Since this will be a year of reflection and I will be sharing my experiences in the process, I might as well introduce myself bit by bit. To start, there are 3 balls I am juggling (not that I know how to juggle), 3 identities that comprise who I am, 3 roles that I dynamically swap in and out of on a daily basis. I will cover them in the next three entries and will hopefully provide a little bit of context for undertaking this challenge.
“What have you done now Mon?”
David
I have a husband called David and we met in medical school. In our 9 years together, I have consistently been the one swinging between boredom and burnout, whereas David is the solid rock right in the middle, in perfect equilibrium. I am the one with the crazy ideas and goes for it at full speed. He keeps me in check by reasoning with me. However, he knows me all too well – I’m going to do it anyway. And again, he is the base that I will go back to. On the other hand, David is always content with what he has and I am the one always trying to encourage him to do more. However, I also know him all too well – he does his work perfectly and at his own pace but won’t do more than what is required. For the past 9 years, this is how we have functioned – with a degree of frustration at each other’s stubbornness, yet always admiring each other’s accomplishments. It just works.
“Mummy, if it stops raining, you can go for a run. Okay?”
Maya
I am a mum of 2 – Maya (3) and Xavier (2). I don’t think I have to elaborate that the growth and well-being of these two are on the top of David and my priority list. We are full-time doctors still in core training (right below specialty training). One big reason why we are surviving is that we have a very good nursery. It is very reassuring when the two of them come out with big smiles on their faces at the end of the day. Mummy duties mostly supersedes marathon training – most of my weekend runs are when they are taking a nap.
So that’s one ball up in the air. Stay tuned for the next two.
Side note: I am raising money for 2 charities – Cancer Research UK and Home-Start Portsmouth. Here are my fundraising pages: My Fundraising Page – Cancer Research UK and My Fundraising Page – Home-Start Portsmouth.
And also this week, my shoes hit 400 miles after a year of running in them. They still have a lot of life to them.
Reach for the Seven Stars 