What would you like to read about?

We are working on some articles for the website to be put up in the next few weeks for our new round of additions....What kinds of things would you be interested in reading about or do you think would be useful for new spouses just starting out...



Don't be afraid to reply....we won't try and force you to write them



Kris

Umm- how to cope with moving 800 miles every 2 years.



Oh- wait- that's supposed to be my topic. Maybe I haven't written it because I don't feel like I've coped with it very well!





How about

Relationships as a family during school/residency?

Dealing with out-rotations?

Buying Christmas presents when you are a) on a serious budget and b) not going to be traveling home so everything has to be shipped?

Some info about the areas we each live in- maybe it'll be someone's dream vacation!



that's all I'm coing up with for now...



wendy

hmmm...i am more of a "hands-on" person when it comes to dealing with this residency. on that note, i would like to read some practical articles with things that you can do - like wendy's suggestion of how to buy christmas presents on a budget is great. i do appreciate the more "theoretical" articles (can you tell i'm getting back into thesis mode?) about the medical marriage - but i feel like we are all in it, we know it sucks, so give us some tools to make the best of it, too. what can you and your spouse do to make the most of the time you DO have together. what to do on rotations that are like 2Q. how do you balance your interests with the limitations of your spouse's career/lack of vacation/etc. i'll think some more....watch - tomorrow i'll be screaming for a theoretical article.

[Amiens]

How to handle not having the hubby around for Thanksgiving because he is working 40 hours straight.



Crystal

[DCJenn]

On Crystal's note-



A good topic would be how people deal with the holidays in general- they are stressful under the best of circumstances- add no money, no time, and one exhausted partner and they can be overwhelming! (Not to mention the "why aren't you coming home?" pressure- from both sides this year)



Another thing would be practical financial advice- maybe we could invite a financial planner to one of the chat nights?! I'd pay a fee to have some one talk about finances, et al.



The moving thing is always a good one! (I'm actually approaching one year in the same building- with no plans to move- this year, anyway!)



I also think we need to look at keeping our identities when everyone wants you to be something else- you know- super wife or super mom or the boss or employee or "the Doctor's Wife' or whatever- there are always expections- for everyone, but then factor in the pressures of medical life and - wow.



Hmmm- that's it for now.



Jenn