Outer Banks
So I'm at the beach right now, which is awesome, but the weather is kinda crappy. Plus, I've caught a cold, so I've been sickly and a little miserable. But still, I'm at the beach. We've got margaritas, an ocean in front of us to watch, and lots of nap time. :) Yesterday the sting rays were jumping up and doing flips out of the ocean and this morning I was able to take a lovely walk along the windy shoreline.
It's still the beach. And it's beautiful here.
I start my new job next week! I brought a huge backpack full of books to study this week, and I've been plowing through them. Mostly the books are on parenting skills for conduct disorder and ADHD, so that's good preparation. That helps ease my anxiety a bit, but I'm still pretty terrified of what's to come. I mean really? How can I teach parenting skills when I can barely raise a Chia Pet? It's baffling. I went to some trainings last week and I felt like an awkward new girl at school....I couldn't figure out where to sit, and I had to introduce myself to a gazillion people. But fortunately everyone there is really nice. I just can't wrap my mind around the fact that I'll be their team leader. I mean these are seasoned professionals in this field and I'm supposed to lead the interventions? The mental health assessments I can do just fine, but the family counseling? I wasn't MFT (marriage and family therapy). Sometimes I hope they don't realize they've picked the wrong person....or worse yet, I hope I don't start to really believe that.....when I talk to people about my job title, the first thing I hear is "Ugh, I have a friend/sister/cousin who does that. Ugh, she hates it!!" or "Yeah, ugh, that's kinda like what I'm doing. I can't wait to get out of it." Granted, mental health jobs aren't glamorous, and this Medicaid population will be far from easy, but still. We all have to start somewhere and my salary and benefits are amazing. Not to mention the fact that after a year of two with this job I'll be prepared to work ANYWHERE (and I'll be licensed).....let's hope it's just not unbearable.
But the other news is that I've officially started preparing for my aerobics instructor certification, too. lol Oh and I now have a badass SLR camera to learn for Carey and Brandy's wedding next month. Ack! Can I please slow down? No wonder my immune system's down.
Peace out, lovelies. I'll be back on next week.