This column could be titled “Champagne Problems and How to Solve Them.” Having the ability to work part-time as a physician is incredibly good fortune, and it is also a great gig. You get to enjoy practicing medicine without getting ground down (as much) by all the nonsense, and you get to enjoy your life. You can spend time with loved ones and have hobbies. You can do the mundane but important stuff like exercise and laundry. We in the trades call this “diastole.” I’ve been part-time since finishing residency. First, it was because my husband had a full-time job, we had three little kids at home, and we found two full-time physician careers to be untenable. Now, our kids are out of the house, and I’m still part-time because, honestly, I can be. I’m still plenty busy. Also my husband has said all our lives are better when I’m not . . . I can’t remember his exact words . . .  something about half-crazed, cranky, exhausted.…