Medical Marriage

Ever since my husband started residency I've searched for literature on the topic, especially literature from the spouses perspective.  I'm one of those people who, upon approaching a new endeavor, looks for a book on the topic.  One of these days I will write a book on this thing termed "the medical marriage".  I recently stumbled upon a new resource that I thought I'd share with you all.

I found this blog called "The Secret Lives of Doctor's Wives".  It has lots of great commentary and resources too.  Not a lot of postings have been written recently but I'm secretly hoping that maybe the author, Gail Konop Baker, is working on a book on the topic!  She wrote another book on dealing with Cancer, called "Cancer is a Bitch: Or I'd rather be having a Midlife Crisis".  I haven't read it yet but it could be a good read for our book group.

I would love to hear how others who are married to residents or doctors cope with the challenges of the medical marriage?  I try to remind myself of the amazing talent that my husband has and of all of the strong, resilient resident and attending spouses that I know, who are examples of how a medical marriage can work.

Devour Downtown - Winter Fest

January 24 - February 5 is Devour Downtown - Winter Fest in Indianapolis. Lots of 2 for $30 deals and even more 3- to 5-course meals for $30 per person. A great excuse to get out of the house this winter and try something new. Highly recommend!

Over 45 restaurants are participating this year. The list even meal deals at Creation Cafe (2 for $30) and Euphoria ($30/person) which are owned by one of our very own Scrubmates, Lynn Shepard! So far, we've tried Mesh and R-Bistro and both were phenomenal. Stopped by 45degrees tonight but it was packed due to a pub crawl.

http://www.devourdowntown.org/winterfest/index.htm