Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011

Currently: I have aged one year since my last update...meaning I am now 24 years, haha. It was a good birthday. I got some nice presents including a really cute grey pea-jacket from my bitchy aunt...guess that's one thing I can thank her for. But most importantly, I can now sport my new cute jacket at work! And speaking of work, things are going really well. Though I find my co-workers a bit, ummmmm...cold? Turns out the Rehab director really likes the work i've been putting in and has vouched for me to stay as an ongoing coverage therapist. It was unexpecting but really exciting at the same time...I mean, an opportunity is an opportunity right? I basically can't say no to a facility that actually wants me...so this is where i'll be working for a long time. What i'm hoping for next is that the facility itself awards me a permanent position...now THAT would be kick ass! So right now the only thing i'm worried about is getting my first paycheck by Dec. 2. This is a concern because the Agency that I am working under has a two week lag for first pay checks. But despite this, they are willing to give me Advance pay for transportation since where I work is far away from where I live. I am looking forward to my Advance pay, but of course a full paycheck would be ten times better! But not to worry, i'm being patient as I can. But Dec. 2 can't come soon enough!haha I have also decided that I may not re-take the Boards. To make things clear I am NOT being a quitter! The problem is that I've been so burnt out from work that I haven't had the time to study or practice answering 200 questions in a timely manner. I do a lot of traveling and am on my feet all day at work, so by the time I get home my bed is on my mind and not studying. It's just extrememly difficult to work and prepare for such a huge exam at once. If I really wanted to devote my time to studying I would have to quit this job and I definitely do NOT want to do that! I mean, my school Loan bills are already collecting...life is hard and I have no more time to waste. I mean, the test itself costs a lot of money. It would just be a big mess to leave work just to have more study time. But I don't know. I am already getting paid good money to practice as an occupational therapy assistant...I know that being a registered occupational therapist would pay even more, but at the same time I cannot turn away a good opportunity and put myself in more hot water. I've been through enough as it is...

Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011

Currently: So I finally have a job of some sort. This past week I started as a coverage therapist at a Nursing Home in Brooklyn. I will be working there until this coming thursday. After that I will hopefully be working in the city. I have to say, I like being a coverage therapist. You get to travel and try out different facilities and if you don't like a facility you at least know that you won't be there for long. But I have to eventually settle down in one place, haha. But in the meanwhile, my plan is to save as much money as I can and enjoy getting to experience different facilities and settings. The funny part though is, after such a long week and all the traveling I have done I really thought I was going to be knocked out today, but i'm actually feeling more energized than ever. I guess that's a good thing.

Dani's rants part 2: I wish I had your boyfriend

Now this may sound catty and selfish of me...but there's a couple I used to know in College that I can't help but envy. The girl, i'm going to call her "Kelly," was in my sorority and isn't what you would call the typical Media-approved beauty. She's chunky and has nice curly brown hair, but her face is filled with quite a few blemishes and she kind of bares a resemblance to Miss Piggy. Her boyfriend "JC" in the meanwhile is this cute and charming guy. He has boyish looks (which I really like for some reason) and is what you would call the classic gentleman...I guess that comes from being an Eagle Scout. JC seems like the kind of guy that gives his all in a relationship. Kelly always raves about what a great boyfriend he is...and I believe her. I have hung out with Kelly and JC on a couple of occassions and was impressed from the first time I met him. The day I met him, I was sitting at the front seat in one of my other sorority aquaintances car. When he got in I decided I was going to not introduce myself and completely ignore him because I was having one of those days where I didn't want to be bothered by anybody. Usually when I do that to anybody, but especially a guy, the person doesn't bother with me because they know that I do not want to be bothered. JC did just the opposite. He saw that I wasn't in the mood to initiate conversation, so he introduced himself to me on his own with no help from myself or anybodyelse. I was really impressed at that because that showed me that he was at least somewhat genuinely interested in getting to know me. I also got to hang with Kelly and JC during St. Patrick's Day weekend. It was quite a fun time...probably one of those times that i'll never forget. But for some reason, what made it even better was JC being nice to me and treating me with respect. Unlike most guys, throughout our time hanging out JC frequently made conversation with myself and made sure to include me in any of the group activities. At one point he even said I looked good. In another instance we were left alone for a little bit and at that point I was complaining about my feet hurting from the shoes I wore that night...when I did this, he looked at me with genuine concern and urged me to take my shoes off so that my feet wouldn't hurt anymore. Call me crazy, call me corny, but that moment touched me. I saw JC again during Spring Formal and a social gathering my Sorority held at the Beach. Both instances he made sure to greet and talk to me no matter what. During Formal in particular, I had him take a picture of me and my friend Jenn and after he took it he looked at the camera and said "beautiful." He then stayed at our table for quite awhile talking to me...after awhile I had to tell him to not forget his girlfriend at the other table. Also I notice that everytime he and Kelly would pass me somewhere he would have that smile on his face like he was genuinely happy to see me. Last time I got to hang out with him was at a Baseball game, and Kelly and I were joking about what man at the ball park I could take home. I notice as we were joking he seemed kind of...dare I say it...jealous? He didn't laugh at one joke I made about wanting to pick up one particularly attractive guy that was at the game, and then picked out the ugliest guy sitting near us and joked about HIM being my man. And then on our way back home I was talking about wanting to go to Vegas for vacation and he said to me "We should go together, JB." Haha, I really wish I could go anywhere with him...doesn't he sound cute as a button? Who knows, he could just be a really nice guy who genuinely wants to be friends with his girlfriend's friends, but a part of me wishes that he were attracted to me. The only down side to that though would be the fact that i'd be stealing Kelly's boyfriend away from her...and i'm really not that kind of person...besides, Kelly and I always got along. But I must say; she is a lucky girl. They have been dating for a year and some change and I definintely see it going strong. JC's the type of guy that no girl ever would want to let go...kind of like a rare but refreshing flower in a bush of dying weeds. There are days where I wake up and wish that he were my boyfriend. He seems like the type of guy that sends his girlfriends "I love you" texts first thing in the morning...I like that sort of thing! I want to be the girl that falls asleep in his arms while watching a movie...the girl that he takes goofy pictures of as he's kissing me. But Kelly has already won her man and who knows, maybe she deserves him more than I do...or maybe it just wasn't meant to be.