I have a job : )
I've been employed for two weeks now! It was 2 weeks ago exactly when after an extremely frustrating and depressing week I was talking to my mom Sunday night after family dinner and she told me that I needed to make a list of everything I was unhappy about and wanted different in my life. My mom is known for phrases and sayings that stick with you such as "Go up Big", and "we are not afraid of hard", etc... well that night she told me if you don't like it, fix it!
So I came home and pulled out a notecard and wrote down unemployment status as #1 on my list. Within 5 minutes I got a phonecall from Candice saying I needed to call Christina, another girl/friend she works with right away! she said that I might have a job. So out of curiosity I called Christina and in a long story short way she pretty much said congratulations you're hired! She told me that her boss, Kerrie, had told her to have me come in Monday to fill out paperwork and drug test. I was in such confusion and shock that I burst into uncontrollable laughter, I think it was my way of relieving all the built up stress. Anywho I finally got control of myself, got some sleep and showed up to the facility the following morning. I met Kerrie who took me on a tour of the building, including stopping by the nurses station to say hello to candice, and all throughout the tour she was introducing me as an interviewee for an RN position. Really confused but excited and nervous I continued answering her almost interview questions as we walked. When we got in the elevator she told me that she liked what she had seen, heard, and had gotten really good things said about me from Candice and Christina along with my references and that if I wanted the position we could head downstairs and start paperwork. So that's how it happened, overnight!! Within 24 hours I suddenly was employed and within 48 hours I was thrown back into the working world working 3 12 hour+ day shifts, training. I trained 2 nights this past week then had a day off before working another day shift, my first shift as an RN without training and let's just say it was scary day!!! Crazy day and I ended up being there for 15 hours, and did I mention no lunch break?? Thank goodness Candice was working the other floor and could come help me because I would have literally killed over and died. Let's just say that it's been really stressful and really interesting being a nurse. I still feel like a student, especially when I was training/orientating. But as stressful as it is, it's nice to be working again and I can't wait for the paycheck : ) I've been exahusted for 2 weeks and the majority of the time I've been sleeping while everyone else was up and working while everyone else was sleeping but I can't wait to get feeling more comfortable as a nurse and continue to learn more. Working world I am back!!!!!
saying goodbye to our good friend Dustin! we met dustin 2 years ago during our awesome summer of '09 and now he's in Haiti for the summer and then moving off to DC to go find a job and try to be a grown up in the political world. we're missin him already!
enjoying a bahama mama from my favorite snow cone place, summer sno.
A surprise cake fight with these ladies at sugarhouse park!
Pool day and weiner roast at Vantana. our sweet 3 person tower : )
Celebrating the 4th of July of course! Celebrated work free and had sorts of festivities: balloon fest with brookie, stadium of fire watching the amazing Brad Paisley with the fam, picnic and longboarding up provo Canyon, and firework sessions with the neighbors and fam.
amazing pedicures with these amazing ladies. I have found my new favorite pedicure place!
Concert at Muse Music watching some real talent, mostly included people from Cedar City such as Hayley McClellan and Lance Lowry(the boy whose life we "saved" back in Cedar months ago with the rare heart condition laying on the side of the road), and of course my favorite of the evening J.Wride.
I'm so lucky to be living close to my amazing family and awesome friends!! long live summer, and long live my good times. many more to come!!
