember when you first told me about your numbers/alphabet thing), and I'd have to say that they are pretty good quirks to have.
Maggie I love reading your blog!! Not only because I've been a nurse for seven years and done just about everything, but because until very recently I worked at the U of U on 4North. I love reading all of your experiences and remember helping along many residents. You'll do great!! Now I'm living in Heber working in a rural hospital where I do a little of everything, but wear the title Labor/Delivery.
Maggie Zimmerman! It's Jenny French! I was so happy you commented on Sarah's post, it was nice to have found you. :-) This blogging thing is so great. I love the way I am able to find people.
I'm glad to have found you on facebook and it's so neat that you're a med stud these days! 3rd year can be so rough at times and so great at times and I can relate to most of your stories here... especially the awfulness of tears coming when you're getting reamed or even just firmly corrected about something.... for me I start to feel really hot when I feel the tears well up, then I get so mad that I'm letting this thing get to me which usually just makes it worse. I'm in the PICU this month and it's worse than ever, but not because I get yelled at or things like that, but just because it's horrible to see kids like this and to look into the eyes of their parents and try to give them hope but also tell them the truth about how sick they are....anyway... keep your chin up--I'm sure you're doing great and I wish I got to have a med student as great as you! Just know that all the doctors you're working with felt exactly how you do at your toughest moments, and especially remember that you're learning more and becoming a better doctor every single day... at the beginning of 3rd year I remember thinking there's no way I could possibly learn enough in the next 2 years to be ready to start resdency, but it's amazing how far you come in that time period... Internship is kind of the same--it's overwhelming to think about how much there is to learn in the next 3 years, but being almost halfway through now I'm starting to feel like I might just make it... That was a lot of rambling but have a great day and enjoy the heck out of 3rd year! Our blog is http://samperts.blogspot.com/ if I didn't already tell you!
Post a Comment