It’s funny to think that I’ve only been working for a week but I feel as though I’ve been there for a long time. I guess I’m starting to feel more comfortable, but still looking forward to each day.
Today I had seven private paying clients in a row, all fantastic people who I really enjoy talking to. I was lost in conversation with my second client of the morning. We were talking about her escapades around the expanses of Victoria, and how she organises trips for her social group. Holiday planning is her life, and well, I guess your mind can drift when discussing this topic. I forgot to check m watch and before I knew it, the twenty minutes was up and I had a few more things to do to make it seem like the session ended naturally. I panicked inside momentarily, then I thought it would be okay because it would only be 5 minutes overtime.
With my next client, she was telling me about her former job as a photo developer. And some of the interesting stories she had of developing people’s films. She was so interesting that I again forgot to check the time, then realised there was only 5 minutes to go! And then I realised that I’d probably be running 10 minutes behind in a second.
I was really having a lot of fun though, so I guess that was the main thing. In the back of my mind, I was still remembering that a lot of these clients are private paying, and therefore also expect clinical results despite how interesting the conversation might be.
