Pessimistic

I have to say I'm giving up on this whole job thing. I have officially turned in 85 applications to IHC, 5 to Mountainstar and some to Ogden Clinic. My two interviews last week apparently didn't go as well as I hoped since I didn't receive either job. I hate the feeling that I will be stuck waiting on table until I get into medical school if I can even get into that. I'm so frustrated. I wish instead of basing things off of interviews they should base it off intelligence. Andy received a letter from a doctor's office and you should see how many typos and errors there are in a 3 paragraph letter, but I can't get a job. UGH! This SUCKS!!!!! :(

Still having a summer

I hate that I have to take summer classes, because it doesn't even feel like summer. I have tried to act like it though to keep me from going insane. Jenny and I took the kids to the gateway last week and I've been playing soccer for the last 6-7 weeks. Tomorrow we're taking Ollie swimming at the aquatic center since he LOVES the water. I'm excited to get a tan...LOL! I've also officially signed up to do the Dirty Dash race with my sister and her sister-in-laws in September. I'm actually really excited, but worried about my knee. It has been hurting a little worse in the last couple days. I've still been running though and it feels a little bit better afterward. My family and I are going up to Henderson's cabin this weekend. I'm pretty excited to see it. It has a sauna, movie theater, play room and all sorts of stuff. Thanks Hendersons for going out of town! :D

I still haven't heard back from any of the jobs I interviewed for last week. Makes me believe I didn't get the job. And on top of it my liquor license expired so I have to redo it in order to continue serving at my current job. Yuck!

This past week though Casie and I went and saw the play RENT. It was so good! We went to Happy Sumo before and had sushi which was pretty good.
Okay...I'm going to go and buy my own pedometer so I can keep track of my running. Until next time...

The Waiting Game....

This past week I have 2 jobs interviews both of them with Intermountain Healthcare (IHC). First one is working in an OB/GYN office doing clerical stuff and whatnot. The second job is working with people who have seizures and monitoring them. I felt GREAT about the first job interview, but the second one was just okay. I would love to have the first job because it pays more, is in Ogden/Layton/N. Ogden and works with school. I have been sick to my stomach for almost a week because I've waited 2 years to get a job with IHC. I would love to get out of the food industry and work towards something that will help my life and career. I'm not going to lie, I'm probably going to cry if I don't get the first job and with my luck I'll get the second one just because I don't really want to do it, but will do it because I want to work for IHC. It's so hard not to get my hopes up about it though. I should be happy I finally got an interview, which I am, but I REALLY REALLY want a job.

I also went to the doctor about my knee. They took more x-rays and did this test to test my ACL (which is torn slightly) and looked at my MRI again. This time I got to look at it which was awesome. You could see the slight tear I have and how much fluid is in it. Fluid is the major concern which is why I'm going back in 2 months for a followup. He said I could continue running and playing soccer unless my knee swells or feels worse. I DID sign up for the Dirty Dash race in Sept so I hope everything stays intact and swelling goes down....

Only time will tell eh?

I'm falling apart...

My knee has been hurting pretty bad lately. I had a horrible time even finding out what was wrong with it! I got a MRI and they said they would call me in a couple days. 4 days later I called them and complained about never getting a call which then I get forwarded to a voicemail of my doctor's nurse which also never called me back. Two days later I called back and refused to be forwarded unless it was someone who was going to give me results. This lady gets on the phone and says " I don't know what this means, but I'll read it to you.." after that I get forwarded to physical therapy office which had no clue why they were seeing me. I decided at that point that was just a bad idea. I got a hold of McKay Dee's sport medicine office and told the girl what happened and so she put me on hold to talk to the doctor and then got me an appointment. A couple days later she called me back to tell me the doctor had looked at my MRI and said I don't need surgery but I need some form of treatment because I did slightly tear my ACL. It hurts when I sit for longer than 20 minutes. I'm still playing soccer and run once in a while until I'm told otherwise. :D

First Battle Wound

Ollie got his first real battle wound from walking. My mom took him shopping with her while I was at work. I get a call from my mom saying "you need to meet us at the ER, Ollie hit his head and needs stitches!" so I rush out of there leaving 2 tables. I rushed to the ER beating them there. Apparently while shopping my mom let Ollie walk and she turned to ask the sales lady about shoes for him to walk in and when she turned he was in the process of falling and hit his head on a table in Dillards. Everyone was freaking out and then told my mom she had to stay there to fill out an accident report before she could take my son to the ER! Unbelievable! I know where they are coming from but when a toddler is bleeding from his head you should probably let them get to a hospital! Anyways...he ended up with 3 stitches. I had pictures lined up for tonight but obviously had to cancel since Ollie had stitches....not the cutest pictures...

Getting my mind somewhere else

I've been thinking a lot about my birthday which is still 6 months away. It's the big 11/11/11 birthday which also falls on a Friday. Couldn't get any better than that right? I will be 26. Crazy. I feel like I really haven't lived that long. Anyways...I've been try to think of something to do. I want to do something really fun, because I never get to do anything super exciting for my birthday. Usually it is for others' birthdays and whatnot. It's hard though. I don't know where I will be and honestly almost everyone has kids now which means it's harder to get together or plan something. I don't know what to do....

I get to go have my first MRI on my knee on Thursday. I'm not supposed to do any major running or playing soccer, but we'll see how that goes... :) I think I might have torn something because of how it hurts, but I hope I'm wrong.

Ollie is getting so big. He is 15 months old. He is starting to walk and say a lot of words. He is such a crack up. He thinks things are funny even when they aren't which in turn makes it funny. I'm hoping to get his pictures done soon. :D

A new job and the journey ahead...

I've been doing a lot of research on new jobs. I really want to get into healthcare and not wait on tables anymore. I've been thinking about doing Phlebotomy. If I take the class from IHC they will pay me minimum wage to train and then once I'm done they will pay me $10.65 and give me benefits. I do have to complete so many hours otherwise I have to reimburse them, but they also guarantee you a job so it isn't really a problem. Plus I won't have to work full time which means I could still go to school and I would actually be making enough money to go! I just hope I can get the requirements done before the application is gone to get in. It also fulfills the "patient exposure" requirement for medical school which is a huge bonus!

I also want to have an excuse to get out of volunteering. It has been easy and nice to have time to study, but people can be so rude. Like just now the ICU is closed and no one is allowed back there. This lady comes up and tells me they are the mother of so-and-so and I explained to her the ICU was closed and NO ONE is allowed back there. She then says " well there isn't an exception for mothers?" and I again had to explain NO ONE is allowed back there. She then walks over to sit down and says how ridiculous it is she can't go in. Come on people, if we make an exception for you then we have to make one for all so I wouldn't count on it happening. Grrr!

My body is falling apart. I feel like I got hit by a car. I twisted my knee last week during a soccer game which has only seemed to get more uncomfortable and then last night at my game I believe I broke my big toe. It is super swollen, bruised and kills to bend it (or what little I can). Then my arm hurts and I'm not sure why. If I slept wrong or got hit into the wall at my game too hard or what. Dunno? I have to work 2 more days too. This should be fun....

Well I have a lot of thoughts on my plate right now about what I should do with the rest of my years which is causing me stress. I'm going to take up running since that is the only way I can clear my head. Plus it is good for me too, course I have to wait for my toe to get better. That might be a little hard... Ha ha