tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21688694195651725082012-01-28T01:36:01.355-05:00Want To Know What It's Like To Be Married To A Doctor? Ask Away!Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878481337663230761noreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168869419565172508.post-41659031239705076422009-08-17T08:49:00.005-04:002009-08-17T08:57:23.640-04:00

Wow. It's been a while since I posted last. My husband has officially been practicing for over a year now, and although there have been a few downs, it has all been mostly ups. He seems to really enjoy his co-workers, and for the most part, his days as an OB/Gyn have been great. This month, my son and I have had so much time with him, too. He's been taking a lot of vacation time before it runs

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My husband's been out of residency and practicing obstetrics and gynecology for almost a year. When he was in residency, we lived in a medium-sized city, we didn't know very many people, and he really didn't have an established patient population. Then, he finished residency, found a job, and we moved to a new town. Where we currently live is definitely smaller than our last home city. It's also

Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878481337663230761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168869419565172508.post-7584632085175990992009-06-06T11:10:00.003-04:002009-06-06T11:19:58.283-04:00

Kathi, the ultimate wingspouse, wrote a great "Survivor Saturday" post over at the "Lives of Doctor Wives" blog about what to do BEFORE your physician spouse gets hit with a lawsuit or an emergency occurs that involves your estate/assets/children/whatever. It's worth taking a look, and I think it's something that everyone should think about, no matter what their profession. It applies to my

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I recently received an e-mail from the wife of an OB/GYN who is in a similar situation as I. She's a stay-at-home-mom (SAHM), and she wondered, besides blogging, what other outlets I have for dealing with the life of a doctor's wife. I sent her a long reply back with all the things I've done over time to keep myself sane and busy when my husband's working. Here's a list of my various outlets and

Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878481337663230761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168869419565172508.post-19683913709112564312009-05-01T16:40:00.000-04:002009-05-01T16:42:04.318-04:00

I'll be away until about May 11, though I may check up on the blog and my e-mail occasionally during that time. Have an awesome week, everyone!

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When I started this blog, I wrote a disclaimer (at the bottom of the page) that stated I most likely wouldn't answer questions asking for intimate details about my relationship with my husband. However, recently I received a few e-mails from people dating OB/Gyns, who asked me about my experiences. Without divulging any of the information in those e-mails, I want to make a few things clear to

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Because I felt like I was complaining a little too much about my current situation in my last post (this is MY life and I chose to marry my husband, knowing what I was getting myself into), I wanted to direct you to a fellow Twitter friend and physician's wife, Kathi, and her "wingspouse blog". Based on this article on why a person should be happy to be a doctor, she wrote her own response on why

Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878481337663230761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168869419565172508.post-53039052934571048802009-04-23T22:52:00.004-04:002009-04-23T23:33:15.380-04:00

So, do our lives really revolve around my physician spouse's work schedule? Yes, and no. He has a better schedule than residency, in that he only has to be on-call about one day a week. That also means he has at least one day a week he can be home to rest and relax. However, unless he's on an extended vacation (like last week), there isn't much we can do in the evening together, unless we

Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878481337663230761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168869419565172508.post-61388950243330242802009-04-13T12:54:00.002-04:002009-04-13T12:57:53.480-04:00

Do you REALLY want to know what it's like to be the spouse of a doctor? Just read this post on the "Lives of Doctor Wives" blog, which sums it up perfectly!

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I wrote the following post on my "Married To The M. D." blog way back on July 21, 2008, soon after my husband had finished his residency, and we had moved to our new home town. I think everyone, no matter his/her situation in life, could take some time to think about how he/she is blessed. Even though my husband is now practicing medicine, my blessings haven't changed at all.I think this

Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878481337663230761noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168869419565172508.post-56426538028131318772009-04-02T16:56:00.001-04:002009-04-02T16:58:33.840-04:00

I just wrote this post for the "Lives of Doctor Wives" blog and thought it would be appropriate to post here, as well.I was replying to a friend's email today and mentioned the fact that I keep forgetting Easter is just two weekends away. Part of the issue is that my husband and I just moved and currently do not attend a local church. I'm only reminded of the upcoming holiday when I enter a

Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878481337663230761noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168869419565172508.post-85002317445009876942009-04-01T14:32:00.003-04:002009-04-01T14:40:14.593-04:00

Jennifer, on her blog "The Chronicles of Hunt", wrote an amazing post recently about what she's learned while being married to a doctor. She has some wonderful advice and words of wisdom for any spouse of a medical student, resident, or even a practicing physician. I've said many of the same things on my personal blog, "Married to the M. D.", but I think what she says is much more succinct.

Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878481337663230761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168869419565172508.post-23289389550365337432009-03-31T22:18:00.003-04:002009-03-31T22:37:48.642-04:00

While my husband and I spend a little time enjoying some TV shows we've DVRed, please enjoy the following post I wrote about change for my first blog way back on June 12, 2008:As I write this, my husband and I are about to embark on another life-changing adventure--a move back to our home state and the beginning of a brand new career (for my husband). This will be our fourth move to a new city in

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After starting this blog and researching, reading, and posting comments on related websites, I was contacted recently by one of the main contributors to an excellent blog for doctors' wives, fittingly entitled "Lives of Doctor Wives". Almost all of the authors to the site are spouses of medical students or residents, and Marissa, one of the website admins, wanted to know if I would be willing to

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A while back, I started a blog about how I dealt with and what I learned during my husband's medical residency. As we neared the end of it and the beginning of our new life in a new town, the blog slowly digressed into an updated journal about us for our long distance family and friends. I went back to the beginning of the blog and found a post that I thought really applied here, especially for

Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878481337663230761noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168869419565172508.post-55767006112022729292009-03-21T12:47:00.009-04:002009-03-21T13:54:35.590-04:00

I received an e-mail from a friend saying she thought of me when her husband got very busy with work recently, and she wondered how I deal with my own husband's work-related absences. I'll be totally honest. I do miss him when he has to spend his entire call night at the hospital, especially when our son is sick. It's a little ironic that that tends to happen a lot. For example, a couple of

Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878481337663230761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168869419565172508.post-23151465458297366032009-03-19T13:47:00.007-04:002009-03-21T13:55:08.166-04:00

The following is a guest post I wrote for my friend, Momma Bear, back in February. She, and many of her readers, wanted to know why men would become OB/GYNs. It was her question and many others I've received recently that made me think about starting this blog. Enjoy!When the question of why a man would become an OB/GYN came up recently, I was asked to write a post about it. I’m qualified to

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