Week 7: ...

I'll have to be frank: the main reason I put off writing this week's blog post is, honestly, because I didn't know what to say. I may have thought some of the other weeks were slow, but that all pales in comparison to this week. Probably most of the eventful parts of my week were the times when I wasn't at the clinic, and instead was doing stuff on my own outside of my SRP. At one point I even considered calling this my spring break because it didn't feel like I had really done enough work! But how did I come to this state? Well, let's recap...

Tuesdays, no matter what, have always been my most busy days. In the morning, I spend my time at the Suntree senior daytime-care center, before returning to NMTSA for observation of individual sessions. All the clients who come in the afternoon tend to be quite regular as well, so there's rarely any cancellations freeing up an hour or two in my day. With all this back to back in the morning and afternoon, I end up with only a thirty minute lunch break in the middle of everything. But that's fine, I enjoy busy-- it means I'm actually doing something-- and here at the clinic, the "work" is so enjoyable, the time flies. Every hour is filled with fun and new discoveries, which I always look forward to; this past Tuesday was no exception. I went through the day with no cancellations, schedule changes, etc., and even started some of my formal observation for my case studies. All in all, it was a productive day; the next two days, not so much.

I spend all of Thursday, from 9 to 3, as well as the three to four hours I spend at the clinic on Fridays each week, sat in the intern room, attempting to get some work done and hoping that someone, at some point, would say the client they expected to be coming, that I was supposed to be studying, or at least that I usually saw and observed, would be here. No such luck, though. I couldn't even spend time in the school for observation when I didn't feel like reading my 17th article in a row or rewriting my data for for the 4th time, because the students were on a two week spring break.

All in all, not the best week, but there's no point on dwelling on the frustrating or unfortunate things. I still have time in this project, and I hope to make the most of it, no matter what happens. Project-wise, I'm not too worried. The great thing about presentations and projects like this is that, if things go how you expect them to, you can present on that, and if things don't go the way you expect them to, you can present on that. So, for anyone who's having some struggles with your project right now, don't worry; you will be fine.

Here's to hoping things will get better, for me, and for all of you guys!