a day in the life of isabelle, Rape Crisis centre manager in Glasgow
What will you be doing between 12am and 1am?
Sleeping I hope.
What will you be doing between 1am and 2am?
Still sleeping.
What will you be doing between 2am and 3am?
Hopefully still sleeping though that may not be the case.
What will you be doing between 3am and 4am?
Have been known to be up at this time.
What will you be doing between 4am and 5am?
Possibly still up and no chance of getting back to sleep. Making to do lists.
What will you be doing between 5am and 6am?
Hopefully still asleep. But maybe not.
What will you be doing between 6am and 7am?
Hope to be waking up refreshed and springing out of bed.
What will you be doing between 7am and 8am?
Tea, shower and work.
What will you be doing between 8am and 9am?
Try to be at work by 8 am if possible.
What will you be doing between 9am and 10am?
Emails, trying to catch up before phones start and everything gets too busy. Answering questions and trying to make a miniscule impact on to do list.
What will you be doing between 10am and 11am?
Still trying ....
What will you be doing between 11am and 12pm?
Possibly meetings but also possibly trying to get five minutes to do what I hoped to do when I arrived.
What will you be doing between 12pm and 1pm?
Eating I hope.
What will you be doing between 1pm and 2pm?
Shutting door in the hope that I can get on just a bit.
What will you be doing between 2pm and 3pm?
Might be meetings, possibly staff supervision, any issues that come up, emails and all the other issues that pop up during a never normal day.
What will you be doing between 3pm and 4pm?
I will not even have noticed that it's 4pm and possibly not even noticed that it's 5pm.
What will you be doing between 4pm and 5pm?
I would like to think I am going home but that may not happen. Depends on late cover, training, meetings or just trying to catch up.
What will you be doing between 5pm and 6pm?
Drinking coffee to keep me going. Possible confectionery involved.
What will you be doing between 6pm and 7pm?
Hopefully going home.
What will you be doing between 7pm and 8pm?
Hope I am not too full of coffee and biscuits to eat a semi sensible meal.
What will you be doing between 8pm and 9pm?
In pyjamas.
What will you be doing between 9pm and 10pm?
In bed. Reading book.
What will you be doing between 10pm and 11pm?
Hope I am asleep.
What will you be doing between 11pm and 12pm?
Zzzzzzzzzz
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