Psalm 139 ( Read more... )

Finally figured out what the whirring, almost gentle roaring sound in the mornings is. I always thought it was someone showering upstairs, and that's close, because its the gas going for the central heating I reckon. Sounds like muffled plane taking off. Not loud, but always makes me think I should get up cos others are up already. Found out this ( Read more... )

last night i dreamt that MT had returned. as in, he'd disappeared for years and years (which in a sense he really has since I haven't seen him since what, 1995?) but yeah he was back, came to look for me, looked totally different (though only realised this when i woke up, hadn't struck me in the dream) and we had an amazing reunion... all this ( Read more... )

I did lots of work today. Steadily through the day. It helped a little that once in a while the dog would come and say hello, get a pat and sit with me ( Read more... )

Not too bad a Saturday, woke to blue skies. Clouding over now though and rain is expected over the rest of the weekend. My mood often mirrors the sky, and that is probably a good reason to move to Nelson region which gets the most sunny days in all of NZ ( Read more... )

This week I only spent 2 days at my own placement and only 1 with my supervisor. I spent one day at the acute psychiatric ward in town and another at the adolescent acute mental health unit out at Kenepuru ( Read more... )

And it has been faster than week one if that's even possible and i've been so tired. Week one I clocked up 37.5 clinical hours when I only need 28. So this week I've been given Fri off and my midway assessment has been moved to Monday. Spent today in the acute ward and I must say after being away and then coming back to the acute setting, even ( Read more... )

The weekend was rather sociable and I got out and about. On Sat I took the bus to Porirua, then train to Paraparaumu, then bus to B's sister's house. Met the brother in law and niece and nephew and contrary to what I was led to believe (that I was there for coffee), we hit the road immediately! It was a beautiful day (and weekend, the heat's back ( Read more... )

Today was strange but not bad. Good, actually ( Read more... )

Day 3 in welly and day 1 on the job ( Read more... )