I apologise for my absence, it has
been a long time since I updated my blog, I’ve been busy writing essays,
getting ready for Christmas and subsequently gaining at least 3 stones.
I handed the second essay out of 4
on the 18th and was so pleased to be free from studying over the
holidays, with exams in April I chose to forego revision (we will see if that
was a wise decision in spring). Despite the ever-malevolent fiend known as
procrastination I managed to submit on time. Two weeks prior we received our
results for our first essay, I got a merit (Yay!), I don’t hold out too much
hope getting any higher with this essay as I fell victim to the aforementioned
menace, but if I manage to maintain my grade then it will be easier to improve my overall grade in the new year.
Christmas was such a fantastic
time! I absolutely love everything to do with Christmas. The songs, the decorations, the
warm tingly feeling of contentment and joy… Bliss. My brother came back from
Boston early December and our cousin also came down to us on Christmas Eve to
spend his holiday with us, so it was a full and lively house. I made Christmas
dinner for a grand total of eight people, which was not as bad as previous years and even had help from my younger brothers (an true Christmas miracle!!). Well, after a
few years’ practices things finally seemed to come together without a hitch.
Things have been silent on the
GradMed side, only communication has been from Warwick to say that applicants
have gone up by 30%, because of this, the selectors need more time to review
the applications and we will receive offers and rejections in early January.
The waiting was agonising, still is, but I have allowed myself the holidays to
rest my frayed nerves and enjoy the festivities.
As we come to the end of 2013, I find myself in a state of reflection. This year has been a very good year, I quit
my job (such a good thing, for soo many reasons), passed my driving test, my
brother left the country (a bit sad), I went after him, started my MSc (By far the best thing to happen in 2013) and applied for
medical school (prayerfully for the last time). I have made it through this
year becoming even more optimistic and enthused for the future than
ever before. Here’s hoping 2014 will be even better!
