Goodbye cruel and life consuming essay!
Handed in today and I don't want to ever see it again. As long as it gets over 41% I'll be happy, I must just say a massive thank you to Alice because she is amazing and sorted out my reference list, Without her I would have probably given up and just given it in in it's terrible state. Time now to enjoy the sun and plan for the next presentation.
Saying that today I had an amazing lecture on mental health and all the care pathways and everything. Which was not only good but also very helpful due to the fact that it is directly related to my part of our EBL presentation. Hooray!
Then this afternoon we had 4 hours of the fathers needs and pretty much service innovation. Which I must say, nearly bored me to tears as the beautiful sun was beaming away outside I was sat in a small dark room talking about how men need to be loved too. Don't get me wrong they do, but talking about it for 4 hours drove all the compassion for men out of me.
Another plus, 2lb gone that's 8lb now so I'm pleased, I will not be a fatty this summer! Although last night while swimming I was beaten by an old, fat lady. I was most perturbed, I'm supposed to be getting better at this swimming malarkey but to be beaten by and old lady is just shameful. I will be back there tonight ready to take her on again! She was amazing though to be honest. She just kept going, I tried this technique and nearly drowned in my enthusiasm and competitiveness. I'm getting back into the swing of swimming again now and I'm starting to enjoy it, maybe it will have to be my pole alternative until I can get back to it.
Anyway The Sims is Calling me :) I can play it now I have no essay to fight with :)!
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Sunday, 25 March 2012
Sunshine
Instead of enjoying it I'm sat in my room dealing with essay troubles- After Thursday there will be no more essay problems because I'm giving the damn thing in! :)
Lost another 2lb meaning I've lost 6lb in 3 weeks, which isn't to bad really. I also brought my first maxi dress to enjoy this summer :)
Generally the sun puts me in a really good mood. SO even though this essay is still hanging around I'm still able to see the brighter side of life :)
I went to see the new hunger games the other night, Turns out all the hype about it was true. Pretty good film and apparently there is still more to come, Definetly recommend you go and see it.
Lost another 2lb meaning I've lost 6lb in 3 weeks, which isn't to bad really. I also brought my first maxi dress to enjoy this summer :)
Generally the sun puts me in a really good mood. SO even though this essay is still hanging around I'm still able to see the brighter side of life :)
I went to see the new hunger games the other night, Turns out all the hype about it was true. Pretty good film and apparently there is still more to come, Definetly recommend you go and see it.
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Just act like you know it...You'll be fine
Turns out you really will!
So after returning home from my home (if that makes sense). I then had to worry about the small matter of a presentation that I had managed to do nothing on all weekend. This was due to the pushy nature of this essay which demands most of my time and patients. So I basically managed to ignore the fact that I had a presentation until the very last minute.
One would think the was a fabulous idea, until presentation day comes and you find out that your up a certain creek without a paddle.
However, this is where my developing acting skill or blagging skills as I like to call them come in to their own. From my small knowledge base of labour and early signs I was able to keep everybody entertain and amused without making myself out to look like an incompetent idiot. I have to say I felt like I'd cheated a bit as others had done lots of pre-reading. Where as lazy old me just turned up, tried to remember the distant memory of labour from placement and just go with the flow...
No one was any the wiser!
That my friends is what I would call that a success!
So after returning home from my home (if that makes sense). I then had to worry about the small matter of a presentation that I had managed to do nothing on all weekend. This was due to the pushy nature of this essay which demands most of my time and patients. So I basically managed to ignore the fact that I had a presentation until the very last minute.
One would think the was a fabulous idea, until presentation day comes and you find out that your up a certain creek without a paddle.
However, this is where my developing acting skill or blagging skills as I like to call them come in to their own. From my small knowledge base of labour and early signs I was able to keep everybody entertain and amused without making myself out to look like an incompetent idiot. I have to say I felt like I'd cheated a bit as others had done lots of pre-reading. Where as lazy old me just turned up, tried to remember the distant memory of labour from placement and just go with the flow...
No one was any the wiser!
That my friends is what I would call that a success!
Thursday, 15 March 2012
Dear Room
Dear Room,
I'm very sorry for the neglect that you have had to suffer in the last few months...The thing is I'm a busy lady now and it's all for a very good reason. This weekend I promise I'll tidy up :)
Much love Amy :)
Moving on- Diet going well another 2lb lost, I also went swimming today and really enjoyed it, definitely going to get out there and do it more often.Plus it's a nice excuse to stare at all the near naked attractive men by the pool!
Essay looking better, DOS appointment made for tomorrow and then all day to do it :)
Going home tomorrow so Ginger puss I'll be ready for a big cuddle :) I'm actually very excited about going home and seeing people from work, just to see what everyone else is doing really.
Much love Amy :)
Moving on- Diet going well another 2lb lost, I also went swimming today and really enjoyed it, definitely going to get out there and do it more often.
Essay looking better, DOS appointment made for tomorrow and then all day to do it :)
Going home tomorrow so Ginger puss I'll be ready for a big cuddle :) I'm actually very excited about going home and seeing people from work, just to see what everyone else is doing really.
Friday, 9 March 2012
A Little Bit of Happy
So Tonight I needed cheering up after essay issues,
My wonderful flatmat Alice therefore showed me this wonderful video that made me much happier :
Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '99: Wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.
Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blind side you at 4 PM on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing every day that scares you.
Sing.
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.
Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't.
Get plenty of calcium.
Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.
Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.
Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.
Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard.
Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble, and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out.
Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen.
After this I feel much better Thank You Alice :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTJ7AzBIJoI
My wonderful flatmat Alice therefore showed me this wonderful video that made me much happier :
Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '99: Wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.
Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blind side you at 4 PM on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing every day that scares you.
Sing.
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.
Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't.
Get plenty of calcium.
Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.
Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.
Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.
Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard.
Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble, and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out.
Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen.
After this I feel much better Thank You Alice :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTJ7AzBIJoI
Square 1
So here I am again, essay panic writing sets in. It seems when it comes to essays there is a block and I end up back to stressed, swearing and shouting at my computer. So when I sent off my essay to my AA the other week I prayed for just a little bit of compassion. I didn't get it. She tore the damn thing to shreds which I knew she would. So here I am again procrastinating and avoiding the unavoidable. Really I should be productive, Proactive and strive to improve this shitty piece of work but at the moment I'd rather die than try and read it again. Safe to say an emergency meeting with DOS to sort it out is needed.
Placement is over now and that means that everything for placement is wrapped up and passed, one thing crossed off my to do list at least.
Going home next weekend to harass the Ginger puss and family, they've probably forgotten who I am by now, Not a single phone call from home for 2 months...Terrible!
Still I'm sure if my Ginger puss could talk he'd call me, I don't get excited about going home until it's actually been decided for definite, So not to excited about that :) It also turns out that March is an expensive time due to 1.Sisters birthday 2.Mothers Day 3. Nan's birthday and 4. Grandads birthday.
On the plus Side I lost 2lb this week, Not much but a start...Fatty will slim down (eventually!).
Placement is over now and that means that everything for placement is wrapped up and passed, one thing crossed off my to do list at least.
Going home next weekend to harass the Ginger puss and family, they've probably forgotten who I am by now, Not a single phone call from home for 2 months...Terrible!
Still I'm sure if my Ginger puss could talk he'd call me, I don't get excited about going home until it's actually been decided for definite, So not to excited about that :) It also turns out that March is an expensive time due to 1.Sisters birthday 2.Mothers Day 3. Nan's birthday and 4. Grandads birthday.
On the plus Side I lost 2lb this week, Not much but a start...Fatty will slim down (eventually!).
Sunday, 4 March 2012
Feeling Lazy
As you can tell from my 1 a week blog, I'm feeling a bit lazy. To be honest I didn't do a single thing this weekend apart from sleep, I have a night shift tonight which is why I feel it's justified but never the less I'm still feeling rather lazy. I'm also on day 3 of my diet today because I'm a fatty who has an uncontrollable eating habit when I'm on placement so I'm trying my best to eat healthily, I swear if i see another piece of fruit or vegetable I may hurl. On this evenings menu was green beans, peppers, broccoli, carrots, low fat cream cheese with chive and 100g of chips. For anyone who's ever measured a 100g of chips you will know how small that is. Safe to say I was less then impressed, I've eaten more fruit and veg in the last 3 days than I have eaten in my entire life. Anyway I finished my last shift with my mentor on Friday but on Thursday I had the nicest home birth so far, lovely girl, lovely family and just generally a very good vibe. It was her first baby and so it's unusual for a primip (First time mum) to go for a home birth. However, she behaved nothing like a first time mum, she was calm and relaxed and just got on with it. Normally with primps as soon as there in the first stage all hell breaks loose and I want to stand in the corner and pretend I'm invisible. at this home birth is was a completely different story. The lady was so relaxed though and she had the pool set up in her front room with the light streaming down through the windows it was, just a very chilled and very nice enviorment. I definitely did a few page reflection for that one and it was nice to see how my mentor dealt with ladies in labour. I can definitely see drastically different ways of practising when it comes to labour and it was just nice to see another way to guide women. Even though she didn't need any guidance really, she was quite happy to just do the whole thing in her own time :) But anyway the night shift is calling and I'm going to need to do something to wake myself up :) Nightt xx
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