As January nears, so does my fear of tuition fees. I had a dream where I won £100,000, only to be told by an angry man that I couldn’t use the money to pay for my tuition fees. I worked out that in reality, in order to fund my course so far, I used half my ISA savings (should I be able to afford to buy a home by the time I’m 40…) I am trying to focus on saving more so I don’t have to do that anymore, but even if I did need to pay my final £2158 in April through these savings, it’s enough to not need to stress so much: I am working, I am receiving Universal Credit, and I will get through these next five months!
Last weekend aside from my latest attempt at the ACE application, I hosted a Christmas party – including Kahoot! quizzes and Werewolf – and had an enforced duvet day, which has helped me through the last week. It was my last week of placement before the break, and I also went to the arts centre that details about the site’s history, which also has a Narnia cupboard you could walk into. Although I wanted to focus on assignments on the Tuesday, I spent a full five hours hyper-fixated on completing the ACE application, ready to submit on Monday after a fresh look. I spent about three hours of the rest of the day studying.
I had some work cancelled on Thursday, so got on top of emails before (and after) my final two students. Yesterday was meant to be another day of assignments, but a portion (NEARLY 3 HOURS!) was taken up with dealing with a faulty cable sent by Apple just four months ago, who made it incredibly difficult to get a replacement and wouldn’t refund me to get a new one before I go away… anyway, I managed to study for three hours before sharing Mexican food (I made buñuelos) and making 8 maids a milking with some fellow trainees for a window display.
Watching: Grinch animation, Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Carolin Kebekus: The Last Christmas Special, The Simpsons, Monsters
Reading: The Changing Shape of Art Therapy by Andrea Gilroy, Introduction to Psychotherapy by Anthony Bateman, Faces in the Water by Janet Frame, The Body Remembers by Babette Rothschild
Podcasts: What Now? with Trevor Noah, Longform with Theo Padnos, Sleepy
Music: Princess Nokia, Doechi, Black Unicorn 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!
Poet on page and stage. Creator of She Grrrowls. Facilitator. Writer. 