How are you? You haven’t seen or heard much of me in the last few months, which is mainly down to the fact I’ve been living with my nose in a mixture of books and pillows, and boy did it pay off for I am finished and graduated- hip hip hooray! Now admittedly I did … Continue reading
I am busy. I did not expect to be this busy. At the minute, I have to finish an eportfolio, fix up my psychiatry public speaking, organise a trip down to waterford to spend an hour in the hospital getting some information, write up a case presentation, and of course I must study! But yet … Continue reading
Hello all. First up, I am tremendously busy over the next two weeks so expect a temporary lull. When I get a chance I’ll pop up the Irish Traditional food cookalong recipes. There is Soda bread, a nice butter making tutorial, slow roasted lamb (straight from the farm) with rosemary, and colcannon. And a strawberry … Continue reading
This would be why. When it stops being headwrecking I shall start posting again 😦 Cast for 6 weeks though.. Bit of a pain! Oh well, luckily no surgery needed so yay for that! 🙂 Happy Christmas and New years to everyone by the way. I hope Santa has been good 🙂
Just when you thought you had heard it all.. Part 2 of the best sounding medical terms/jargon comes your way. Well I never! Julie supplied a few of these, a muse she is. Ependymoma Sounds like: Something you should be saying in a southern country accent (Well that’s just an ependyyyyyyymoma of a problem there … Continue reading
I’ve been terrible for posting the last week. This is due to the next 10 or 12 days being the absolute worst time of the year. Why, you ask? I will tell you why. Exam time. Creates demented students. Deranged bumbling mushy-brained positively unhinged zombie people. Can only talk in medical speak. And even then … Continue reading
Geddit? So the day started with me getting up on time and making it into lectures for 8 (bah) and despite looking a wreck and a half I was quite content. Until of course I get asked to go take this history off our fake patient. And naturally I haven’t been practising so a bit … Continue reading
Ok first things first. You cannot do medicine if you are squeamish. You just can’t. Or else you get over it fairly bloody fast. And I am not squeamish at all. However, Tropical medicine is our new module. And I’m not going to go into detail here or anyone that is actually following this will … Continue reading
I am back in the capital and kinda not liking it already. Where are the fields?! And the water?! And the mountains?! AND THE DOG! Sigh. As nice as it is to be back in my own space and shall be nice to see all them there foreign classmates tomorrow, I miss my dog and … Continue reading
I will be productive today. I got up (Maaaybe not as early as planned) and bounded down the stairs full of optimism. And I decided, being super enthusiastic, to make myself a breakfast smoothie! Which I must say turned out wonderful. So I thought I’d share the ingredients: Breakfast smoothie (Makes about 3 servings) 2 … Continue reading
Cake in the country 