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I wish I had the discipline to sit down each day and write. I get on a writing streak, the it suddenly dies. I think about updating my journal on a daily basis but then get side-tracked and never do. I ALMOST did it again as I sat down at my computer ...
...What was it again I came on here to do?...
AH YES! Update my journal!
Last week I got a phone call from Hennepin County. I had applied to a few jobs earlier in the summer and received "sorry" letters for each application. Then, out of the blue I was called for an interview. A real LIVE interview, too. None of this over the phone, I don't have the time to meet you, mumbo jumbo.
I accepted an interview for Friday morning. I was the first to interview out of 5 (I think - I peeked at the interviewer's clipboard to see what sort of competition I might have...) Things went really smooth. I just took the interview with a grain of salt because I do currently have a job so if I royally fudged it up I'd really have nothing to lose. After a summer of applying, interviewing, and being turned down as much as I have I have no pride left to lose! I felt like it went faily well, took the writing test, and went for a cup of tea at the nearest Caribou and a read while I waited to be picked up.
Things must have gone well because I was called first thing Monday morning for a job offer. I accepted graciously and was excited to tell the bank about my future endeavor. I told them I would put in a two week notice but since I was still in training they let me go home right then and there! I was more than happy with that.
Another mini-vacation for me! Yippee!
I start my new job on Halloween day. It'll be a M-F 8a-4:30p job so I'll be able to see my hubby and we'll even get to car-pool in the morning. It'll be nice time for us to be able to talk without many distractions.
Yesterday I went to a Chronic Pain Clinic to support Cam's dad on family day. Since I'm not working and no one else was able to go I only felt it was right to do so. I know we've had our differences in life and I'm sure we'll have MANY more, but he is family after-all. It's good to see him doing so well and I really felt that yesterday was one of the best days I've had in a long time.
I met so many new and wonderful people at the clinic from all over the world. One woman was from Vietnam. She was so adorable. She didn't speak very much English but was able to converse. There was one instance when one of the African-American patients was in the kitchen and the Vietnamese woman walked up to him and exclaimed "Hey Brother!" It was really very commical and she explained to us she has a half-brother who is half black. So she calls all black men "brothers." On paper it isn't so cute, but it really was at the time because no one really knew what she was talking about at first.
While there I got to participate in the group sessions, swimming, exercise, and all other activities. It is truly a great program for people with chronic pain. The program teaches you to LIVE with the pain instead of try to find a magic pill to cure it all. It focuses on using your mind to overcome the body through yoga, tai chi, and other meditative ways.