This last week was a MUCH better balanced one than before. The only thing that had really changed was that I was down to 6 days a week of work. 🤣That said, I had almost made it to work on Wednesday when the call came through that my theatre had been cancelled due to a […]
Well, today was a rest day. One that was sorely needed after 20 continuous days of work. Not all were full days but I’ve realised that once I hit about 10-12 in a row, even half days tend to take it out of me. I’m getting old I guess? I actually had a few phone […]
Firstly, what are your thoughts on the subtle change in the images used in the newsletter? Some people suggested having a banner style one so I’m trying it out. Let me know in a literal 2 second survey which you like! Please?! It’s been about 2 weeks straight of work and today was meant to […]
While the week this week wasn’t particularly of note, the weekend has been great! Firstly it was Eid yesterday in Australia but a lot of the world is celebrating today. What’s it like where you’re reading this? Eid Mubarak to you if you’re celebrating! All the calendars predicted Eid to be today here as well […]
I never thought I’d say this after finishing school, but I love school holidays! Some of the regular surgeons I work with are away and I went out of my way to keep some of those sessions free. This means I’ve had little half days here and there the past week and it’s been BLISSFUL. […]
This week’s newsletter was on track until… I got distracted by cleaning! Because of the trip to Byron Bay and the ridiculous work hours, nothing had been done in a little while. I got a bit carried away tidying up and the next thing I knew, it was time for the podcast. It’s been recorded […]
After the month plus of taking little bits of leave, this week felt like a return to the normal working, but with a vengeance! I began typing this email out in between cases from the on call on Sunday but we ended up finishing so late that I’m finishing this off on Monday instead! I […]
Well, it’s back to the usual grind in the week that’s just gone by. With one difference: I had a trip to look forward to! It’s amazing just how much the anticipation of travel is in making an an otherwise normal week feel exciting. It was my wife’s birthday I wanted to surprise her by […]
This week’s email has been the most delayed in ages! I thought I was basically back to normal after being unwell 2 weeks ago but it seems like that’s not quite the case. I had a REALLY long 18 hr long day on Friday with even more airport drop offs that meant I left for […]
What a honeymoon it’s been! We discovered that we were both close social contacts recently and sometime around the writing of the last newsletter, went and tested via PCR and rapid antigen test and were…negative. Given that I started to get a very slight sore throat, I decided to stay in anyway. A few days […]