August is over, which means summer is over. So sad. I'm really not ready for autumn, winter, and spring yet. I need more quality beach time, but I guess that proooobably won't be happening. Tomorrow is the last day of my summer job, I start my courses next Tuesday, and I also start back to work at Sobeys this month. The only good things are that my birthday is in just under two weeks, Rachel's baby will be coming soon, and in October I will be doing a bit of work for the Women's Centre again facilitating self-esteem groups. Oh yeah, and I renewed my drivers license today and the picture isn't half bad! I've definitely seen worse.
On a another note... I'm trying to figure out the name of a book I loved when I was a kid. I used to get it from the library all the time, but I haven't checked there or asked the librarians about it yet. I have no idea what it's called, but I do know that it was about this little girl mouse who was a new big sister and she called the baby the Peanut. It was hardcover and yellow. Sound familiar at all? Anyone? Darn.
Well, belly's growling so I guess I should scrounge up some lunch for myself. I have a post idea for later, and just to warn you... it's a long one. I wrote a reflection on my experience at New Leaf during my placement, and I thought it might be interesting for people to read.
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Thursday, September 1, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
Positives In, Negatives Out
Let me just say, today is a good day. The last few days have had their ups and downs, as days often do. Even the beginning of today was not entirely promising. I woke up groggy only to see equally groggy weather outside my window. Thankfully this day seems to have good things in store for me, and things continued to look up as the day rolled out.
First of all, I am now at my summer job. This is a relief in a big way. I no longer have to worry about putting in 10 or 12 hours days while only getting paid for a small portion of the work I do. It's nice to only have to focus on one major thing for awhile. The summer ahead looks to be a good one. Hopefully it will be filled with things to keep me busy and pass the time at work, and few things to do on my days off so I can let the beach monopolize most of my time.
Secondly, I recieved a phone call while I was at work today telling me that I had won an award at college. I almost can't describe the pleasure this brings me. See, the thing about being a "worker" in school is that there are always those people who are "non-workers". Speaking from a "workers" perspective, it can be frustrating to spend a lot of time and effort in what you do, while the non-workers do much less and still finish with the same diploma. This award feels like a recognition of the countless efforts and hours I have put into my work over the last two years, and I am so thankful to be recieving it. Suck on that, non-workers.
I like letting these positive outweigh the negatives that could bog me down on this day. Positive parts to the day are what we should really spend our time focusing on and appreciating, anyway.
On a side note, one semi-negative of today was that I had to do a "piss test" (as the guys would say) at the new lab. Can I just say that I really hate having to try to pee in that little container? The sign of instructions in the bathroom has so many rules that I start to get anxious before I even get my pants down. I often feel as though I have probably messed something up, and thus will end up with an incorrect diagnosis somehow. I also tend to leave feeling guilty if even a drop of pee has touched the outside of the container. It's just SO HARD to be starting and stopping and starting and stopping without any spillage. I always leave hoping that the lab people will somehow be understanding of this difficulty and will ensure that they wear their protective gloves when touching such containers. Sigh... sorry lab people, I do my best but I am afraid it just never turns out quite as I hoped. I'll try to do better again next time.
First of all, I am now at my summer job. This is a relief in a big way. I no longer have to worry about putting in 10 or 12 hours days while only getting paid for a small portion of the work I do. It's nice to only have to focus on one major thing for awhile. The summer ahead looks to be a good one. Hopefully it will be filled with things to keep me busy and pass the time at work, and few things to do on my days off so I can let the beach monopolize most of my time.
Secondly, I recieved a phone call while I was at work today telling me that I had won an award at college. I almost can't describe the pleasure this brings me. See, the thing about being a "worker" in school is that there are always those people who are "non-workers". Speaking from a "workers" perspective, it can be frustrating to spend a lot of time and effort in what you do, while the non-workers do much less and still finish with the same diploma. This award feels like a recognition of the countless efforts and hours I have put into my work over the last two years, and I am so thankful to be recieving it. Suck on that, non-workers.
I like letting these positive outweigh the negatives that could bog me down on this day. Positive parts to the day are what we should really spend our time focusing on and appreciating, anyway.
On a side note, one semi-negative of today was that I had to do a "piss test" (as the guys would say) at the new lab. Can I just say that I really hate having to try to pee in that little container? The sign of instructions in the bathroom has so many rules that I start to get anxious before I even get my pants down. I often feel as though I have probably messed something up, and thus will end up with an incorrect diagnosis somehow. I also tend to leave feeling guilty if even a drop of pee has touched the outside of the container. It's just SO HARD to be starting and stopping and starting and stopping without any spillage. I always leave hoping that the lab people will somehow be understanding of this difficulty and will ensure that they wear their protective gloves when touching such containers. Sigh... sorry lab people, I do my best but I am afraid it just never turns out quite as I hoped. I'll try to do better again next time.
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