It’s Good To Be An Adult
The pic above was my Easter lunch last month. I ate at the hospital, and as you can see, I balanced my “healthy” option with some “not-healthy” options. I love candy. And one of my most favorite things to do is raid the pharmacies after holidays in search of super cheap leftover candy. My hospital gift shop happened to have a huge variety of super cheap candy, so I splurged a little. Actually, I went back for seconds and thirds.
I don’t have a whole heck of a lot to say right now, but I realized I had not posted in a while, so I wanted to give some updates. I have one week left of my gastroenterology rotation, then in June, I will be doing a radiology elective, and then July 1st I take the USMLE Step 2 CK. I opted not to take any time off to study. I have yet to find out whether this was a good decision or bad.
Do you ever have those moments where you think, “wait, I’m an adult, I can do whatever I want”? It might sound strange, but I have those thoughts a lot. I wonder if I will continue to have them, even when I’m an old fart. Anyway, studying for the Step 2 CK has been like that so far. I have studied and done questions, but I definitely have not hit the books incredibly hard. I know I should. But I just haven’t had the motivation. And I’m an adult. I can study as little or as much as I want to. Today, I studied for a portion of the day, then went to the gym, and have taken the rest of the day off. I guess I keep thinking, “I’ve made it this far, so I must know what I’m doing.” I will study hard when I’m darn tooting ready.
It’s good to be an adult.
My name is Kendra and I am a newly minted doctor about to begin my residency in Psychiatry at 
amen sista!
Hah. I felt that way before Step 1. I did some studying, but did some skiing too. Some of my colleagues “studied” for months before they took it. Why did I see them on Facebook a lot?