something lighter

well, after that previous heavy post I thought I'd be a bit brighter this time. I think my mood has been a combination of stress from home and uni and trying to coordinate everything. But the end is in sight! I have 2 assignments to finish, 4 days of prac and 2 days of uni. Then I am DONE!

This week I spent 4 days on maternity ward. The first 2 were really good. I was with 2 midwives who allow me to do things on my own, without hovering. (obviously things I am familiar with). I felt that I learnt new things and also that I was trusted to carry out tasks properly. The last 2 days I was with a different midwife, who was pefectly nice and everything, but I really felt like I was a bit useless as she kind of took over and kept checking up on me. She wouldn't let me get medications out (just really basic ones, I'm not talking morphine) and she kept adding to my notes as well, which really annoyed me, as I wrote all the notes the first 2 days and neither of those midwives had a problem with it. Oh well, next week I'm on birth unit and clinic, so that will be better I hope.

The boys participated in the Wollongong Primary Schools Instrumental Festival this week. It was at a theatre in Thirroul. Their school band did 3 items and it was very good. I'm hoping that by playing in events like this it will motivate them to actually practice their instruments, as neither of them do unless I tell them to. It was a late night though, we didn't get home until nearly 10 and we left before it finished. Poor old Dexie was white with exhaustion.