One of my goals since moving to Sydney was to explore the city suburb by suburb, especially whichever suburb my current hospital is located in.  With the major obstacle of driving taken care of (if I drive to the same place every day for 3 weeks, it becomes part of my ‘local area’), the…

  Photo courtesy of bambinogoodies.co.uk The rainy morning has been the perfect start to my go slow weekend.  I have had no choice but to sleep in and not tear about like a headless chicken.  It’s lovely being able to snuggle in bed, wake up to a late breakfast and then loll around a bit…

  It’s offical, I am exhausted from the week that was.  Time to retreat from the tedium of the working week and sail off into the (cloudy) sunset in a nurofen haze.  My head hurts and I can’t think straight.  Eating dinner was a challenge almost beyond me. Planning to go way west tomorrow for…

At the tail end of a 15 hour shift – only an hour or so to go.  Woo hoo!!  In a perverse kind of way I am glad to be here.  Managed to get a fair bit of paperwork done, typed my clinic letters etc etc. I have also racked up a massive credit card bill…

I’m officially a blogger now.  Spent last night hunched over the computer customizing blog templates and banners from www.thecutestblogontheblock.com It’s one of those dreary and wet mornings here in Sydney.  When it rains in the summer it really rains hard.  No morning jog today, can’t even get out for a walk.  Might do a few yoga…

There’s something about waking up on a Sunday morning that’s different.  The sun casts a different light on the world – no matter what the weather or season.  It’s just a bit brighter and a bit more radiant on a Sunday.   Case in point, our front porch.  The lawn looks greener (but still in…

  I love the weekend!!!!!!  There’s always a sense of adventure and freedom when I wake up (at the crack of dawn) on Saturday morning.  On non working weekends of course.  After a week of being stuck in the confines of a hospital – the food, the colours, the endless coridoors – the weekend spells…

Butter Cakes Recipe With Picture – Joyofbaking.com *Tested Recipe* How disappointing. My latest cake failed. It sank and then didn’t cook to the middle. Sigh. Double sigh. I have lost my baking mojo. As a kid it was so easy. I just found recipe from the old Womens Weekly’s in dad’s waiting room, put everything…

Weekends always arrive in the nick of time.  Admittedly it’s only been a 4 day working week here but I am drained.  Part of the fatigue has come from the anxiety of starting at a new hospital.  Things are a little different.  Everyone is really lovely but it takes a few weeks to settle in…

There are many things that R has taught me about life and many new experiences that he has shared with me.  One new habit I have picked up from him is a love of news radio.  Let me explain.  For the last 3 decades (!!) I have been convinced that complete silence and darkness (confession,…