A Day in Becki's Life

I was inspired by my cousin Lindy to tell you what a usual day in my life is like. Its not really interesting or fun, but I suppose the grass is always greener.

I usually get up at 6am, hit the snooze and get up at 6:09 when it goes off (that 9 minutes sure makes a big difference, lol). I put my contacts in, and check my e-mail while I brush my teeth. Shower, dress, take my vitamins...then off to work by 6:45. I get to work around 7:30...switch the laundry over, put away the clean speculums and tools, fill the equipment basins and turn on the warmers in each room (nothing worse than cold speculums and gel). Patients start arriving at 8am, so I start putting them in exam rooms. During this time, I'm also checking the lab results that came in overnight, filing the normal ones, sending results letters, etc. At 9am the phones turn on and the messages start coming in. I usually get a breather around 9:30, which is when I usually scarf breakfast. Patients, calls, labs continue until 12:30 when, if everything is going smoothly, I get to go for lunch. The afternoon patients start at 1:00-1:30 depending on the day, and then its back to patients and calls for the rest of the afternoon. If I have a free moment I try to schedule surgeries or order supplies. Last patient is usually done at 3:45, which is when the charts start flowing from the Dr's office as she is done charting or signing off things. There is usually a pile of things she wants us to follow up on, call someone about, or fax somewhere. We usually clean the speculums and other equipment, stock supplies in the rooms and basically close them down for the night at around 4:30 or so. Then its back to calls and filing until we are done, which is hopefully 5 or 5:30. Drive home and usually get there at 6 (doesn't seem to matter if I leave at 5 or 5:30, I still get home at the same time). I change right into my pajamas, cook dinner, watch some TV, check e-mail. Sometimes I'll go hang out with the girls, or watch a movie with them, but most of the time I'm in bed by 9 or 9:30pm. Repeat over, and over, and over again.