Freelance Reflections #131

I recently applied for the Poet in Residence for the City Bridge Foundation and didn’t get it. It’s a huge disappointment as the £10,000 fee would have meant I would actually be able to afford my uni fees next year and could fully focus on my training along with the project.

I’m still waiting for the outcome for my ACE project grant, which would be the next best thing, though would make next March particularly intense. I have £3,500 to save for next year’s university fees, so ideally I would be able to save this before the start of the next term so I can focus on just working to live rather than having to save on top of that. I’ve got lots of TEFL work planned that I’ll be doing alongside a few private students, so it could happen!

I tried to rest more last weekend, but went to support my dad running the marathon – his last hurrah! I also did some reflective art, only with the impending deadline of having been asked to include some work for my placement for a newsletter about the work being done in our team.

I started with two new students on alternative education placement this week and they are both really lovely and seem keen to work, which feels great. Time is going so fast, as placement days whizzed by with ups and downs, and it’s nearly the weekend, though that means more work tomorrow!

It’s the Forest Hill Stanza open mic this Sunday 2-4pm at Forest Hill Library, and next week aside from the unusual, May brings the start of birthday activities, including a trip to the theatre, which is exciting!

Watching: Baby Reindeer, Life & Beth, The Simpsons, some stand up comedy

Reading: Playing & Reality (finished!), An Introduction to Object Relations by Lavinia Gomez, The Rose that Grew from Concrete by Tupac Shakur

Podcasts: What Now? by Trevor Noah, Therapists Uncensored

Music: Kate Nash, 100 gecs, Transcend playlist

Again, if you’re able to share or donate to my crowdfund as I train to become an Art Psychotherapist, or buy some books, please do!