It's been awhile...

[aprilflower]

Hello again. It's been awhile since I've taken the time to write here. This month will mark 6 months at my new job. There have been so many changes since I started there. I can say that this job is hard, and because it's a care-giving type of job it takes its toll on me. I'm trying hard to make time to care for myself. Today I left work early so that I could have a "mental health afternoon." It's weird to have a job where that is perfectly acceptable (and expected at times). When I started this job I worked on a team with: 1 psychiatrist, 1 center-based nurse, 1 supervisor, 1 therapist, a homeless outreach part-time staff member, and 5 bachelor-level teammates (including me). Our team now includes those people plus a nurse for our team only, a different therapist and an intern therapist, a full-time different homeless outreach staff member, a peer specialist, and an additional 2 bachelor-level team members. Talk about growth! Tomorrow I will be shadowing a supported employment staff member from our agency so I can learn the ropes of my new position a little better. I get to specialize in helping our clients find work.

Beyond work... my son is finally settling in to his new school and feeling more at ease. I feel like many of his school work issues had to do with a lack of expectations at his old school. I'm both happy and saddened by this, because he could have been thriving if only that had been part of the expectation from the start. :/ I'm thankful that he is now saying he likes school and he likes his teachers again!

So that's a small update. Hopefully things will keep going in the right direction.