Wednesday Ramblings
Today was a real Wednesday. It had a lot of ups and a lot of downs.
All my morning kids either threw tantrums or were bouncing off the walls with an abnormal amount of energy. All my afternoon kids were so much fun - one six-year-old boy and I even had to take a break during his session because we were both laughing too hard to safely continue. I was bogged down with patient reports and stressed about getting it all done in time. (Still stressed.) But I used a solid 30 minutes of my surprise report time to have a very important conversation with my boss about my health.
My boss is the best boss I could ask for. She is extremely structured and has very high expectations, but she is also one of the kindest, most caring people. She is knowledgeable in the field of pediatric physical therapy, and is always willing to offer suggestions and answer questions. When parents of our patients have complaints, she always trusts and supports her therapists. She genuinely cares about the health and happiness of her employees, and is always happy to take the time to discuss any issues.
Today, my boss helped come up with additional ideas for reducing the chronic overuse of my body that is unavoidable in full-time, one-on-one patient sessions. We discussed a future role in which I spend some hours of my week doing full patient evaluations, which are significantly less physically demanding than treatment sessions. Additionally, she is opening a therapy-based preschool program in the coming months, and will have opportunities for me to switch up some of my schedule for gross motor group-sessions for children who need less hands-on assistance during the activities. Having a boss who is so willing to think out-of-the-box and investigate different roles for me within the profession and work setting that I love is truly irreplaceable.
Then I made it back to aerial after 3 weeks off! It certainly wasn't my best session, and I needed to take even more rests than usual. But, as my instructor reminded me, part of being a strong aerialist is knowing when to take breaks and how to untangle from confused silks. (I did a lot of both of those today). Nevertheless, I finally figured out a sequence that I've been daydreaming about for at least a month, I practiced a fun new drop that I'd learned during a previous session and forgot about, and I learned a completely new skill. I did not make it through any routines today, but it was probably for the better that I avoided doing tons of splits while my hamstring continues to calm down. All in all, I'm sore in all the right places, plus a little rope burn on my arm - whoops.
Final thoughts after a very long day: It's remarkable to me how precisely aerial silks activates the correct muscles for me, and loosens up the right areas. For the first time in days, I do not need to lay on my heating pad to calm my back down enough to fall asleep. I'll take it!
All my morning kids either threw tantrums or were bouncing off the walls with an abnormal amount of energy. All my afternoon kids were so much fun - one six-year-old boy and I even had to take a break during his session because we were both laughing too hard to safely continue. I was bogged down with patient reports and stressed about getting it all done in time. (Still stressed.) But I used a solid 30 minutes of my surprise report time to have a very important conversation with my boss about my health.
My boss is the best boss I could ask for. She is extremely structured and has very high expectations, but she is also one of the kindest, most caring people. She is knowledgeable in the field of pediatric physical therapy, and is always willing to offer suggestions and answer questions. When parents of our patients have complaints, she always trusts and supports her therapists. She genuinely cares about the health and happiness of her employees, and is always happy to take the time to discuss any issues.
Today, my boss helped come up with additional ideas for reducing the chronic overuse of my body that is unavoidable in full-time, one-on-one patient sessions. We discussed a future role in which I spend some hours of my week doing full patient evaluations, which are significantly less physically demanding than treatment sessions. Additionally, she is opening a therapy-based preschool program in the coming months, and will have opportunities for me to switch up some of my schedule for gross motor group-sessions for children who need less hands-on assistance during the activities. Having a boss who is so willing to think out-of-the-box and investigate different roles for me within the profession and work setting that I love is truly irreplaceable.
Then I made it back to aerial after 3 weeks off! It certainly wasn't my best session, and I needed to take even more rests than usual. But, as my instructor reminded me, part of being a strong aerialist is knowing when to take breaks and how to untangle from confused silks. (I did a lot of both of those today). Nevertheless, I finally figured out a sequence that I've been daydreaming about for at least a month, I practiced a fun new drop that I'd learned during a previous session and forgot about, and I learned a completely new skill. I did not make it through any routines today, but it was probably for the better that I avoided doing tons of splits while my hamstring continues to calm down. All in all, I'm sore in all the right places, plus a little rope burn on my arm - whoops.
Final thoughts after a very long day: It's remarkable to me how precisely aerial silks activates the correct muscles for me, and loosens up the right areas. For the first time in days, I do not need to lay on my heating pad to calm my back down enough to fall asleep. I'll take it!
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