Clinic, Day 1

I got up EARLY on a Saturday morning, after going to bed at 10:00 on a Friday night. Man, how is that for getting older?
I got up at 6:45, got ready, had some cawfie, breakfast, and left around 7:50, arriving just after 8:30 for my first day of student clinic. KB, our clinic director, paired another classmate and I up with a "mentor" to show us the ropes on getting linens, lotion, and clients. After getting my "cubicle" set up, with nervous excitement, I went and got my first client, who was a man who appeared to be a little older than myself and said he was a "good guinea pig." I got the massage started and a couple pieces of equipment in my cubicle didn't work they way they were supposed to, like the head rest and stand-up lamp that became the leaning lamp of Pisa. But, I got through it, and after 50 minutes, I closed and escorted him back to the "station," where he completed his evaluation on me.
During the second session, there were no clients left, so I participated in a student exchange by having a couple classmates give me a chair massage. It was rough, I tell you. (/sarcasm) Actually, it was just what I needed to help me get through to the end of the shift.
During the third shift, I got the name of a client, but she was not in the room anytime I went to get her, so I just did a student exchange with another classmate in which I was the practitioner.
I finally got a client during the fourth session, who really only wanted her back done. For 50 minutes.
Well, let's just say that I improvised a lot.
I asked if she wanted her feet done (to at least give me some rest from the back), and she did, so I worked on her feet for about 5-10 minutes each. I pulled out all my techniques for feet, and during the evaluation, that did not come back void. She loved the foot massage! Yay!
During the times where I didn't have "clients," I signed up for getting a facial after my shift ended. After I signed out, I treated myself to getting a facial from another student. What a great decision! Not only has my face been exfoliated, but it calmed me down from a morning of nervousness, chaos, and general "not-knowing-what-to-expect."
When I got home, I became a vegetable on the couch for a little bit then the hubby and I went clothes shopping. What fun!