I must have come across as a complete nutcase. I couldn't even sit in the chair I just stood there by the door looking at the bookcase, my back to her. She asked a few questions, and at least I did manage to answer them, just stuff like how was your drive etc. Eventually I asked her if she would close her eyes. She wasn't comfortable with that though, and asked what happens if she didn't. I said I would stay where I was then. She asked if she could leave the room instead, so I said yes, and then when she was gone I turned my chair around and sat down, so I wasn't facing her. Who wants to sit opposite a complete stranger as they stare into your soul and ask you I ordinately personal questions???

And then we nose dived. It was horrible. She asked if I had had a chance to look at the assessment form she sent me. I said I had looked at it but that it was too difficult to answer. So what did she do? Proceeded to ask me all if the questions on the form!!! If I couldn't write the answers for you, I'm hardly going to be overjoyed with having you ask them in person am I?!?

I think I must have stopped answering them though, because she stopped asking them after a while. She said something like she needed to know why I was there so that she could determine if she could help me or not.

It did get ever so slightly better, but it wasn't great by any stretch of the imagination. It wasn't a resounding 'yes' from me, but we have agreed to meet next week and see how we get on. She said I could email, and that she will try and find time to read it this week. I said I wanted to talk to her more about this next week.

I wish I hadn't gone for the whole "just go and see how you get on" tactic to be honest. I wish I had taken the writing that I showed all the other Ts I tried out, but I couldn't find it on the computer anywhere, so I didn't.

Floundering is how I would describe it. I guess if you are floating in space and a spaceship throws you a line, it would be difficult to try and catch, especially if the line is invisible!!!