Hey Guys!
Jamie Here!
This past weekend was another free weekend for me.
It was the week between my ob-gyn rotation which just ended and it was before the start
of my family medicine rotation, so I had a nice free weekend to just relax and recovery
and get refreshed for the next rotation.
So here is what I did for the weekend: So for brunch we went to a place called The
Meatball Shop.
We went to the one in Brooklyn in Williamsburg.
We sat by the window, we were kinda people watching outside.
Had a really good brunch and overall just a cute little shop with great food so we really
enjoyed it there.
After having brunch at the meatball shop we went to the new FujiFilm camera shop, which
I believe is in the Flatiron District.
They had all these photography paraphernalia.
If you guys know, Fujifilm has their InStax Mini Camera and it’s kinda like a polaroid
camera in that it can take pictures and the picture comes out right away.
They had a lot of those.
The had a lot of cool films and a lot of scrapbooking tools that I thought was really cute.
In addition, they had a line of cameras that are not polaroid-like but they’re actually
like mirrorless cameras and I happened to be a pretty big fan of their cameras.
Overall it was a cute place to visit.
Afterwards, we stopped by J Crew.
We wanted to try on matching parkas that J Crew had.
Unfortunately they had an outerwear sale that was like 30% off or 40% off or something like
that but we missed the sale so we ended up just trying it on together and not buying
anything.
But the parka was super warm, it was really cute.
I saw a catalog picture where it was a man, woman and a child and all three had the same
matching parkas and it looked really nice and really warm too.
After that we went to Warby Parker.
You guys know I just did the video on the home-try-on that you can do from Warby Parker,
I’ll put the link below if you guys are interested.
So I did the home try on but I actually--as soon as I did the home-try-on I got an email
saying they were coming out with their Winter Collection of glasses.
So I really wanted to try out their new line.
I think I found the winner finally of the actual glasses I wanted to get!
So the pair of glasses, the design is called Louise.
It’s a bit of a cat-eye but the frame is very thin and I just liked the way it looked
on my face.
So that’s the design that I’m going to with.
It was really hard to decide because I really like all their new stuff.
I also ended up getting a pair of sunglasses but without the prescription, so it was really
fun to just try on glasses and finding the right frame for my face.
After Warby Parker we went to the gym.
We wanted to get a quick workout in cause all we’ve been doing was eating good food
and walking around.
I almost always have my gym stuff with me so I’m ready to go gym whenever I want.
I did a quick cardio warm-up, nothing too crazy.
I think after I changed.
Just getting on the treadmill is something I naturally do.
It’s just a good way to warm up.
After that I did quick workout of shoulders and abs.
I started off overhead press, did some lateral raises, front raises and some rear-delt flyes.
So after doing the shoulder exercises, I did a couple exercises for abs and then I finished
my workout.
So after that we went to a restaurant for dinner, just grabbed a quick bite nothing
crazy.
Then I ended the night with hot tea and coffee.
So this weekend was great because it was a really nice way to reset and get ready for
my next rotation.
I can’t believe how fast time is going with rotation, it’s almost winter.
I started my third year in July and it’s almost December.
Well.. it’s November but its pretty much winter and soon it’s going to be winter
break.
I just wanted to give you guys some quick tips about not getting burnt out since everything
is just go-go-go and very fast paced and it’s very easy to forget to how to take care of
yourself and it’s very common in medical school.
Tip #1 is cut down and start saying no to things that are not important to you and things
that don’t make you happy.
Umm, if doesn’t add to your life then basically it’s okay to say no.
It doesn’t make you a bad person.
It just makes you the type of person who is aware of what is good for you or what is bad
for you and just makes you the type of person who is good at managing his or her time.
So tip #2 is something similar to what I just did.
Between your rotations or even during your rotations or during your semester take couple
days off maybe just one day off if that’s all you can afford.
Take one day off and do nothing school related, do something fun, go out to eat, enjoy your
time if your friends and loved ones and really recover so that you can be ready to for the
next challenge and dive into your work the day.
Tip #3 is change your location.
If you find yourself studying at the same desk, same chair, same room every single time
and you just are sick of it, try going to a cafe or the library, a different library.
Personally I like community libraries because it’s a lot quieter, less crowded and you
don’t see the same people all the time.
You’d be surprised to see that the usual things that distract you or break your focus
won’t be there anymore and you’ll be able to do much better in your studies.
So, I’m gonna end the vlog here.
Thank you guys so much for watching.
Let me know if you guys like this new format of vlogging.
I know I didn’t do a ton of medical stuff, I didn’t do a ton of studying but that’s
exactly the point of this vlog--to take the day off and rest and just ready myself for
the next rotation.
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Byeee!