Big picture thinking
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Big picture thinking

👩‍⚕️ Elena

That regional coordinator position isn’t leaving my head. Jake found me staring at my laptop this afternoon, reading the job description for probably the tenth time this week. “We should talk about this,” he said, which is Jake-speak for “you’re overthinking and I want to help.”

Big picture thinking

Big picture thinking

So we did. Spread out all the details on the coffee table - the salary bump, the travel requirements, the timeline. The fact that it would mean coordinating curriculum across five different nursing programs in three states. Me, who two years ago was just trying to pass anatomy.

Sometimes you need to pace while you think.

Sometimes you need to pace while you think.

Jake asked the questions I’ve been avoiding. What does this mean for us? For the apartment? For the life we’re building here? And honestly, I don’t have all the answers yet. But sitting there tonight, talking it through with someone who actually gets it… that felt like a good place to start.

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