A whole new world, for now

Seasidegal58

Hope your day at the client is not too stressful x

in_need_of_direction

It was dreadful.  I had a row with a service user and am so annoyed with myself.  Apparently I’ve invented all these restrictions and he should be able to come and go as he pleases.  I’m so fed up.  The staff including me are overcoming real anxiety at times to go in there and some service users are behaving like spoilt brats. It’s easy to get worn down by it. 

I am taking Monday out of there thanks to the bank holiday but have a socially distanced training session to deliver for another client at nine.  At least it’s keeping me visible with them. I need to start focusing on what my business will look like post crisis.

on other news, the gardening skip was delivered this morning and the gardener is expected at any minute.  I’m excited to see how big a difference there will be.  I want to take a cuppa into the garden and sit at my £20 table and two chairs even if only for ten mins at the end of the day.  If I do it now, I just get stressed about the stuff that needs done.  Unfortunately the builder who is to Redon the steps etc., is still coping with the health issue of a family member so I’m not sure when his bit will be done.  

Right, want to get the kitchen properly sorted before picking up the chef.  Today I am grateful for 
positive feedback from a dog owner to whom I recommended our dog’s supplements 
unexpected assistance from a staff member 
a friendly but unexpected email from a family member 

doingitanyway

I hope the skip and the gardener come today. Exciting! Congratulations on your win and glad you got paid.

savingholmes

Hope you get to chillax in a revamped garden very soon. Outside space has never been more important.

Seasidegal58

I'm so sorry to hear about the trouble at work. It must be so disheartening at times after all the hard work you put in there.
I hope you enjoyed your cuppa sitting outside in the garden today. 😀

beanielou

Great news on the gardener & the skip
Your clients sound like the odd client of ours. Luckily in the minority for us.

beanielou

& sorry but where did you get your chairs?

Cherryfudge

I'm sorry to hear about your service user's behaviour. You shouldn't be treated like that, though I suppose some people just look for someone to blame.
The garden sounds like a lovely project though - perhaps you should put that ten minute cuppa in your diary so you have time to regroup and don't feel bad about it?

in_need_of_direction

The garden isn’t yet at project stage.  It’s ground clearing.  Even my pots are overgrown in part due to my inability to distinguish plants from weeds. The gardener turned up late as he stopped off to buy some garden things but hadn’t factored in social distancing delays.  That said, he made a big clearance so far and got two thirds of the way down the longest side hedge. Gaps are now apparent where trespassers had inserted themselves.  Hopefully he will have a semi affordable plan to deal with these.  

Beanie, my little folding table and chairs were an end of season reduction in b&q last summer priced at £40.  I had a £20 off loyalty voucher so the cost to me was £20. They are small but handy for a cuppa or to sit at for list making and collapsed they fit into what was the boiler house.  

Yesterday was an absolutely dreadful day filled with Health Service bureaucracy coupled with a complete lack of accountability. It was beyond dreadful for a service user and our staff.  What made it worse was a senior clinician blamed a newly qualified fast tracked nurse.  If they know someone is inexperienced, surely there should be significant oversight.

today we expect madness as others try to clear the decks pre bank holiday. 

Right, need to go face the world and an incredibly lazy staff member along with another who made an innocent mistake that they need to be aware of.
today I am grateful for 
gifted dinner of stew for last night - my kind of comfort food
someone who could see what the problem was
a borrowed cardigan

beanielou

Hope your Friday goes well.