tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836955143319384169Mon, 07 Oct 2024 04:27:50 +0000soulmed schoolhappinesswomenquotesmedicinerelationshipswritinghealth policyclerkshipstravelpoetryNYTfoodphotoschildrenobgynpsychhealthsportsbooksfamily medquotationsresidencysurgerytribeNewYorkerflashbackpediatricspregnancybirthethicsfamilyweddingsTEDtalkspublic healtheconomicsmortalitymusicwednesday3arteducationgiggleshomeverghesecitizenfamily planninginternal meddanceinterviewsloveneurologyyogacritical carefavoritesfridaymondayob/gynsexslatetwo storieswomynLGBTNPRcardiologycomedyemergency medmatchquoterunningwords"when we try to pick out anything by itself, we find that it is hitched to everything else in the universe" - j.muir soul|medicine|women|health|citizen|tribe|homehttp://thequestforeverything.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Erica)Blogger430125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836955143319384169.post-9165977723410242123Sun, 26 Apr 2015 19:16:00 +00002015-04-26T15:20:26.577-04:00photossoultribe finally I have arrived in the light.  After far too long, I finally feel back to myself, however briefly. it reminds me of a book we received for a wedding gift, "36 hours: a collection of all the NYTimes 36 hours columns".  For those of you not familiar, the NYT runs a weekly (?) column where they tell you how to spend the BEST 36 hours in any city in the US.  Whenever I read http://thequestforeverything.blogspot.com/2015/04/soul-36-hours-of-my-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836955143319384169.post-9214219934824078981Sun, 12 Apr 2015 15:25:00 +00002015-04-12T11:25:32.837-04:00medicinesoulFor the past now 3 weeks, despite the days getting longer and more beautiful, my work day has me up and at the hospital before sunrise and leaving after the sun sets.   I feel like I live my life now in a timeless, dayless always-night.Whenever this happens, I always worry it will never end because it's so soul-sucking.  But in a mere 5 days I'll have a day off and get to run around in http://thequestforeverything.blogspot.com/2015/04/medicine-in-dark.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836955143319384169.post-848734661593999843Thu, 02 Apr 2015 21:01:00 +00002015-04-02T17:01:56.851-04:00tribe It's been a month since I've blogged. Okay, more than a month.  I keep thinking about it and then about a million things come up and I never get to it.  Part of it is that so much has happened, so much has changed, that it's hard to know where to begin.  But that's the beauty of writing, right? You just start writing - For the past month, my new husband (!!) and I have http://thequestforeverything.blogspot.com/2015/04/tribe-family-style.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836955143319384169.post-3069597768542600672Sat, 14 Feb 2015 19:08:00 +00002015-02-14T14:08:00.221-05:00 let your love by like misty rains coming gently softly let it embrace the mountains  seep beneath your skin soak your soul and forever flood the river of your lives - a blessing my mom created for our wedding happy valentine's day! http://thequestforeverything.blogspot.com/2015/02/soul-love-like-rain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836955143319384169.post-7686252744938113118Fri, 13 Feb 2015 18:30:00 +00002015-02-13T13:30:00.970-05:00musicsoul a little bit of old, a little bit of new because right now I almost always need a reminder of how lucky I am,  this mix is entitled, WINNING ALL I DO IS WIN | dj khalef HEADS WILL ROLL | yeah yeah yeahs HERE IT GOES AGAIN | ok go THE EDGE OF GLORY | lady gaga SUPER BASS | nikki minaj JAI HO | ar rahman ONE MORE NIGHT | maroon 5 FANCY | iggy azalea SELL OUT | real big http://thequestforeverything.blogspot.com/2015/02/soul-winter-2015-playlist-winning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836955143319384169.post-5805910754355007612Wed, 11 Feb 2015 18:09:00 +00002015-02-11T13:09:00.369-05:00citizenresidency for many years  this past year, I have needed to do a lot of real life things without a lot of time.  here's my cheat sheet on how to still accomplish life tasks, while not having a lot of free time to browse/wait at a store/travel to outlets. 1. changing your name after marriage (or for whatever reason, I suppose) there are actually a bunch of websites that make this really easy for http://thequestforeverything.blogspot.com/2015/02/citizen-big-life-tasks-without-lot-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836955143319384169.post-7957717325462066481Sun, 08 Feb 2015 15:09:00 +00002015-02-08T10:09:00.617-05:00poetrywords Because I am surrounded by life's transitions - more lately - and often frustrated by them, a calming perspective today in the form of a poem by my favorite, Mary Oliver, whose new book was a lovely gift.  My grandfather passed on last year and I thinking of him as being a part of all things now. I'M NOT THE RIVER I'm not the river that powerful presence. And I'm not the black http://thequestforeverything.blogspot.com/2015/02/words-not-yet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836955143319384169.post-997974573384250270Sat, 07 Feb 2015 14:23:00 +00002015-02-07T09:23:27.729-05:00medicine my days are filled with robots. no, really.  I started by gyn oncology rotation - which is part of why I haven't blogged in a while.  4am starts and the operating room all day leave very little energy or time for blogging. but back to the robots. robotic surgery is a (semi) new technology that has been embraced by gynecologists.  It is similar to laparoscopic surgery http://thequestforeverything.blogspot.com/2015/02/medicine-robots.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836955143319384169.post-6683326794900098252Sun, 18 Jan 2015 21:24:00 +00002015-01-18T16:24:01.454-05:00quotessoul 2015! It is finally here.   After a whirlwind, rollercoaster, highest highs and lowest lows of a year 2014 was,  2015 has finally come roaring into view. My overall goal for 2015 is to simplify;  to just not make things more crazy and more complicated than they already are. for tangible wins, each month I'll choose a word to be my monthly mantra; to keep it as http://thequestforeverything.blogspot.com/2015/01/soul-shine-so-bright.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836955143319384169.post-484030820940461845Mon, 15 Dec 2014 11:00:00 +00002014-12-15T06:00:04.775-05:00 It seems fitting to tell this story now, around Christmas, the world's biggest birthday celebration. I came in to see one of my patients after she had a cesarean delivery after coming into the hospital in labor overnight.   I had spoken with her the day before in the office and she was very scared for a cesarean delivery and very much wanted a vaginal delivery, so I was curious abouthttp://thequestforeverything.blogspot.com/2014/12/medicine-unto-you-child-is-born.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836955143319384169.post-7271621258565131869Sun, 14 Dec 2014 14:59:00 +00002014-12-14T09:59:28.994-05:00citizenhealth policywomen One of the amazing things about living in such a vibrant and international city is the exposure to cultures and issues from everywhere in the world.  I recently stumbled upon this amazing series of photographs by National Geographic, where they asked their photographers to come up with one photo that was especially meaningful to their journey and explain why.  The photos are http://thequestforeverything.blogspot.com/2014/12/citizen-too-young.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836955143319384169.post-4132329643086065935Wed, 10 Dec 2014 22:48:00 +00002014-12-14T20:15:07.224-05:00citizenwednesday3 1| the serial podcast  like the rest of the world, I've eagerly become obsessed with this super compelling story and the podcast dedicated to parsing out the details of a real-life mystery.  I find myself trying to drive around the block in order to listen to just a little bit more. Podcasts are probably the best thing to ever happen to a car commute.  Are you listening?http://thequestforeverything.blogspot.com/2014/12/wednesday-3-wonders-unseen-and-unseeable.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836955143319384169.post-2362513456315133548Mon, 08 Dec 2014 03:02:00 +00002014-12-09T17:48:00.096-05:00soul One of C and my favorite activities is to sing together. Neither one of us is very good but it makes us really happy.  Lately we have been singing some throwbacks including an embarrassing amount of Dave Matthews and basically all the songs played on Dawson's creek.  C surprised me before bed the other day by starting to play jewel's you were meant for me on his guitar.  We http://thequestforeverything.blogspot.com/2014/12/soul-meant-for-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836955143319384169.post-451515560910090946Wed, 03 Dec 2014 16:34:00 +00002014-12-09T17:48:07.275-05:00flashback As is my tradition, here is a look back at what I was writing about during December's past - what were you doing last year?  three years ago?  what or who do you miss about that time?  what are your themes? Apparently my themes for december are working in the emergency department, having fascinating conversations with older people about things that aren't quite what they http://thequestforeverything.blogspot.com/2014/12/flashback-december.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836955143319384169.post-4122418714218583952Fri, 28 Nov 2014 18:32:00 +00002014-12-05T11:43:32.631-05:00fridaytribeweddings Part 3 of many about our epic wedding, is about wedding readings.  Every Friday since November, I'm discussing one part of our very intentionally planned wedding, because reading about weddings can be addicting and crazy, but there's so much more about how to pick your colors than about how to choose the things that really matter - the promises you make, the things you choose to http://thequestforeverything.blogspot.com/2014/11/tribe-wedding-wisdom-part-3-readings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836955143319384169.post-4162573172986050054Wed, 26 Nov 2014 16:34:00 +00002014-11-26T11:34:45.248-05:00poetrysoulwomen I recently bought a copy of the magazine DARLING, which advertises itself as a magazine about "the art of being a woman".  I'd love if it said the "science and art of being a woman" but I'm a nerd.  It's one of those pretty expensive magazines on beautiful paper that I love to just hold in my hands - other versions being Kinfolk, and others.  This magazine was recommended by a http://thequestforeverything.blogspot.com/2014/11/women-hostess.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836955143319384169.post-8161591285305209665Mon, 24 Nov 2014 15:46:00 +00002014-11-24T10:46:00.511-05:00mondayphotosquotationsquotesoul to stir up some thinking this weekend “We have a game we play when we’re waiting for tables in restaurants, where you have to write the five things that describe yourself on a piece of paper. When I was [in my twenties], I would have put: ambitious, Wellesley graduate, daughter, Democrat, single. Ten years later not one of those five things turned up on my list. I was: journalist, feminist, http://thequestforeverything.blogspot.com/2014/11/soul-five-words.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836955143319384169.post-1016397062805841657Fri, 21 Nov 2014 17:13:00 +00002014-11-21T12:13:00.084-05:00fridaylovetribeweddings a few months ago, I married my best friend, favorite playmate, and partner in the most tremendous weekend wedding extravaganza imaginable (at least to us).   because it was so fabulous and I'm still savoring every single part (not to mention, actually being married to this guy - more on that soon), I'll take this in parts, one friday at a time. PART 2: VOWS   photo by our awesome http://thequestforeverything.blogspot.com/2014/11/tribe-wedding-wisdom-part-2-vows.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836955143319384169.post-6106448651984117672Wed, 19 Nov 2014 22:13:00 +00002014-11-19T17:13:00.345-05:00soulwednesday3 a few things for hump day  1 apple season click photo for link to smittenkitchen receipe for whole wheat apple muffins 2 low booties for fall ? 3 words to ponder: "We cannot live only for ourselves.  A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men;  and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads,  our actions run as causes,  and they come back http://thequestforeverything.blogspot.com/2014/11/words-wednesday-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836955143319384169.post-4760985807419832411Mon, 17 Nov 2014 17:04:00 +00002014-11-17T12:04:00.294-05:00musicsoul "but if you close your eyes, does it almost feel like nothing's changed at all..." - bastille really feeling beats that stick around all day & night 1. OHMYGOD! (kate nash) 2. shake it off (taylor swift) 3. of the night (bastille) 4. love like you  (eric hutchinson) 5. ships in the night  (mat kearney) 6. C.R.E.A.M  (el michaels affair  wu-tang) 7. http://thequestforeverything.blogspot.com/2014/11/soul-autumn-2014-playlist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836955143319384169.post-451429273903956616Fri, 14 Nov 2014 18:15:00 +00002014-11-14T13:15:00.575-05:00lovephotostribeweddings PART 1 of many about my incredible wedding. This time on traditions, or non-traditions. For our epic weekend wedding a few months ago, we decided to skip a whole lot of traditions. These included but were not limited to the bouquet toss, the cake cutting, the not-sleeping-in-the-same-place-before-the-wedding, the keeping the bride a secret the day of the wedding, the receiving line, and http://thequestforeverything.blogspot.com/2014/11/tribe-wedding-wisdom-part-1-non.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836955143319384169.post-5078822191697683671Wed, 12 Nov 2014 16:18:00 +00002014-11-13T08:20:25.012-05:00familyquoteswomen found this gem from the UK Times' caitlin moran in a letter to her 13 year old daughter.  It's not only very english, it's hilarious and profound:  it begins with first, be kind.  Last, never start smoking - it's like a baby dragon that will eventually burn your house down.   so good! My daughter is about to turn 13 and I’ve been smoking a lot recently, and http://thequestforeverything.blogspot.com/2014/11/women-letters-to-daughter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836955143319384169.post-8029973938411328157Mon, 10 Nov 2014 11:00:00 +00002014-11-10T06:00:05.658-05:00mondayquotationsquotessoul happy monday! some words of wisdom thoughts on time... how to travel in time: read how to stop time: kiss how to feel time: write how to escape time: dance weekend reading: how everything in doctor strangelove is true adapted from source  // photos from source http://thequestforeverything.blogspot.com/2014/11/soul-ways-of-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836955143319384169.post-2173252162832735649Sun, 09 Nov 2014 16:43:00 +00002014-11-09T12:18:14.049-05:00arthomesoul as we decorate our home dream of decorating our home, I've been finding art styles that we dig, see below for some of my latest faves. I think my taste could definitely be described as bold and whimsical.  what art do you love in your house?  what art do you wish you had? zoe pawlak lisa golightly lisa congdon    laura berger stephanie clark http://thequestforeverything.blogspot.com/2014/11/home-new-art-obsessions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836955143319384169.post-2419775848022066937Fri, 07 Nov 2014 16:32:00 +00002014-11-09T12:17:59.932-05:00citizenloveNewYorkerquotes Is it really November?  So much has happened this year that I couldn't even contain it in any way on this blog.  Since my last post I've become a very happily married woman (more details on the wedding and the actually being married soon, but in summary: it's the best) our awesome photographer, kara brodgesell But this post is actually about the American Dream.  I decided to http://thequestforeverything.blogspot.com/2014/11/citizen-american-dream-in-organized.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0