ICU almost done!

Merry Christmas everyone, not sure whether I will get another update in before the big holiday. And even if I do, two Merry Christmasses never killed anyone. At least not anyone I know of.

I get to write today because I have a rare quiet bit of time in the ICU. As my rotation draws to a close I am finding myself with little to do. Our census was thankfully small today, which means I had some extra time after rounding in which to sit down and enjoy myself online. Huzzah. and I am discovering that there is a really cool thing about working in medicine, and in the ICU in particular. I get to be really happy about business being slow without feeling guilty. If I worked in retail and business was bad I would feel bad about the fact that I was wishing the business ill. But here in the ICU when business is slow, it means that people are healthier, and thats a good thing, company be darned.

I can say that it has been a busy month, even though I have had some fun times as well. We had a pretty kicking party at the Sawlaw House. It was the 2009 Sawlympics. Wes brought a truck load of snow, and everyone else brought truckloads of booze. I bet you can imagine how that worked out. Having friends who drive Zam at the ice arena definitely has its advantages. I was lucky enough to have gotten the bulk of my Christmas shopping done before this rotation started, but I have still be pleasantly surprised that I have had as much time as I have had to get out and get whatever shopping I hadn't finished done and over with.

Its certainly going to be a fun Christmas this year. Mandi and I finally have paychecks, and a monthly budget that is soundly in the black, even with loan repayments. This has left us with the ability to be as generous as we have always wanted to be, to those who have always shone us such generosity. Christmas has always been about giving for me (even though the getting is fun too), and its nice to finally be able to have some real fun giving. I am especially excited that we have been able to buy gifts for the Siblings. All 15 million of them it seems at times, but all the same it was good stuff.

That said, my Attending Physician just alked in, it seems that its time to get rounding. Merry Christmas to everyone :)