Since my last post, I haven't had any particularly note-worthy encounters with bald, middle-aged men. I have stuck to my more intrapersonal yoga classes by the lake.
My mom came to visit last weekend and we had a great time. It was a special treat to have someone to walk with, watch TV with, and run errands with -- all things that I've become very independent in, but still enjoy the company when I have the chance.
Work is still going pretty well. I had a mid-week crisis (the melo-dramatic, fleeting next-of-kin to the mid-life crisis) and felt like all my therapeutic work with my clients was in vain, but that feeling eventually passed...for the most part.
Speaking of "fleeting" -- I think that summarizes the attention span of approximately 75% of my caseload. I don't usually post too much about my work, specifically, so here is a snippet. In the last week, you could have found me:
*Trying to decipher chart notes in a dimly-lit lobby due to a building-wide power outage.
*Animatedly singing "Five Green and Speckled Frogs" (Or is it freckled frogs and speckled logs? I usually just inter-change them) over and over again while my client did not engage, but rather, just looked at me, stone-faced, and head tilted, inquisitively.
*Toddler in lap, getting sand poured on my legs and in my socks, all the while smiling at the parents pretending I love getting germy, gritty sand dumped all over me. I sure do a lot of messy play for someone who doesn't really like to get messy.
*Drinking applesauce and pear baby food through a straw.
*Having a *Mashed Potato" party (the instant food variety, not the dance style)
*Making myself nauseaus by swinging on a big platform swing while, again, the client just watched me like, "What's this woman doing? No way am I getting on that thing."
*Intentionally losing at Speed. This was perhaps the most painful, as I loathe "cheating" to lose at games. This was actually for one of my (most favorite) adult clients, so I suppose it was worth it.
And with that, it's time to get dressed and head out for a walk and yoga by the lake!
2 comments:
I had to cheat to lose at Just Dance 2 on the Wii yesterday so my niece would win. I was doing all kinds of crazy movies, like the Pee Wee Herman "Tequila" dance and I was still getting tons of points. It was hard work, but I managed to squeak out a loss. Then I found out I let my sister win and my niece came in third. That will teach me!
So glad to hear you had fun with your mom. I was hoping there would be a picture of the both of you doing yoga by the lake. Oh well. Maybe next time.
Haha--I love the descriptions of your case work. I can picture every one, including your facial expressions. :) Wish I could see a video of some of those appointments. ;) Love you and love all that you are doing there. You are blessing each of your clients, even if you don't see it in the moment. :)
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