I'm glad this week is over. After two Admitted Student Days (which kept me in the office for 20+ hours each of the last two weeks), two clinicals, and two exams, the weekend was a more than welcomed break.
So I treated myself to a tanning package. Actually, I contributed to our VU chapter of Engineers Without Borders, and got a free two week unlimited tanning package out of the deal. So I went on Friday to enjoy my 12 minutes of electric sunshine. When I got there, they told me that my package not only included tanning, but all of the "spa" treatments as well, including the AquaMassage table. Free massage and free tanning? These are going to be the best two weeks of my life :)
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
I have a Dream…
And it starts with finding a job. Oh how I wouldn’t love to just be offered a really sweet job and at excellent teaching hospital in a great city. But, that hasn’t happened yet, so the application process continues. Since I know many of you may be curious, I’ve narrowed my “great city” selection down to about three different choices.
Seattle, WA- because I’m not ready to give up on the Pacific Northwest just yet. Some of my Valpo friends are moving there after graduation, I have plenty of friends from home who live/visit there often, and a cousin who was recently promoted to Assistant GM for the Mariners. Bring on the baseball.
St. Louis, MO- because graduating from Valpo actually means something to people (and employers) in the Lou, but they don’t have to deal with Lake Effect. They also have a couple of LARGE hospital systems, who are more dedicated to hiring new graduates than anywhere else I’ve seen yet.
Baltimore, MD/ Washington DC- because my sister can be very persuasive when she wants to be and free rent while I find a job sounds pretty good to me. Plus, there are a LOT of people in a small area, which means a lot of hospitals.
So far my Excel spreadsheet has about 15 different hospitals/ health systems from these locations, and I start to send out actual applications the end of February. Until then I have 4 exams, 10 clinical days and a lot of work to get done.
(Look Mim, twice in one month!)
Love and miss-
Seattle, WA- because I’m not ready to give up on the Pacific Northwest just yet. Some of my Valpo friends are moving there after graduation, I have plenty of friends from home who live/visit there often, and a cousin who was recently promoted to Assistant GM for the Mariners. Bring on the baseball.
St. Louis, MO- because graduating from Valpo actually means something to people (and employers) in the Lou, but they don’t have to deal with Lake Effect. They also have a couple of LARGE hospital systems, who are more dedicated to hiring new graduates than anywhere else I’ve seen yet.
Baltimore, MD/ Washington DC- because my sister can be very persuasive when she wants to be and free rent while I find a job sounds pretty good to me. Plus, there are a LOT of people in a small area, which means a lot of hospitals.
So far my Excel spreadsheet has about 15 different hospitals/ health systems from these locations, and I start to send out actual applications the end of February. Until then I have 4 exams, 10 clinical days and a lot of work to get done.
(Look Mim, twice in one month!)
Love and miss-
Friday, January 08, 2010
New Year, New Goals?
I’m not a big “resolutions” kind of person. I guess part of that is because I’m lazy. I am also, however, a goal driven person, and tend to write yearly goals instead. Sometimes they resemble resolutions, and sometimes they are just expectations of who I want to be come next December. Usually, I write them on the plane ride back to school. This year, however, I couldn’t figure out what to write. Since I have no real idea as to where I will be next Fall, I’ve discovered that writing goals isn’t as easy as it has been in the past. Hopefully I’ll be able to come up with a few before the month is over. (although my grandmother pointed out that I’m the member of the family who updates her blog least often, so perhaps that should be one of them…)
In other news, Christmas Break was wonderful. The first week allowed me plenty of time to catch up with my friends back in Oregon, and saying good bye felt a little weird since it wasn’t the usual “see you in May.” Other than a few weddings this summer, I’m not sure when I’ll be back. The second week gave me the chance to catch up with a lot of family that I haven’t seen in a while, and it was comforting to find that some things never change, especially at a time in life when I feel like everything is about to.
I flew from sunny, warm Southern California to the frozen tundra of Valpo. We’re currently in the middle of a winter storm warning, and I’ve seen about a foot of snow in the last week. The good news is that it has made me SO glad to be out of here in a few months. I think the weather single-handedly changed my fear of the future into excitement. I’m still rather scared about job hunting and all, but the good news is that whenever I do finally get that job, it’ll be a good one, complete with a very nice paycheck. Yes, the planner in me wants to have it all figured out as soon as possible, but I’ve come to terms with the fact that one more summer off wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world.
So I face the next semester with excitement. I take finals the week before Easter, and have my official exit exam near the end of April. Looks like my senior week is going to be more like senior month!
love and miss-
In other news, Christmas Break was wonderful. The first week allowed me plenty of time to catch up with my friends back in Oregon, and saying good bye felt a little weird since it wasn’t the usual “see you in May.” Other than a few weddings this summer, I’m not sure when I’ll be back. The second week gave me the chance to catch up with a lot of family that I haven’t seen in a while, and it was comforting to find that some things never change, especially at a time in life when I feel like everything is about to.
I flew from sunny, warm Southern California to the frozen tundra of Valpo. We’re currently in the middle of a winter storm warning, and I’ve seen about a foot of snow in the last week. The good news is that it has made me SO glad to be out of here in a few months. I think the weather single-handedly changed my fear of the future into excitement. I’m still rather scared about job hunting and all, but the good news is that whenever I do finally get that job, it’ll be a good one, complete with a very nice paycheck. Yes, the planner in me wants to have it all figured out as soon as possible, but I’ve come to terms with the fact that one more summer off wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world.
So I face the next semester with excitement. I take finals the week before Easter, and have my official exit exam near the end of April. Looks like my senior week is going to be more like senior month!
love and miss-
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