Sunday, July 31, 2011

Currently: This weekend went well. Friday evening I found out that the Rehab Director that interviewed me last week is willing to secure a position for me for September! That was surely a great start to my weekend. That same night I went to one of my favorite lounges out in the city. I had a nice time. For one, I made some sucker 39 year old guy buy me a shot and then abandoned his ass. I also lied to same guy about my nationality and told him I had 3 kids...and he believed me!Haha I love treating guys like the nasty, disgusting dogs that they are. Saturday night was alright as well. I went out to the city again and pretty much just hung around and then hung out with my best friend at an outdoor Bar for about an hour. It was alright. I was also able to re-connect with one of my childhood friends from Elementary School. She randomly added me on facebook and at first I had no idea it was her (since she assigned herself a facebook alias, haha) until I saw her picture. Within minutes of accepting her request, she wrote on my wall and expressed that she would like for myself, her and another former friend of ours to have a reunion of some sort. I don't know if that reunion will ever happen, but it was...interesting hearing from her again. Today was just another laid back and quiet Sunday. I was a good girl and studied for about an hour for my Boards exam. Tommorrow is my second job interview. Although a position is already being secured for me, I am still willing to keep my options open. So I hope that goes well. On tuesday I plan to go to the mall to shop for my Cali trip on the 12th...I still can't believe that I am actually going! I got a text from Britanny on Friday saying that she plans to take me to San Francisco and a place called Santa Cruz...it all sounds unbelievably exciting. So far those are my only plans for this coming week, in addition to continuing to study for the Boards. And that is all for now.

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Currently: I forgot that I still need to discuss my little adventure down to the facility that screwed me last year here on this blog. I actually got a not-so weird feeling going there. I went on Monday and for one, it actually rained...a lot. So once I got off the bus, I was too occupied with making sure my umbrella stayed straight and above my head...which it did, thankfully. Once I passed the facility itself it was interesting to see. It still looks exactly the way it did when I worked there last year...and the only familiar faces I saw were that of some of the Janitors and Maintenance men. I saw a lot of new faces...all of which seemed like individuals who would work in the rehab department. So I am guessing from that that they have hired some new people over there. I have an inkling though that that Indian bitch Aisha is still there...she will ALWAYS be there! She knows damn well that no other facility will put up with her piss poor attitude. ANYWAYS, so that's that. I went on my job itnerview a couple of days ago and that went okay...the Rehab Director told me that she would like for me to pass my Boards exam before she makes a working schedule for me...otherwise, she would love to have me there. She also gave me her card so that I could give her a call whenever I schedule and pass my Boards. I have already secured another job interview for this coming Monday (Aug. 1st). The guy that will be interviewing me has already told me that he wants me to pass my Boards first, but is willing to interview me anyways, just to get a feel for who I am and what I can do for his organization. So basically, everything right now is depending on me passing my Boards exam...needless to say, I will start hardcore studying today. I plan to start off studying for only 30 minutes and gradually increasing until I get to 4 hours straight of studying; I was told that doing it this way is a good way of preparing me to take a 4-hour long test (since that is how long the Boards are, supposedly). So things are still going as planned, thankfully. I have decided to expell any sort of negativity in my life for good...so I haven't been speaking to my bitchy, diva aunt Marie (though she has texted me numerous times trying to get in touch with me). She has a very negative aura to her, and i'm sick of having to put up with it. Her and father dearest really deserve to be brother and sister...i'm DONE with both of them! ...And the Phoenix carries on.

Monday, July 25, 2011

Currently: I have landed my first ever job interview as an occupational therapist...and it is scheduled for tommorrow. I am really excited, but really nervous at the same time. See how that goes. If anything, it is good practice for any future interviews I may end up with. In the meanwhile, I was also able to order tickets online for my California trip next month...it's going to be a crazy trip. Just getting to Sacramento will require me to take 3 frickin planes! I have to take one to Chicago, and then another one to Los Angeles, and another straight to Sacramento. And then coming back, I will have to stop in Denver, Colorado for a layover. I am not as nervous about this as I thought, but am still a little bit worried about the amount of planes I will be on for this trip! Either way though, I am glad that things are going as planned.

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Currently: I am officially back home and officially a PHOENIX! It feels so great...at this point, nothing can ruin my mood and I feel more motivated to just live life and have fun. Tommorrow I am either going to do my hair and then go visit my favorite place from last year...OR...i'm going for some coffee in the morning and then to the beach! Either way, I am getting my ass out there reguardless. In the meanwhile, i'm going to continue job searching for the remainder of this evening. Let the fun and games begin!

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Currently: Today I found out that I officially PASSED my FINAL clinical rotation!! Now all I have to do is play it safe tommorrow and i'm ready to go! I cannot wait...I am so ready to be done that my fingertips are tingling. After work tommorrow (especially if it is a nice day) I plan to sit inside of the local Cathedral and meditate...since I find Catholic churches to be very beautiful. Afterwards, i'm going home to eat, then going to McDonald's for a hot fudge sundae. And then i'm coming back home and having a nice celebratory drink in honor of me officially being crowned as a PHOENIX! I will be moved out of this apartment by Saturday evening...i'm really going to miss my apartment. Because lord knows where I live with my family is not NEARLY as quiet as it is here...but whatever, i'll deal I guess. I'm just ready to move on with my life.

1 MORE DAY TO GO!!!

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Currently: Today was good. I presented my inservice topic and it went really well! I also presented the cake I got for everyone, as well as my thank you cards to my supervisor, my Monday supervisor, and everyonelse at the Home. Now I am just waiting to finish off the rest of the week...and by friday evening I will be a self-proclaimed occupational therapist! ...but that is actually not the reason I am blogging tonight. Turns out, I will be able to go to CALIFORNIA next month, afterall! I have a friend who lives there named Britanny (I actually met her as a freshman here at school), and I was hesitant at first to ask her if I could spend some time with her over there, as she had just gotten married and is expecting a baby girl. Well...today she texted me the big news of her finding out the baby's sex and I just had to ask her myself if it would be too much of a burden for me to come over there...and she said not at all! She is actually quite receptive of me going over there to hang out for a couple of days. I have been looking at some plane ticket prices on priceline.com and this trip will DEFINITELY be a lot less expensive than going to Miami...especially since I would have a place to stay in Cali. That, AND I wouldn't be hanging out in an unfamiliar place by myself...AND I get to FINALLY fulfill one of my lifelong dreams of seeing the West Coast! If I would say 'no' to this trip, then i'd be out of my mind! So yes, I am officially California bound. The only down about this trip will be not being able to drink while i'm there (since she's pregnant and all)...but that's okay, i'll probably be so overwhelmed over being in Cali to begin with, that I won't even have time to think about alcohol (as impossible as that seems). I am so happy and excited.

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Currently: My final week at the Home officially begins tommorrow! In the meanwhile, I am still hard at work on my upcoming vacation...and while we're on that topic, turns out (semi-expectedly) that Jenn is unable to go afterall due to work and preparing for back to school late next month. But she did invite me to stay in Cleveland (where she is currently living) with her and then we'd go to Niagra Falls (on the Canadian side) together...I really appreciate that she offered this option to me...but c'mon! After everything I have been through, I deserve a vacation BIGGER than boring old Canada!...so, I am going to Miami! Of course, i'd have to go by myself but its alright...as long as I watch my back, everything should be fine. I am so excited. When I get back home i'm going to get my hair and nails done and am going to go to the mall to shop for some hott clothes for my trip. I am also going to go hang out at my favorite club/lounge from back home...it has been so long and I miss that place so much! Oh, and I am also DEFINITELY going to take a nice little walk around the facility I worked at last year to give myself closure and forever diminish that chapter of my life. I cannot wait for sure. All I have to do is get through this week...