It’s holiday week at the pharmacy, and there’s an eerie, unfamiliar calm. I would say it’s tranquil bliss because I’m not working at the pharmacy, but it’s more than that.

Normally, holiday week is crazy with last minute requests from patients, end of the year business priorities, and sick call outs.

But this year, I decided to make something different happen. Continue reading “The Calm Before The Storm”

When I was a pharmacy technician in training, I listened to senior techs tell me what a good pharmacist should be like.

When I was a pharmacy student, I listened to jaded pharmacists tell me their definition of happiness.

When I was a new grad pharmacist, I followed my boss’s expectations for what success looked like.

After 3 years, I finally could start breathing because I accomplished so much at my pharmacy, and I had what others wanted.

Yet, I still felt a little empty inside. Continue reading “My Pharmacy Mission 2.0”