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The other day I tried to lock the door of my house with my remote car lock/unlocker. ...closed the door, fumbled with my keys, took hold of the little black remote and pointed it at the door of the house and pressed LOCK. *rolls eyes* I'm feeling a bit scattered these days. Seems like I have a lot to keep track of and lots to get done over the next couple weeks.
I finally have a lot of work with my job! Weird. A couple weeks ago my client load pretty much doubled and I went from about 25 hours a week to something like 50 hours. When it rains it pours, I guess. The new clients I got with my main job are... well... wow. Can't go into it too much but they will certainly be challanging, each in their own very very unique ways. Also have a new client with my other job at Family Services. I'm working with a little girl for 8 hours a week. She's great! I'm optimistic about out time together and really hope that we can make a good connection. I'm happy that I've finally got more work although it would be nice to have this next couple weeks when I'm supposed to be moving house and christmas shopping a little less busy. And I'm feeling pretty disenchanted with my job these days. I'm not sure what changed but I just don't like it all that much anymore. I think I'm getting frustrated with the politics of funding for clients, and with clients who don't seem to want to try and get better. Helping people at a time when they don't want to be helped is hard. I really think that most people who have been through a life changing accident should be getting some counselling on top of the various physical therapies that I do with them... that the physical side of rehab is SOOO dependent on the cognition and emotions of the client.
I went to an all day seminar on "Understanding and Managing Pain" yesterday, about chronic pain, and the way that the nervous system changes the way that it works when chronic pain is a problem. I find the mind/body connection fascinating. I want to send a couple of my clients to the client version of the seminar... if they're open to the idea.
So today the plan is to go and help mirivaz with a photoshoot, and then spend the rest of the day with Danielle (once she gets back from Bellingham). It's the last day she's going to be here this year! Tomorrow she's leaving to drive across the country to New Brunswick with a couple friends, one of which is moving back home. I won't get to see her for 2 whole weeks :( On the 26th I'm flying over there to meet up with her, and to meet her family and friends in New Brunswick. Crazy. I'm looking forward to the vacation even if I'm going to freeze my ass off. I think I'm just going to wear ALL my clothes, ALL the time. Thats the plan. *adds long underwear to the christmas list*
The plan for the next couple weeks? ...work (including catching up and keeping up with all the reports... ick). Move most of my stuff over to Danielle's so that its done by the time I get back from NB. And prepare for Christmas! ...haven't even started shopping yet. Yikes.
Lots of transitions coming up. The main one being moving. I'm getting all choked up just thinking about it... its gonna be hard. The right thing for me right now (I think). But damn hard. I've been so nice and settled in to this house and with the roomie for soooo long now. I've always had a hard time with big changes... I cried and cried after highschool graduation - everyone looked stunned. *takes a deep breath* Shower time.