Freelance Reflections #151

Last weekend, I was due to go to Seven Sisters for a hike, but ended up with a much needed restful Sunday at home due to the windy weather conditions. I’m hoping we will eventually do the walk, but I’d rather go in sunnier weather, so happy to postpone until next year even. I did see The Last Dinner Party with a friend from university who introduced me to them, so we got to catch up too, which was lovely.

On placement, I had my first experience of a ward round, which is actually around a table rather than around the ward, as I had taken that too literally. Things are going slowly as I had a reading day at home on my next usual placement day. I issued a complaint about my experience on the training the previous week, though I’m unsure it’s being handled in the best way. Perhaps I needed to be more mindful of the person seeing what I’ve written, which is not what I expected and not how I would have necessarily framed it. Again, I need to think about how these experiences might mirror the experiences of their service users. I tried to look at assignments but this felt somewhat unproductive as I’m unable to access the disability study support services at the moment, grades are still not confirmed and the assignments aren’t fully updated on the VLE platform.

Some students have started their half-term break already, which means I’ve been able to be more flexible with timings, but also that I’ve home cancellations. I’m starting up again with a student I had previously that has been on hold due to health issues. I’m looking forward to some time this afternoon to study and get a few things on my to-do list ticked off. I’m looking forward to seeing some friends over the weekend and also attending a local poetry event at Leo’s in Sydenham for the first time.

Watching: The Simpsons, Brassic, Exploding Kittens, TOWIE, Made in Chelsea

Reading: The Complete Short Stories by Saki, Art Therapy for Psychosis by Katherine Killick

Podcasts: What Now? with Trevor Noah, Let’s Talk Forensic Psychology, Sleepy

Music: The Last Dinner Party, GRLwood, PUP, Jimmy Eat World, AURORA, chloe moriondo

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