So, I left off last time with my anterior uveitis diagnosis, and to add insult to injury, my left wrist/hand is playing up, as is my groin/hip area, so I’m hoping a trip to the GP can sort me out with some blood tests to see if this is related or not. Meanwhile I’m trying to do some physio exercises.
I also smelt gas in my communal area on Monday, and decided to call the national gas emergency line, who came within an hour and confirmed (to their surprise) that there was in fact a leak… which has turned into multiple leaks and lots of digging up in the street. I’ve had no gas since then, and was only delivered some fan heaters and a hot plate after I asked for some on Wednesday night. Thankfully, I have an electric oven and shower, though I am contemplating running the shower into the bath… but probably not as it would be too expensive!
I only have a couple of students now, and as my induction is around 3 weeks, it won’t be too bad working a few hours on a Saturday as well, if I can get some time off in December. Meanwhile, I’ve made some time to write some poems that aren’t about my breakup (since 90% of my poetry at the Forest Hill Stanza open mic is about my breakup), and I finally did some artmaking in response to exhibitions I’d been to over the summer, including this self-portrait influenced by Yoshimoto Nara.
I’m hoping to get on top of emails and make more time for creative projects and reading ahead of starting my new job! Meanwhile, I am currently awaiting an invoice that I urgently need in order to pay my rent and survive until my first payday, whenever that actually is! So much is unknown, but I’m glad to be eased into it!
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Watching: Girlfriends, Platonic, The Celebrity Traitors
Reading: This is Yesterday by Rose Ruane
Music: Princess Nokia, Ashnikko, Florence + The Machine
Podcasts: It Begins with You – Jillian Turecki, What Now? with Trevor Noah
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