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Meeting Baby, Spring Blossom and Final Dates!

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I came back down from Wakefield, saw my favourite Spring blossoms and had a few more dates before finishing with the dating life.  Click here to watch the vlog or see below. 

Barn Wedding, Tulip Festival and Mum's Birthday!

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I had a lovely long weekend in Wakefield with a family friend's wedding, Tulip Festival and celebrating my mum's birthday.  Click here to watch the vlog or see below. 

Mini Golf, Dating Update and Weekend Prep!

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With a week off clinical work, I had 4 dates and spent a lot of time with my nephew!  Click here to watch the vlog or see below. 

Garden Reset, First Dates and Nocturnal Shifts!

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With the sunshine finally here, it was all about the garden, with a few dates thrown in between! Click here to watch the vlog or see below. 

Overgrown Garden, Easter Decor and Five Nights!

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This week I had five night shifts, but I was hoping to be able to get on top of the garden a little, whilst enjoying the sun with family.  Click here to watch the vlog or see below. 

Applying for New Jobs

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I've been quietly applying for a couple of jobs this year and sadly, neither of them have quite worked out, but I still wanted to talk about them here and share a little more about why I was interested in them.  I actually applied for both of these before my flexible working request got approved and I was really struggling and ultimately stressing about my work-life balance and the time taken to get to and from work. Both of the jobs gave me the flexibility I was desiring, with the option to self-roster as part of a small team, which I thought would be ideal.  One was to be a Homebirth Midwife. I absolutely loved my job as a Community Midwife during my Preceptorship, however I always felt very stretched and taken advantage of as a Newly Qualified Midwife. When this job came up, I was really struggling in the hospital, because every shift I would be moved and my passion is and always will be labour care, but there was sometimes up to a month where that didn't happen. I was ex...

Online Meetings, Canal Walks and Pub Lunch!

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I had a week of annual leave and it was the busiest week of meeting, birthdays and reunions! Click here to watch the vlog or see below.