The Fire List

It is freezing here in my office. That is the one good thing about being busy-too little time to be cold. I have been moderately busy this week which is concerning since I leave for Rome in less than 2 weeks. If papa ain't working, papa ain't gettin' paid and I won't be getting bank for 3 of the upcoming 5 weeks (10 days in Rome then 10 days in La Jolla, CA for Spring Break). I am busy enough however to fire a patient. Yep. That's right. I fired my Arch Nemesis. And it felt GOOOOD. This woman has been a pain in my side for over 3 years, requiring countless hours of busy work and rearranging my schedule to fit her needs. She was never appreciative, never said thank you-she just expected me to drop everything and fix her issue, right then, right there. No concern that I had over 3000 other patients that I care for....HER issues came first. I found the opportunity to cut the strings and I did it, and I felt and currently feel great. No remorse. No second thoughts. In my opinion, maybe I should fire more people that absolutely terrorize my day, get under my skin and make me want to quit medicine and work as a Walmart greeter. I think it would be good for everybody to fire those in their life that weigh them down and jettison the baggage that is dumped on people daily. Life would be better, anger and frustration would diminish and depression rates would take a nose dive. I am not saying piss off everyone by telling them to take a hike. No, I am talking about a dedicated few, lets say less that 5, people that really agitate the remaining nerve you may have left. We all know who they are, and if you don't, you may want to make sure you are not on somebody's "fire" list. By decreasing the drama in your life, maybe, just maybe, you can get up out of bed again tomorrow...

After reading the above blog I realize how pessimistic I sound. Geez. I need a vacation I think. Good thing I have a bunch coming up. I think sometimes just the act of writing out the frustrations calm the demons and cooler heads prevail...