Work

I took this photo through the windscreen of the ambulance while in Melbourne last night taking a patient into a hospital with specialist facilities.

Today is my last day of work before 4 weeks annual leave!  Hooray!  I just got off the phone with a fellow classmate who is ahead of me in the course.  She always gives me plenty of motivation to study hard (she kicks my butt into shape).  She is about to take her end of pre-clinical exam (USMLE Step 1 equivalent for OUM students not intending on practicing in the US) before starting her clinical placements in a few weeks.  I'm so excited to hear which rotations she's doing at which hospitals - both in Melbourne and in Samoa.  That will be me in two years time.

So hearing about her revising for the big exam made me think I really want to revise the last three module in these 4 weeks I have off.  That is, of course, on top of doing my Masters subjects (which I haven't started yet, btw).  Being my last day at work I'm determined to use today in getting everything here organised and I will start fresh with my studying and start back running again too.  My flu/cold thing has reduced to just slightly congested nasal sinuses and my energy has come back up to par.

Anyway, I'm really excited to look at my Masters stuff tomorrow and learn about biostatistics.  I know how much that will come in handy in my future dream career.  I have my folder with tabs all organised and the term calendar all printed out (with the due dates of exams and assignments), so this is a good place to start.

I sometimes get frustrated because I know exactly what I want to be doing and where, but at the same time I realise how lucky I am to have this job.  It's really great sometimes.

Yesterday we worked so hard - 20 hours straight.  Well, I think we got two 20 minute breaks to eat.  This is not really ideal.  Not only did I eat absolute rubbish (there's not much healthy at petrol stations) but I also drank two Red Bulls and got to bed at about 3.30am, so I feel a bit out of it today.  We had a 10 hour break and now I'm back just for 5 hours today before I finish!  Yay!

Tonight I'll be putting the finishing touches on tidying my house before my sister comes over.  But then on my leave I will continue more spring cleaning.  I love the laundry and garage as everything that is remaining n there is organised and has some sort of useful purpose in my life.  Love it.

Also,, on my four weks off I have plenty of exciting social things organised so I might feel more like a well-rounded human being again.

Alought I'm not going overseas this time, I am so looking forward to this break!  I think I'm even more excited than if I was going somewhere :)