Thursday, Apr. 28, 2011

Currently: Today was my last day of having to take a class EVER! I breezed through that joke of a presentation and now i'm DONE, folks. Just have one little hurdle to get over and i'm good to go. As a matter of fact, one of my occupational therapy classmates/friend has hooked me up with a representative from a Travel therapy company. I spoke to her today (her name's Sarah, by the way) and Travel therapy actually sounds like something I could get into. Lord knows I at times can't stand being in my actual home. I'm actually thinking about seeing if Sarah could maybe find me a place to work in Boston or Washington DC. That way I could live in a city other than the one i'm from, but still be close enough to home just in case. I shall see. Right now I am just talking to her and getting my feet wet (or is it warm?), so i'm not going to jump into any crazy conclusions. I am excited though that i'm already talking to a representative and i'm not even all the way finished with school yet.Haha I guess that is the one thing that is good about being an occupational therapy major; once you are done, you find jobs easy!

Tuesday, Apr. 26, 2011

Currently: I begin frustrating Fieldwork take 3 next week. I have been praying to God, Jesus, Allah, Buddha, Dalai Lama, Zeus, Confucius, and any other higher power that this goes well for me. I just want to FINALLY BE DONE!!!! At this point I feel like I have been in school forever and have prepared for over 1,000 fieldworks! At this point i'm like a fieldwork master with the amount of experience i've had! But I have spoken to my supervisor Sara twice now and she seems alright. From what i've heard she is quiet like me...so that should be interesting. In the meanwhile, the rest of this week is going to be a joke, pretty much. I have one more joke in-class presentation on thursday but don't even care about it. I'm pretty much going to wing that one. The weekend should be nice and laid back too. And then i'll be working my ass off and not getting paid for it until the end of July. Anyone want to switch lives with me?

Sunday, Apr. 17, 2011

Currently: Still alive.Haha This weekend wasn't bad. Jenn stayed over for a little bit and we were able to celebrate Sam's 21st, as well as attend Formal on saturday. Formal this year, I would say, was not as fun as my very first Formal with the sorority, but it was nice and laid back so it wasn't so bad. I've been trying lately to not be as much of a tight ass about talking to people and it has been going well. I made sure to keep that in mind whenever Jenn and I attended Marlena (her other little's) Bridal shower today. And i'm not going to lie, I really wish i'd have given some of my sorority sisters more of a chance than I afforded them. But what can you do? Unfortunately for me it is too late, as this is my final semester ever at this University. And while we are on that topic, I can't help but note that my third and very last fieldwork is approaching A LOT FASTER than I expected! In a way I am very happy that my wish from the beginning of this year is coming true, but at the same time I am a little nervous. I just want to prove to myself most importantly that I can do this, and I can be a good practitioner. We shall see. For now, I really need to get to bed soon, as a long week of school work and preparation awaits me. Oh boy.

Future events:
Easter Break
LAST LECTURE CLASS EVER!
Sorority Beach Party(?)
First day of Fieldwork
Graduation ceremony

...oh boy again. : /

Monday, Apr. 11, 2011

Currently: I am practically done with all but two classes. So this is what this week is looking like for me; tommorrow i'm heading out to the mall to buy a dress for formal, wednesday I'm spending a majority of the day prepping for "Lunch with the Scholars" on friday, but also finishing up my professional development portfolio and going grocery shopping, thursday I am turning in my portfolio, washing my hair, and hope to be getting my eyebrows waxed on that day as well, and then on friday I have "Lunch with the Scholars" from 11:00 to 1:00 and the rest of that day is free! And then on Saturday I have to be at the Autism Walk for class in the morning and then have Formal in the evening. So pretty much, this week is going to be so laid back that I won't know what to do with myself...I love it! I've decided to use all this free time I have to plan my Vegas (or California) trip over the summer. I've already been looking at some prices on Priceline.com and Orbitz.com and things are looking alright so far based on how much money I am saving up. I shall see.

Thursday, Apr. 7, 2011

Currently: I'm not one for wishing my life away, but...for some reason today I want time to go by really fast...and then slow down again once i'm in Vegas...or California...or Miami!haha I'd atleast like for it to be friday (tommorrow) night. That's a start, right?
P.S. My group and I did very well on our Thesis defense yesterday. Now all we have to do is get tommorrow's big presentation done and over with, and i'm practically done with this semester! That's one thing for me to smile about. That, and the fact that i'll most likely be earning my first ever (as well as my last) 4.0 grade point average this semester.

Monday, Apr. 4, 2011

Currently: So I have been thinking since about yesterday of taking a nice little trip somewhere in the West coast sometime in the summer to celebrate ALL my hard work and blood, sweat, and tears. I particularly would like to go to Las Vegas and have already approached my friend Jenn about going with me and she is VERY down for it. So I am hoping that that works out. She called me yesterday shortly after I had texted her about possibly coming with me, and she's already looking at prices, where we could stay, and what we could do while there. Haha! She's really getting on it...I like the way she thinks! Hopefully by around August (which is when we would like to go), she'll be able to afford the trip. I mean, I have $1,000 being saved for me for my West coast excursion but don't know how much of it can cover me AND her...so I really do hope that by then she'll be able to afford to pay at least half of the trip's expenses for herself. Otherwise, if she is absolutely unable to go, I plan on meeting up with my friend Britanny in California. Either way, I MUST get out there this summer once fieldwork is over. See how that all works out. In the meanwhile, I have to present my Thesis TWICE this week. Once on wednesday to defend it, and then myself and my group have to present again on friday to our colleagues in the occupational therapy department. And then next week I have one presentation; my "Lunch with the scholars" presentation. Oh yea, and I have decided to go to Formal afterall, since Jenn and Sam WOULD NOT stop begging me! Oh boy. Hopefully, it will be a good time. So in a nutshell, i've got a lot going on before I could truly celebrate rising out of the ashes of last summer like a Phoenix...and my fingers are crossed always.