Well, although the last week has been less demanding than others, and I’ve seen a few friends (film night, a couple of dinners, and a local drink), it has also felt very full. Last weekend, I worked Saturday as usual and then had the Forest Hill Stanza at the library on Sunday. Aside from my co-rep, different people came, which was interesting. I was meant to tutor on Monday, but ended up with loads of cancellations, getting a head start on sorting the flat out (which had built up a mess over months) after lesson planning.
every last Sunday
Tuesday, I ended up doing an Apples and Snakes online workshop with Dominic Berry, and doing essay writing in the local library. The next day, I went to the Women in Revolt exhibition before seeing a friend. I had seen familiar archival material (e.g. about Greenham Common), of which there was an overwhelming amount, but there was some new to me, and particularly a protest about a vaccine mostly used on Black and Asian women made me think about the Covid vaccine and conflicting feelings I had about the reluctancy towards this. Although women in general are often distrustful of GPs and medical professionals, our pain often dismissed, this is magnified particularly with Black women.
Thursday, I submitted some poetry, and had a student in the afternoon, followed by the last Breathe dance workshop I’m attending. I had tutoring work from 8:15am on Friday, then finished sorting the flat out with my partner, also squeezing in and stressing about my essays. Yesterday I saw family and we had the Christmas meal we didn’t get at Christmas due to Covid, and went for a walk. All the grown-up “children” like myself got chocolate eggs given still. My gran is visiting and we’re going to have a creative day today!
Watching: Atlanta (finished!), The Simpsons, Loudermilk
Reading: Playing and Reality by D.W. Winnicot. Islamic Mystical Poetry, Bi-Lines anthology, and Trauma and the Avoidant Client by Robert T. Muller (finished!)
Podcasts: Therapists Uncensored, What Now? with Trevor Noah
Music: WILLOW, Suntou Susso, Kara Jackson, Hard Rock Metal mix, Mexico Chill Vibe
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