Archive for September 2006

So it’s decided then

My mind’s made up and there’s no going back now.
I’ve accepted a job at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide (pictured right). It’s a registrar post in their Intensive Care Unit and starting in January next year will last for a year. This should be a great post in a busy department and challenge me properly. [...]

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Ouch!

Last Sunday I became a cripple.
We’re currently in training for the Shepshed 7 and on Sunday Mark and I met up to do the 10km at Fitness First. I’d been having a few niggles in my shins for a while but thought I’d be OK.
The first km was a little sore, but I soon warmed up [...]

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It’s been a while

No news has been good news. The formal offer has come in from the Lyell McEwin Hospital, so I’m just waiting for the offer from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Both are in Adelaide, the Lyell McEwin is about 10 miles north of the city centre and TQEH is north-west from the city towards the beaches. [...]

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Just like buses

Nothing for ages and then they all come at once. These cliches often have a fair amount of truth in them, and this one did for me. I had a job offer drought for about 5 months. Everything I applied for knocked me back, and I wasn’t even shortlisted for interview. Then as soon as [...]

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At last … a proper post!

I thought I’d start writing some decent entries now, so ignore those below.
You can find out why this blog exists by clicking on the About Me link above, so I won’t go into that now. Needless to say I’m getting quite excited about moving to the other side of the world. Yes, it will be [...]

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