Vermont update

It is finally not dark all day long. The sun comes out from time to time, and sometimes there is even a whole day of sun. Those are usually the days I'm in the hospital and on call, so I hear about them and live vicariously through everybody else with a normal life. I think that's what I miss the most, the time and the energy to do day to day things an not being totally exhausted or feeling like I should be doing something "more productive" like studying or something.

In two days I will sit for 14 hours of exam over 2 days. It's the final step in my MD licensing exam. Once I pass that, I can start studying for my Pediatric board exam. We take a form of the Pediatric board exam each year, designed for residents. Second year is the year to do really well on this exam.

I cannot wait to be done with this year. Senior residents promise me that it gets better. One of them said that she and her husband were rediscovering each other. I know Marcus gets frustrated with me at times because I'm so tired when I get home it's all I can do to do anything but sleep. The house has been messier that either of us would like, dishes tend to sit around for a while before betting loaded into the dishwasher or getting hand washed, and clean laundry stays in the basket for the week. It's not good, I know, and I feel bad about it. Ultimately, however, I'm just too tired right now.

To sleep or to study...it's 7:45 and I can hardly keep my eyes open...