Tomorrow is my first day on my Acute placement for nursing - 2 weeks of hands on experience in a medical ward. I am nervous and excited (and just quietly FREAKING OUT!!!) It is scary to be actually playing with real people.
My placement coincides with our school holidays so Hubby-dear has taken two weeks holidays and is doing parent duty. He is hyper-organised in the house ( as opposed to my messy chaos ) so I am sure the kids won't know what's hit them!!!
Of course all the prep for placement has meant my attention the the world of crafting has had to take a back seat. When I first started studying I never anticipated just how much brain space the study would take up. Don't get me wrong, I love the learning and the end result of being a qualified nurse is fantastic, but **sigh** I miss my buttons, my threads and my fabric. I miss my crafty friends and going to my shows. I miss the feedback from happy stitchers and I miss the sense of accomplishment when a project or design comes together. I am holding on to the fact that this time next year, my studies will be complete and I will have a little more time to nurture the creative side of me.
I haven't been able to completely step away from the stitching though. Every now and then I allow myself an hour or two of soothing stitching. There is something very comforting in the rhythm of stitching, and for me it is prime thinking/ pondering/ musing time.
I have almost finished a small ragball project, designed a few years ago for Button Bliss by the lovely Paula Hair. I am stitching using Cottage garden threads plus left over bits and pieces out of my ridiculously large thread collection and just love the antique look combined with sepia linen.
Hopefully I will get it finished off and ready to show for my next post- fingers crossed!
As for the rest of our household, everyone seems to be on the road to recovery after a month or two of revolting colds and runny noses. The animals are happy and crazy. Last week I decided to wash Abby's beds as we had a rare sunny day.
She stood under the clothesline for hours crying at them as they dried.
Pussycat watched on with arrogant amusement.!
As soon as they came off the line Abby jumped in and spent a lovely couple of hours groaning and sighing in a delirium of joy.
A little bit like me when I get into my snuggly bed with a hot wheat bag and flannelette PJ's - Ah bliss!
I hope you are all happy and healthy, if not, pop into my little hospital and I'll do my best to take care of you.
XXX
Lisa
Lovely hearing from you again, Lisa!
Looks lovely, the project you can find some time for every now and then.
Good luck tomorrow!!! You'll do perfectly fine, I am sure.
Look forward to hear from you, how it went. xo
Posted by: simone | July 03, 2011 at 09:16 PM
Good luck with your placement Lisa. I'm sure you'll do well.
Posted by: Christine M | July 04, 2011 at 05:27 PM
Glad to see you back here too!
Posted by: Nanafred | July 09, 2011 at 08:15 PM