Sod's law

Helen has this conviction that if I'm ever away from the Practice then calamities tend to happen.. This weekend I've been in Krakow and while solemnly looking around the horrors of Auschwitz I received a couple of panicky messages asking me to get in touch ASAP. It turns out that while we were having the new flooring installed in reception the builders have hit a water pipe... Considering Micheal was working it must have been entertaining to say the least for any poor patients while the builders frantically run around trying to find the stopcock. Hopefully I will return and it will all be fixed and dried out as though nothing has ever happened.

Onwards and upwards..

Its been a lovely Christmas really. I'm very lucky to live in a small hamlet called Talskiddy (of the treacle mine fame). Anyway shortly before Christmas we had the annual carol singing which was polished off by mulled wine in one of the houses. I don't imagine that there are too many places now where there is a real sense of community.

Jinny's leaving at the end of December. She's off to start a therapist course in London in January and truth be told we'll be sorry to see her go. Popular and hard working were sure Jinny will do well and are very proud of her for getting into Kings college to study this course which will enable her to perform simple fillings on patients. I must admit though I'm slightly dreading the leaving party as where Jinny's involved these things have a reputation as being raucous affairs.

Reception is getting a face lift in January. Hopefully there won't be too much inconvenience for patients.. At least that's what I've been promised. I've always thought that in an ever changing world you have to try to continually improve both the Practice and you clinical skills if you're not to be left behind. Hopefully it'll look nice anyway.

A busman's holiday

A funny weekend. Went to the dentist! I was up in Birmingham at an exhibition and met up with an old University friend. Back at his Practice we gave each other check ups... He had a filling done and I had my teeth cleaned. Bearing in mind that I consider this a routine thing that I do many times a day I'd forgotten how painful it can be! I was lying in the chair pushing myself into the headrest as hard as possible to try to get away from the sensation. Afterwards I convinced myself that it was a good thing to remind myself what its like to be on the other end of the mirror, and also not to leave it so long next time..