Blog temporarily(?) moved...

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While I try to figure out which type of blog I wish to write in, I am trying out a new blog to see how I like it.

Hope you visit :-).

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Sorting out the work front

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*sigh* just when we thought things were sweet and all we had to worry about was me settling into my new nursing role, a spanner gets thrown into the works.

My husband (P) had previously applied to transfer to the RAAF in his current job as a Diesel Mechanic. He found out on Friday, it was declined. The reason given was that they only had 2 positions to offer inter-service transfers, and he didn't get either of them. This left us feeling quite upset, as we both have had enough of living in Townsville, and P has had enough of his current Unit. As P has had an application previously declined to transfer to South Australia, we now feel the only thing left is to discharge.

So, here is the plan:

P is going to find out how many weeks holiday he has owing (he thinks it will be about 5 by December) and will apply to take all of those holidays from around 12th December. He is also applying to take his Long Service Leave for 6mths @ half-pay straight after his holidays finish, ending approx. 30th June. He will also put in his discharge to be effective the same day his LSL finishes. With all of that, he will be finished at his current Unit around 12th Dec and we will move sometime during that week.

We have also begun discussing our options for work with some friends - one friend in Wodonga works for Tenix, the civilian contractor who works on all of the Defence vehicles in Wodonga. They are looking for people, and although the pay would be about $16,000 p.a. less, they work a 4 day week (Mon-Thurs) and get overtime if they have to work on the Friday. If he really, really wanted to, he could probably find work for the Friday - but I don't think he is interested in extra jobs at this stage.

I have yet to call the four hospitals in Albury/Wodonga to see if they need a Registered Nurse, but I don't think my getting a job will be an issue :P.

But the crux of it all is - no matter what happens now, we will be moving - most likely at the end of the year.

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Bit slack...

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Been a bit lax of late - and the reason is....

We have a new desktop!! woohoo. It is a beauty - but, with the $ we spent, I will have to keep my mouth shut for a long time about another :D.

The specs:

Intel P4 - 3.0GHz/800/1M LGA 775 HyperThreading CPU
Intel D915 Motherboard
1024GB RAM
200GB SATA 7200rpm 8MB cache HD
Miditower with 500watt power supply & Ducted vent
Samsung DVD+/-RW 16x16*4 Dual Layer Burner
ATI Radeon X600PR 256MB PCI Express
3D, 500watt Stereo speakers with subwoofer
Viewsonic 17" LCD VE710S
Sony 1.44 Meg Floppy Drive
Keyboard
Optical Mouse
Internal 56K modem
Internal 13 in 1 Card Reader.

ok, I could go into explaining what all of that means, but the short version is this:

It is big, fast and expensive :D

And I do mean BIG....the case is huge!

So, I plan to take a picture of it (note to self: clean desk) and post the pic on here :D....what a dweeb, posting a pic of the computer.:P

Back to playing games :D
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The results are in!!

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2005 - 78110 BNursingSc(Pre RN) - Teaching Period 1 Full time (Townsville)

NS3118 03 Nursing Research: Distinction
NS3200 03 Integrated Nursing 1: Distinction
NS3330 03 Clinical Practice: Community/Mental Health Nursing: Satisfactory

Discipline: Nursing
Pts/Units Attempted: 9 - Pts/Units Passed: 9
Grade Point Average for Year: 6.

Grade Point Average Overall: 5.681

Need I say more :D......actually, I will - just to point out that the Clinical Practice subject was only graded either a Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory.

Again :D

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Now to start thinking about work....

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We are upgrading our desktop - Yay! I love my laptop, for sure, but because it is so difficult to upgrade, it becomes outdated very quickly. So this will be mainly used for internet surfing, as a portable DVD player and other bits, while the new desktop will be for gaming, DVD burning and other bits and pieces. We should have that next Tuesday or Wednesday with any luck.

We have also started the process to have the fortnightly childcare payments salary sacrificed. With me starting work soon, our childcare assistance will be next to nothing, so by salary sacrificing the amount ($400 per week) that will at least reduce our taxable income and therefore our tax.

I have an appointment with the hospital for July 18th at 2pm. This is to sort out the paperwork they sent me and to arrange my photograph identification and uniform.

Our first week (beginning 1st August) is something like this:

Monday, Tuesday & Thursday: Computer orientation, WH&S and Fire Safety, Medication calculation test, BLS test, and hospital tour etc.

Wednesday & Friday: On the wards with nursing educators revisiting IV's, meds, handovers etc and ward orientation.

The following Monday, 8th August, will be our first day on the wards with our own patient allocation etc.

On Monday, I will find out my results for last Semester's study. Then it is 3 weeks until I start my new job - as a Registered Nurse :-).
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