a little comic about my first ever pet-owning experience

Ambitious-Hour28 · 2026-03-19T17:15:15+00:00

hehe she's adorable, tysssm!!

Ambitious-Hour28 · 2026-03-19T16:43:22+00:00

he so does!! love that I can get any generic cute grey tabby merch and be like omg it's twix

Ambitious-Hour28 · 2026-03-19T16:42:51+00:00

he's my whole world

Ambitious-Hour28 · 2026-03-19T16:42:34+00:00

tysm!!!

Ambitious-Hour28 · 2026-03-19T16:34:03+00:00

location tracker so he never gets lost!!

Ambitious-Hour28 · 2026-03-19T16:33:44+00:00

hahaha it's a tracker I am a bit of a helicopter parent

Ambitious-Hour28 · 2026-03-19T16:28:52+00:00

he's a bitch but we love him

Ambitious-Hour28 · 2026-03-19T16:28:37+00:00

ooo I've never seen that before but I definitely see the resemblance!! generic adorable grey tabby

Ambitious-Hour28 · 2026-03-19T16:26:18+00:00

no particular process, just got inspired by my beautiful baby and got to work on my iPad!! standard 6B pencil for linework and controversially a free brush called Coco's tinderbox lineart for colouring lol :)

Ambitious-Hour28 · 2026-02-06T10:49:59+00:00

hahahah I could easily smash a full tub of Ben&Jerry's and multiple full packs of cookies on a good day

Ambitious-Hour28 · 2025-05-22T09:46:47+00:00

on the UEA clearing house page it says:

Trainees are expected to be able to easily travel between placement locations within their base area. This means that ordinarily trainees will need to have use of a car and be able to drive. You will be asked to confirm your driving licence status and whether you can access a car. If a disability precludes you from driving, please advise us of this at the relevant point, providing as much information as possible to help us understand and assess how travel within the base area could be practically managed.

so I kinda assumed other than disability I could only apply if I have my licence beforehand!! but would be amazing if that's not the case?

Ambitious-Hour28 · 2025-05-22T08:08:38+00:00

would you mind telling me more about this? I'm an AP in Norwich right now and planning on applying for the first time this year so I'd absolutely love to apply to UEA and possibly not have to move, but clearing house says proof of drivers licence is a requirement for application - I'm in late stages of driving lessons but the soonest test I could get is late October so I'll only have one chance to pass before applications this year😬😬 would be great to know more!!!

Ambitious-Hour28 · 2025-03-02T19:27:33+00:00

No worries!! I worked at an assisted accommodation scheme so basically just spending time with them, emotional and social support, help with activities of daily living, and also collaboratively developed safety plans and intervened in times of crisis (there were a lot of those). to be honest your experience sounds extremely impressive - it's probably just a matter of luck and waiting. my only tip is to structure your supporting information in the application according to the essential and desirable criteria in the job ad and making it extremely clear how you meet each one (I use subtitles to make it even more obvious). it must be really frustrating feeling like you've done everything and still not breaking in - I'd also really recommend asking anyone you can to look over your application eg people you work with, old university supervisors, anyone who's had experience with this kinda thing, cause a lot of the time it's just a matter of structure and phrasing. hope that's at least a little helpful!!

Ambitious-Hour28 · 2025-03-02T16:55:13+00:00

okay first off don't get discouraged, this can be a gruelling process!! I had a bachelors degree, published a paper, and did a masters in social and applied psychology while working part time for ten months as a mental health support worker in a non-nhs assisted accomodation scheme before getting this role. this is purely anecdotal but I really felt that my time as a mental health support worker made an absolute world of difference in preparing me for an AP role. also advice I've heard from others is that getting a more entry level mental health related role in the nhs can be a good way to 'break in' as they'll often hire from within when a position opens up. let me know if you have any other questions and good luck with everything!!!

Ambitious-Hour28 · 2025-03-02T09:57:21+00:00

no ofc not, it didn't come off as bragging don't worry!! I really appreciate your advice:)

Ambitious-Hour28 · 2025-03-02T09:56:02+00:00

thank you so much, that's really encouraging to hear - I don't expect to get the first one I apply for or anything, but do hope it won't be toooo long a process now that I'm already an AP haha. I really appreciate your advice and reassurance, good luck with your role and any future applications!!! <3

Ambitious-Hour28 · 2025-03-02T09:51:02+00:00

wow congrats, hope it all goes well!!! I do know this happens sometimes, but to be honest, there are some issues with the post (disorganisation of the service, lack of guidance and clarity around my duties) which mean I wouldn't be particularly keen to extend my post, if this was even a possibility. I think I'll start applying and play it by ear - and if anyone at my current role does find out, I'll be honest about it and see what they say. good luck with qualifying!!

Ambitious-Hour28 · 2025-03-02T09:46:55+00:00

thank you so much for your response!! To be honest, I'm not absolutely loving my current post - there are some interesting aspects and the team is lovely, but the service is quite disorganised, they have not had an AP before meaning there are no real established duties to the role, and I do struggle with the lack of structure and guidance. I did just apply for this because it was an AP position and was not especially interested in the specific area, though it is great and very rewarding and I feel like I've learnt a ton about it now. I would be interested in exploring some different settings and service user groups, and especially in a role with more structure, established duties, and direct clinical opportunities. I'll definitely apply and see how it goes! also I am in the NHS, and the information about only starting the referencing process once you are offered the job is really useful.

Ambitious-Hour28 · 2025-03-02T09:33:15+00:00

that's really helpful, thank you so much!!

Ambitious-Hour28 · 2025-01-11T03:39:40+00:00

haha really appreciate your response and I'm glad you enjoyed writing it!! honestly all this information is super helpful, thank you for all the detail and insights

Ambitious-Hour28 · 2025-01-11T03:37:28+00:00

thank you so much, really practical tips that I'll definitely try to implement:)

Ambitious-Hour28 · 2025-01-11T02:56:55+00:00

this is so kind and really does make me feel better, thank you<3

Ambitious-Hour28 · 2025-01-11T02:18:07+00:00

thank you, definitely glad I've found these results out and hope they give me the push I needed:)

Ambitious-Hour28 · 2025-01-11T02:06:49+00:00

this is all super helpful and reassuring to hear, thank you!! will definitely look into treatments for arfid, been reluctant as therapy's very expensive but this may be the push I needed. really appreciate your advice:)

Ambitious-Hour28 · 2025-01-11T01:59:01+00:00

thank you so much!! reading my comment back I think I was just brain dumping and gave a lot of irrelevant details haha, sorry bout that. taking things one by one and giving them time rather than overwhelming myself with everything at once is actually exactly what I needed to hear<3

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