The next question is what to do next. The options for fellowship are appealing, but need to be balanced with the pain of going through another 2-3 years of training. I go back and forth about whether this to take a hospitalist job or look for something more. I guess time will tell.
Now it is time to prepare for Winter. The weather is cooling. The heaters have been plugged in. The jackets have come out of the closet. Thankfully, the new windows have prevented the apartment from becoming an ice box like last year. At least the sticker shock of the heater bill might be a little less this year. We've also started the process of finding a new apartment, preferably with 2 bedrooms and a gym (although I'm not sure if it changes my poor gym habits). It's expensive to keep living in Center City, but it's also hard to give up the location. We might have to fork over a little extra get what we want for the next year.
I'll also look forward to the weeks of elective and vacation I have lined up for the next couple of months. I feel my seasonal affective disorder kicking in, so being outside the hospital will help with the depression. I pulled off two long ICU months; I feel like I deserve the time off. Funny how I become just as lazy as the rotation I'm on, I need to work on a little more self-motivation during this time off.
