I should be sleeping
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Work was awesome today. I swear my 12 hour days go by faster than the 4 hour ones. I was with the autistic girl all day today. Technically she had a different partner later in the day, but she hung out with me in the office while I edited the montlhy reports. Earlier in the day she got upset because she wanted some tape (don't ask)...I don't know why or how, but I sat with her in her room and she calmed down in less than 20 minutes. She was actually calm in less than a minute, but she wasn't positive (not saying things like "I'm going to break the ceiling!") until about 20 minutes had passed. I'm the only staff member (that works with her on a regular basis) she hasn't jacked up... I've never even had to bring her out to the Quiet Room (hence why I've never gotten jacked up, I guess. lol) It's gotten to the point that staff doesn't even back me up when she's upset anymore. I just tell them to come into her room if they hear loud banging on the walls. lol It's so odd working 12 hours with this girl though... When I was putting her to bed, she wanted to hold a picture of one of the employees, so I cut off all the sharp corners and said I would trust her this time with it, but if she jacked herself up this would be the last time she got something that wasn't soft for bedtime. I also gave her a "circus tent" (covers pulled up over the headboard and tucked in), and she said "You'll be here tomorrow?". She knows my (and everyone else's) schedule better than I do, and knows I don't work Sundays, but I gave her the same answer I'd been giving her all day when she asked: "No, I'll be here tuesday". Then I called her a toilet bowl head, and she said "You're sweet widows peak", and that was that lol Five minutes letter she runs out of her room saying "the covers fell off!". Obviously that wasn't the case, so repeat circus tent process again. 5 minutes later, same deal. This time I storm into her room with my "stern face" lol and say,
This is THE last cirus tent EVER if you get out of bed one more time.. you will have to stare at the ceiling all night long (she hates the ceiling lol)...Also, I guess this means you don't want to take a picture to bed with you again..youre proving that you can't handle it ("I can!") She stayed in bed. lol
Anyway, I'm sure these are probably famous last words, and I'll report back with a broken nose on my next update or something.
I found out at work that we might be losing another supervisor, which explains why my boss gave me the job of editing all the monthly reports. I think the supervisor that is trying to be taken from us (for another program) is a stupid choice because we have another supervisor that WANTS to leave, and the one who may have to leave DOESN'T. Thats company politics for you. On an egocentric note, it was weird being in the office most of the day doing supervisors work while some of the guys who have been there for months and years arent asked to do so. I could look at it as doing more than I'm getting paid for, but I'm thinking of the future. I'm getting experience writing and editing professional medical reports that determine whether our kids continue getting their funding, etc. My boss even let me write the proposal for more funding for the company, and an explination as to why adolescent programs need a higher daily rate than adult programs do. I dont know... I realize I'm doing things that arent in my job description, but I'd rather be keeping busy than sitting around doing nothing (there is plenty of time for that too lol).
Long day tomorrow (church, writing summary, group meeting.....).
Loveyoumeanit,
IF
pee ess ignore typos, blah blah blah
Work was awesome today. I swear my 12 hour days go by faster than the 4 hour ones. I was with the autistic girl all day today. Technically she had a different partner later in the day, but she hung out with me in the office while I edited the montlhy reports. Earlier in the day she got upset because she wanted some tape (don't ask)...I don't know why or how, but I sat with her in her room and she calmed down in less than 20 minutes. She was actually calm in less than a minute, but she wasn't positive (not saying things like "I'm going to break the ceiling!") until about 20 minutes had passed. I'm the only staff member (that works with her on a regular basis) she hasn't jacked up... I've never even had to bring her out to the Quiet Room (hence why I've never gotten jacked up, I guess. lol) It's gotten to the point that staff doesn't even back me up when she's upset anymore. I just tell them to come into her room if they hear loud banging on the walls. lol It's so odd working 12 hours with this girl though... When I was putting her to bed, she wanted to hold a picture of one of the employees, so I cut off all the sharp corners and said I would trust her this time with it, but if she jacked herself up this would be the last time she got something that wasn't soft for bedtime. I also gave her a "circus tent" (covers pulled up over the headboard and tucked in), and she said "You'll be here tomorrow?". She knows my (and everyone else's) schedule better than I do, and knows I don't work Sundays, but I gave her the same answer I'd been giving her all day when she asked: "No, I'll be here tuesday". Then I called her a toilet bowl head, and she said "You're sweet widows peak", and that was that lol Five minutes letter she runs out of her room saying "the covers fell off!". Obviously that wasn't the case, so repeat circus tent process again. 5 minutes later, same deal. This time I storm into her room with my "stern face" lol and say,
This is THE last cirus tent EVER if you get out of bed one more time.. you will have to stare at the ceiling all night long (she hates the ceiling lol)...Also, I guess this means you don't want to take a picture to bed with you again..youre proving that you can't handle it ("I can!") She stayed in bed. lol
Anyway, I'm sure these are probably famous last words, and I'll report back with a broken nose on my next update or something.
I found out at work that we might be losing another supervisor, which explains why my boss gave me the job of editing all the monthly reports. I think the supervisor that is trying to be taken from us (for another program) is a stupid choice because we have another supervisor that WANTS to leave, and the one who may have to leave DOESN'T. Thats company politics for you. On an egocentric note, it was weird being in the office most of the day doing supervisors work while some of the guys who have been there for months and years arent asked to do so. I could look at it as doing more than I'm getting paid for, but I'm thinking of the future. I'm getting experience writing and editing professional medical reports that determine whether our kids continue getting their funding, etc. My boss even let me write the proposal for more funding for the company, and an explination as to why adolescent programs need a higher daily rate than adult programs do. I dont know... I realize I'm doing things that arent in my job description, but I'd rather be keeping busy than sitting around doing nothing (there is plenty of time for that too lol).
Long day tomorrow (church, writing summary, group meeting.....).
Loveyoumeanit,
IF
pee ess ignore typos, blah blah blah