#ILookLikeASurgeon

Originally posted on DrAttai.com

14 August 2015

It was hard not to get swept up in this one. Anyone who has frequented You Tube knows that certain posts go “viral”. Everyone gets caught up, there is a period of intense conversation and attention, and then it’s gone, replaced by the next trend. While I’ve been amused by some of these “current events”, I’ve never been an active participant. Until now.

A few months ago, This is What We Look Like launched. The purpose:  “Promoting the presence, awareness, and progress of women in traditionally male dominated fields – Filling the web with images of women doing what is usually considered men’s work”. Images of women wearing t-shirts with slogans such as “This is What a [Drummer/CEO/Philosopher/Surgeon] Looks Like” began to fill the internet.

15 Random Things About Me

I’m not an active blogger  – my last post was over 6 months ago. However, when Jackie Fox tagged me in a tweet on Sunday, I gave in to peer pressure, hunted down my password, and put together a few things you might not know about me.

Would love to see @DrAttai do this! https://t.co/i1ukqQSTnJ

— Jackie Fox (@jackiefox12) July 12, 2015

Here you go – 15 Random Things About Me:

Christmas Gifts

Look what I got!

Just like a kid again (yes, that’s me!) this Christmas, I’m filled with the joy and wonder of the season. And just like a kid – it’s because of the many gifts I have received.

Thoughts on Twitter, Community, and Loss

Today I had the privilege of attending a memorial service for a woman that I met only once. I initially got to know her on twitter. I attended the memorial service with 2 women who I also met on twitter.

Yes, twitter.

Why I Tweet

An Introduction

This blog is unlike anything I’ve ever done. I’m a physician, and you can find all you want to know about my professional life here. My life has been defined by science, medicine, and cold hard facts. I always have struggled with creative and personal writing, and I was never one who made much time for self-awareness and introspection. But as a physician, I’m an educator as well as a life-long learner. And over the past few years, partly due to some personal changes, I’ve been drawn to writing, and to sharing my experiences and thoughts. It’s still quite foreign to me, but I’m giving it a try.

Here you will find those thoughts. Some of them are quite random. However you will notice some themes – healing, the search for balance and serenity, and community. And lots of gardening, which is where I find much of my balance and serenity these days.

I welcome your comments.