What day is it???

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So during this absolutely crazy time, I was re-deployed into an adult care home. Here, I was in a 14 day isolation period, making sure that the most vulnerable came into contact with as few people as possible. The second rota of staff are working the isolation period right now and I am back to my 'normal' day work in school. We are keeping the 14 days isolation, 14 days day work routine until we feel appropriate and safe for everyone concerned. The isolation has been a very challenging time, more so than I thought it would be. Going in I thought I was going to be absolutely fine. I had no idea what was going to be fine, but I just didn't think a lot of it. 

The first couple of days were absolutely fine, we had a good routine and everyone seemed to be on the same thought path, the good thing was the team spirit carried on throughout. Around the 4th day I started to miss home, it was less than a mile away from the home but I wasn't allowed to leave. I started to miss waking up in my own bed (instead of sharing room), making a coffee (without have to make coffee for 8 other people), it was the small things that I missed. I am used to seeing all of my students pass in and out of the door like clock work and I lost track of what day it was, which is not like me at all. I used to work on cruise ships, so the feeling of now knowing what day it was is familiar (or so I thought) and you devise a system of routine. I also wasn't allowed my laptop, so keeping in contact with everyone was difficult and also making sure I was on top of the BA PP course materials prior to this was difficult. 

I am extremely glad that I didn't over think before going into isolation. Getting myself into a panic would not have been a good move at all, for me or the service users, I would not have been much help. By just getting on with it I managed to get through the 14 days by figuring out each day as it approached. I compared this experience to the journey on the BA PP course so far and I can definitely draw out similarities. We don't 100% know what we are doing but you slowly get there and learn about yourself and gain knowledge along the way. This is such a unique experience that we may not encounter in our life time, so trying to draw as much positivity from it as possible is definitely a good place to start. 

I feel that not only the BA PP students have come together more, but arts professionals and the community has taken a positive turn. We have seen a lot of activity online and use of WEB 2.0 as a communication platform for classes, information and support has be evident. 

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Serina Faull said…
Hey Alison. It sounds like this situation has been very hard for you. We are entitled to a 2 week extension I believe. Well Helen said yes and Adesola said no. Maybe try clarifying this? All the best x
27 April 2020 at 11:45
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