my "medical life" debut!

confession: i've already been "secretly" following some of the blogs on this link up.  i'm new at the blog thing, so i've been slow to try to publicize (not to mention i'm still trying to figure out how everything works...), BUT i figure it's time to become an official follower and link up to this lovely blog community, sooo here we go!

i'm participating in my first 'medical mondays' blog hop and have linked up with yall!  (i don't think i have any loyal followers yet outside of the link up but here is the "button" link in case anyone does stumble across my blog from the outside world!)



my story:
i am a soon-to-be* occupational therapist dating a third-year medical student long-distance. like all relationships, we've got our good times and hard times... but i've discovered that finding support and encouragement through those hard times has shown to be difficult because of the lack of insight from my close friends about what medical life is like.

i'm not a super confident writer, but sometimes (when i force myself) it becomes a good outlet for me to process thoughts and feelings; not just about my dating life, but my transition to being an autonomous healthcare provider, moving to a new city and adopting a new way of life as an independent adult after knowing only the student life, making progress on my goals, and just being a 20-something.  so, i decided to start this blog... just last week. :)

i'm still getting the hang of things, refining my writing style, and learning to find the balance between being a good producer of writing/stories, as well as a good follower and supporter of others' blogs!  that being said, those of you who are stumbling across this today: i would appreciate any feedback or suggestions on how to improve my writing, blog style, tips for ease of use... or even dating advice, work advice, moving advice, and useless advice!

i'm really excited to make my official "debut" today, getting my blog out there, and opening up to a new community as i go through all the adventures of this next year!  thanks for having me!

*"soon-to-be": see also, taking my board exam TOMORROW.  clearly i'm being very studious and productive this morning. :)