Last week’s vacation was very much needed and I have to say the constant level of tiredness has disappeared! I didn’t even realise it was there until about 3-4 days of sleeping in and resting. Prior to the pandemic, I used to think I was being a bit spoilt in taking a week off every […]
Well, this week has been all about recovering from the last and getting ready for Ramadan. Due to staff shortages and sick leave my entire day of work was cancelled on Friday and I was ecstatic! 😀 I ended up drinking way too much coffee and having brunch before not being able to for a […]
After a lovely weekend off last weekend, it’s been a bit of a grinding slog this week. It looked like it’d be busy with 4 on calls in 7 days but I didn’t expect this! As I write this it’s just past midnight and I’m in hospital waiting to hear if we’re going to bring […]
It was my birthday this weekend and I was treated to a wonderful getaway in a lovely country cottage in Daylesford, Victoria. Even though it’s only about 90mins away from Melbourne, I had never been there before! It’s a well known location to visit from Melbourne, so I was a bit surprised to find that […]
The last week has been tumultuous at best. As I write this, I’m meant to be in Singapore but due to the complexities of travel during an easing pandemic, I couldn’t make it due to how long some of the processes take. Not that it was going to be a “fun” trip, but it was […]
It took me a while to figure out why the Ukraine situation in the past week has been on my mind so much rather than any other conflict of recent times. I think the main reason is this: this was a clear unprovoked act of aggression and violence. I’m not an expert in the situation […]
It’s my second trip out to the Great Ocean Road this year! You’d be forgiven thinking that I enjoyed the beach or something (I’m more a cold weather person!). This was a bit of a getaway for just 1 night but it felt much more refreshing than that… It may have something to do with […]
The past week has been a continuation overall with working less hours even though there was an on call in there that had me getting home at 4am! Things are going to get busier from tomorrow so I’m savouring the last few days of calm. I managed to unbox the Mavic 3 I ordered a […]
While it’s definitely not ideal for a lot of patients who have been waiting months/years for their surgeries, the current ban on non-urgent surgery has meant that I’ve had so many more half days at work! Though we’ve been rostered to help out at other parts of the hospital, it’s been a lowering of my […]
It was the first week back at work for me and a relatively gentle easing back I have to say. Currently, due to the Omicron wave, a lot of the elective surgery and private hospital are cancelled or shut. That meant that I had a few half days (which my bookings person tried to fill, […]