I did not even know what heartburn was until about three weeks ago...now I eat Rolaids and Tums like candy! So gross, I hate heartburn...and it seems like everything I like gives it to me!
So unpleasant to burp your lunch at 3:30 in the afternoon.....
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Workin 9 to 5...
Or more like 8:30 to 6 I guess!
So, for those of you wondering what exactly I do for a living, or at least for the next three months until I have a year off (and I am sure note even my mother knows exactly), here's the deal.
I used to work for the Dairy Farmers of Canada in Marketing, so all those butter and cheese TV commercials, print ads, brochures in grocery stores, etc, that was what I did. I also ran the Olympic sponsorship program, which was really cool, since we established a fund for Olympic athletes who were in the top 6-15 in their field, to help give them the $$ they needed to get to the top of the podium. The fund really worked, actually: some of the recipients became world champions, such as Clara Hughes, Emilie Heymans, Jeff Pain, Sara Renner, Erik Guay, Joannie Rochette, Marie-France Dubreuil & Patrice Lauzon, etc, etc. I had a chance to meet some great athletes "before they were stars". You should have seen some of the applications, some of the athletes were practically starving, living on Kraft Dinner, and now they are on top of the world.
Now, I work for the Canadian Medical Association, which is the professional organization that represents doctors across Canada. I was promoted a few months ago from Director of Marketing of what I guess you could call the "web" division (three different properties in this division) to Product Manager of the website: http://www.cma.ca
Layman's terms: I manage the website cma.ca.
The website is more than just a site, it is actually more like a portal, a place for doctors to look up information on disease conditions to make more informed diagnoses, drug interactions to ensure that the medication they are prescribing do not conflict with one another, along with research textbooks and journals, neat tools such as a wizard to make their own websites, practice management advice, etc, etc.
Our "vision" is to have every doctors' office in Canada connected to the internet, and looking things up on our site during the clinical encounter (ie, when you visit the doctor) to enhance the patient care that doctors deliver to patients across Canada.
I have a feeling it is going to be tough for me to "let go" of the corporate world for a whole year, although everyone tells me that it is actually tough to go back once you leave!
So, for those of you wondering what exactly I do for a living, or at least for the next three months until I have a year off (and I am sure note even my mother knows exactly), here's the deal.
I used to work for the Dairy Farmers of Canada in Marketing, so all those butter and cheese TV commercials, print ads, brochures in grocery stores, etc, that was what I did. I also ran the Olympic sponsorship program, which was really cool, since we established a fund for Olympic athletes who were in the top 6-15 in their field, to help give them the $$ they needed to get to the top of the podium. The fund really worked, actually: some of the recipients became world champions, such as Clara Hughes, Emilie Heymans, Jeff Pain, Sara Renner, Erik Guay, Joannie Rochette, Marie-France Dubreuil & Patrice Lauzon, etc, etc. I had a chance to meet some great athletes "before they were stars". You should have seen some of the applications, some of the athletes were practically starving, living on Kraft Dinner, and now they are on top of the world.
Now, I work for the Canadian Medical Association, which is the professional organization that represents doctors across Canada. I was promoted a few months ago from Director of Marketing of what I guess you could call the "web" division (three different properties in this division) to Product Manager of the website: http://www.cma.ca
Layman's terms: I manage the website cma.ca.
The website is more than just a site, it is actually more like a portal, a place for doctors to look up information on disease conditions to make more informed diagnoses, drug interactions to ensure that the medication they are prescribing do not conflict with one another, along with research textbooks and journals, neat tools such as a wizard to make their own websites, practice management advice, etc, etc.
Our "vision" is to have every doctors' office in Canada connected to the internet, and looking things up on our site during the clinical encounter (ie, when you visit the doctor) to enhance the patient care that doctors deliver to patients across Canada.
I have a feeling it is going to be tough for me to "let go" of the corporate world for a whole year, although everyone tells me that it is actually tough to go back once you leave!
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Girls, girls, girls!!
Red lips...fingertips...
I have been practicing my mothering skills with my new buddy, Babo. He is an "uglydoll" that I bought a few months ago for my friend's baby and decided to keep. Here is his photo. Matt does not like him, but between you and me, I think he is jealous.
So it is official, it's a GIRL!
Although with the "family curse" I should have known! When I started thinking about it, how could I NOT have a girl?
- My grandfather Hickey had 1 brother, 6 sisters
- My grandfather Boulay had 3 brothers, 11 sisters
- Out of all my generation (cousins), there are 10 girls and 3 boys
- Of all the cousins that had or are having babies, there are 6 girls, no boys!
Alas....the next generation of family reunions will also be "pink lettuce" parties!
My sister's twins (due three days before me) are also girls.
Let the princess parade begin!!!
Although, being in the ultrasound clinic made me realise that I am just a bit smaller than the rest of the 19-week ladies, probably about 2 weeks of growth behind....but I am sure I will catch up very soon!
Also a note to all you ladies in NB, you are very lucky, since my hospital does not warm up the ultrasoud gel! They said it might foster bacteria growth....rrrrr.....
Here is the ultrasound, it pretty much looks the same as the 13 week one so I wasn't going to pay the $10 for the pics but they gave them to me. I like the foot one.
I have been practicing my mothering skills with my new buddy, Babo. He is an "uglydoll" that I bought a few months ago for my friend's baby and decided to keep. Here is his photo. Matt does not like him, but between you and me, I think he is jealous.
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