It’s been a very busy few weeks. At work, I was added to a team and we are preparing to train for our new charting system. I have to say it has been rather exhausting. It’s a very different system and while I can understand that in the future there will be benefits to this system, in the now…it is a very frustrating one to work with.

On Monday I start training with a few of my co-workers. Over the next three weeks, we will be training over 400 nurses. Should be an interesting experience.

In other news, this last month has been fraught with worry. Starting a few days after 9/11, Australian news programs began discussing the rise in the terror level and the number of Australians that may be fighting against their own countrymen. A few days ago, there was a police raid in several Sydney suburbs. The government had incepted chatter about a possible terrorist attack. There was supposed to be a random beheading in Sydney…just a random citizen pulled from the street and beheaded for all the world to see.

These news broadcasts brought the feelings I had around 9/11 back in full force. I remember exactly where I was when I first heard the news. I’ve been more anxious if I don’t hear from my husband when I normally do, but I also need to focus on the now and move past these thoughts. The police and military here are well prepared for this and I know this.

Just my thoughts as I relax on my day off. Australia isn’t all rainbows and puppies, but I still love it here.