I think it's time for my monthly blog post. I am not keeping up with this as much as I thought I would. Oh well--at some point it will happen.
Work: I have made it halfway through my internship! I can't believe that. :) I am excited... and at the same time it's like oh crap! what am I gonna do next? I can't imagine leaving this hospital... I love every day of it. Every patient i've had is adorable in a different way, and each has been a challenge in a different way. I know I say it a lot, but I don't think I could have chosen a better place for my internship! Anyway, I know I can't replicate this setting anywhere else, so it's going to be a hard goodbye.
Something kinda cool is that I sat down and talked with my supervisor one day, and she asked me "do you have any questions about how you're doing" and I couldnt think of any at that point in time, because I usually just ask as I go along. But then she goes well I can tell you this "you have the rep. but you need to work on just being able to pull it out. But with everything else, like musical skills, working well with behaviors of the patients, you're doing great! You have the hard stuff down, just get the easy stuff now... That's kinda backwards" All I can say to that, is Thank You Queens Music Therapy clinic!
So, we got a new roommate. She's cool. I'm not putting this here to talk about her, I just have been thinking she just got here 2ish weeks ago... and in another 4 weeks, She and my other roomie will be gone. I'll get one more, and then about 2 weeks after that i'll have 2 more! It's so weird to think about, but it's kind of cool i'll live with so many different people. Now if that doesnt make a well rounded person, I dunno what does! :-P
Last weekend I went to this plantation house for a crafts festival with my mom and her boyfriend... it was kind of cool. I LOVE the look of old plantation homes, they're so beautiful, with the oak trees that frame the walkway to the house.... and the house itself.
I keep thinking about what I am going to do after this... and well. I keep landing back on I want to be back in VA. I don't know why, I just have this feeling that i've left so much behind. I miss Charlotte too, and believe me if something opened up there, I would definitely think about relocating. I never wanted to create a job for myself or go market myself to create a job... but it's looking more and more like I am going to have to, unless I want to start over again. I don't know if I have the will power to do that, make another life for myself somewhere. We'll see, I like to just go with the flow. I definitely know that if I can't find a job in VA then I will most likely HAVE to relocate, so I might give myself a time constraint. Like I said, go with the flow. :)
That's all for now. I don't know what else to say, hope this is informative!
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
I knew this would happen!
I'm sorry i've been absent from posting... I am bad at things like this.
Mardi Gras has come and gone. It was so quick! Friday my Dad and Step mom were in town because their cruise was leaving from New Orleans the next day. Things were a bit chaotic that night trying to figure out dinner and what not because of all the parades going on in the city. But we worked it out in the end, and got to have dinner with my sister and her boyfriend. I had to work on saturday, so I missed Spanish Town Mardi Gras, however because of it my cousins (from TX) were in town, and they brought friends so sunday we spent all day together in the FQ and saw some of the Bacchus parade. It was great seeing them again, wish they were closer so we could spend more time together! So then on Monday we had Lundi Gras party at work, it went smoothly and was a hit with the patients and that is the whole point. We even made it on the news!
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On monday night my sister was in town, so I walked down st. charles and met up with her Jeremy and her friend kate who lives here to watch the parades that night. Yay! I got some more loot, as well as got to celebrate a little more of Mardi Gras. Seriously, it is crazy here schools get three days off for Mardi Gras. But it is so much fun, and it is something to experience once in your life at least! Now it's kind of back to normal schedule/reality until the Jazz festival, because I am going to take full advantage of that.
For work... lets see, I got to see Drew Brees up close and personal get crowned for Bacchus. Things are finally falling into place and I am getting it. I feel like this is the fastest I have gotten used to a job/learned how and what to do. I missed out on a lot not having medical type courses when I was in school, but I am slowly learning now. I have three patients, all are great in their own ways. I have been seeing some of the cutest children out there. My supervisor mentioned there must be something that says you have to be cute to be admitted here, and she's totally right. Haha I honestly don't know where to begin talking about what I do and what I experience. I have found that really the musical rep for children is not as wide as I thought. I say that only because for functionality and familiarity the same songs always work well. I continue to rack my brain to come up with more creative things but somewhere along the lines I lost my creativity. haha I didnt but when you get stuck on one thing, it kind of just stays there.
Things are great, I am glad I am where I am... and I know I will continue to learn/improve throughout my time here.
I really need to find things besides work to do here. Like shows, it's hard to find theatres here! I looked online and even emailed one, but I havent heard back. I guess I need to pick up the phone and call. I feel that it would occupy my time a little more and it would give me a chance to meet some more people! I am always up for meeting new people.
Lately I have been thinking about where I want to be after this internship, and I really don't know. I find it comforting to have family close. I also find it comforting to have friends nearby... but I want to go where I can find a job in a place I want to work in. We will see what it brings it is somewhere close to like 4 months away. I will probably go home to VA for a little bit to just get those sorts of things straightened out. Anyway, that is all for now.... I know it's not detailed, but I am kind of bad at writing these things.
Mardi Gras has come and gone. It was so quick! Friday my Dad and Step mom were in town because their cruise was leaving from New Orleans the next day. Things were a bit chaotic that night trying to figure out dinner and what not because of all the parades going on in the city. But we worked it out in the end, and got to have dinner with my sister and her boyfriend. I had to work on saturday, so I missed Spanish Town Mardi Gras, however because of it my cousins (from TX) were in town, and they brought friends so sunday we spent all day together in the FQ and saw some of the Bacchus parade. It was great seeing them again, wish they were closer so we could spend more time together! So then on Monday we had Lundi Gras party at work, it went smoothly and was a hit with the patients and that is the whole point. We even made it on the news!
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On monday night my sister was in town, so I walked down st. charles and met up with her Jeremy and her friend kate who lives here to watch the parades that night. Yay! I got some more loot, as well as got to celebrate a little more of Mardi Gras. Seriously, it is crazy here schools get three days off for Mardi Gras. But it is so much fun, and it is something to experience once in your life at least! Now it's kind of back to normal schedule/reality until the Jazz festival, because I am going to take full advantage of that.
For work... lets see, I got to see Drew Brees up close and personal get crowned for Bacchus. Things are finally falling into place and I am getting it. I feel like this is the fastest I have gotten used to a job/learned how and what to do. I missed out on a lot not having medical type courses when I was in school, but I am slowly learning now. I have three patients, all are great in their own ways. I have been seeing some of the cutest children out there. My supervisor mentioned there must be something that says you have to be cute to be admitted here, and she's totally right. Haha I honestly don't know where to begin talking about what I do and what I experience. I have found that really the musical rep for children is not as wide as I thought. I say that only because for functionality and familiarity the same songs always work well. I continue to rack my brain to come up with more creative things but somewhere along the lines I lost my creativity. haha I didnt but when you get stuck on one thing, it kind of just stays there.
Things are great, I am glad I am where I am... and I know I will continue to learn/improve throughout my time here.
I really need to find things besides work to do here. Like shows, it's hard to find theatres here! I looked online and even emailed one, but I havent heard back. I guess I need to pick up the phone and call. I feel that it would occupy my time a little more and it would give me a chance to meet some more people! I am always up for meeting new people.
Lately I have been thinking about where I want to be after this internship, and I really don't know. I find it comforting to have family close. I also find it comforting to have friends nearby... but I want to go where I can find a job in a place I want to work in. We will see what it brings it is somewhere close to like 4 months away. I will probably go home to VA for a little bit to just get those sorts of things straightened out. Anyway, that is all for now.... I know it's not detailed, but I am kind of bad at writing these things.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
well... Things here in New Orleans are great. I have been a bit busy getting to know the city, where to go what to eat. There is always a new place to go check out every weekend. So far we've been to
Franky and Johnny's, Cooter Brown's, St. Joe's Bar (known for their blueberry mojitos), Monkey Hill Bar which has a really nice atmosphere, and Copelands. All have been very good, and fun. The roommates and I went to the french quarter yesterday to go to the famous cafe du monde since one of them had not had beignets yet. :) It was a good time, we walked to the french market and then went back home, it was a foggy day, but that kinda added to the atmosphere.
The roomies at cafe du monde.
Now when it comes to work, I have yet to have my own patient, but have been working alongside my supervisor with a few patients. I have found that things are not as hard as I thought because of the schooling i've had, so yay! 4 years of college paid off!
That's all for now, I don't really know what else to write.
Franky and Johnny's, Cooter Brown's, St. Joe's Bar (known for their blueberry mojitos), Monkey Hill Bar which has a really nice atmosphere, and Copelands. All have been very good, and fun. The roommates and I went to the french quarter yesterday to go to the famous cafe du monde since one of them had not had beignets yet. :) It was a good time, we walked to the french market and then went back home, it was a foggy day, but that kinda added to the atmosphere.
The roomies at cafe du monde.Now when it comes to work, I have yet to have my own patient, but have been working alongside my supervisor with a few patients. I have found that things are not as hard as I thought because of the schooling i've had, so yay! 4 years of college paid off!
That's all for now, I don't really know what else to write.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
It has started!
Where to start... we don't have internet yet so I have not been able to keep this updated.
Move In: It was pretty easy, I didnt have as much as I did for school... but realized I left a lot of things at home that I wanted to make my room/place feel a little more homey, so I will most likely accumulate more stuff as I am here in Louisiana (I hate how that happens). But anyway, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that there are only 3 people here. So each of us has our own room. I was also very happy to find that my roomies are great people. I missed out on that whole fun roommate experience in college so, it's good to finally know I can have that! :) One of my roommates is a PT intern from St. Louis, and the other is a rec therapy intern from Sacramento and my office mate. Yeah, that's right I said office (i'll explain later). This weekend coming up will be our first together, so we'll see what's to come! My room is pretty spacious, a lot bigger than the one I had in my apt last year, so I like that. I learned that I will be the person who is here the longest out of the three of us (6 months and some), PT will be here for 9 weeks, and RT will be here for 4 months. So I will filter through roommates like that the whole time I am here. It will be interesting, I hope the other interns will be as easy to get along with as the ones that are here now!!! :)
The Place: Reminds me of the apartments at Queens... old, but cute. The area it is in is very nice, and things are conveniently placed around. I am about 30 minutes from work (however I learned today that it could take more than that because of traffic lights and some crazy construction on St. Charles). I really don't mind the place at all, I am just thankful they provide the housing.
The Job: The interns have their own office... CRAZY COOL! haha This week has been pretty much a lot of paperwork/reading about policies and doing some orientation/training stuff. I have seen a few patients, and that is still my favorite part. I have also participated in a movie night, which was pretty cool, i'm sure when more patients come to that it will be more fun to interact and stuff. I have long days that I am not used to, but it's a regular working day so no complaints really, just gonna take some getting used to. No offense to anyone who has a desk job, but for real when I am most energized is when I am with a patient interacting with them, so I don't think I could ever be behind a desk all day. That is just my opinion, I realize that some jobs are like that but people enjoy what they do. I am just a hands on kinda person and always have been. ANYWAY... when they say the hospital is not for the squeamish, they really mean it. I mean I could be in a patients room while nurses are doing things that are necessary and I have to keep my cool. That is one of the most interesting parts about being in a hospital, that and it really keeps me on my toes.
For now I guess that's it...
Move In: It was pretty easy, I didnt have as much as I did for school... but realized I left a lot of things at home that I wanted to make my room/place feel a little more homey, so I will most likely accumulate more stuff as I am here in Louisiana (I hate how that happens). But anyway, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that there are only 3 people here. So each of us has our own room. I was also very happy to find that my roomies are great people. I missed out on that whole fun roommate experience in college so, it's good to finally know I can have that! :) One of my roommates is a PT intern from St. Louis, and the other is a rec therapy intern from Sacramento and my office mate. Yeah, that's right I said office (i'll explain later). This weekend coming up will be our first together, so we'll see what's to come! My room is pretty spacious, a lot bigger than the one I had in my apt last year, so I like that. I learned that I will be the person who is here the longest out of the three of us (6 months and some), PT will be here for 9 weeks, and RT will be here for 4 months. So I will filter through roommates like that the whole time I am here. It will be interesting, I hope the other interns will be as easy to get along with as the ones that are here now!!! :)
The Place: Reminds me of the apartments at Queens... old, but cute. The area it is in is very nice, and things are conveniently placed around. I am about 30 minutes from work (however I learned today that it could take more than that because of traffic lights and some crazy construction on St. Charles). I really don't mind the place at all, I am just thankful they provide the housing.
The Job: The interns have their own office... CRAZY COOL! haha This week has been pretty much a lot of paperwork/reading about policies and doing some orientation/training stuff. I have seen a few patients, and that is still my favorite part. I have also participated in a movie night, which was pretty cool, i'm sure when more patients come to that it will be more fun to interact and stuff. I have long days that I am not used to, but it's a regular working day so no complaints really, just gonna take some getting used to. No offense to anyone who has a desk job, but for real when I am most energized is when I am with a patient interacting with them, so I don't think I could ever be behind a desk all day. That is just my opinion, I realize that some jobs are like that but people enjoy what they do. I am just a hands on kinda person and always have been. ANYWAY... when they say the hospital is not for the squeamish, they really mean it. I mean I could be in a patients room while nurses are doing things that are necessary and I have to keep my cool. That is one of the most interesting parts about being in a hospital, that and it really keeps me on my toes.
For now I guess that's it...
Friday, January 1, 2010
I'm here!
The day has finally arrived... and 18 hours in I am in Louisiana.
I drove a different route than I did before because I was going straight to New Orleans to pick up my key, and I liked that route! There was civilization, and it felt nicer. If you follow me on facebook I have pictures from every welcome center except for South Carolina.
When I arrived in New Orleans, I was especially looking around in the communities to see what had and what had not been restored. Seems most things are up and running, however, I was not in the places that still have relief efforts going on.
So I got to the hospital (I am in love with the area Children's Hospital is located in) and I picked up my key, and went straight to the apt complex because I had yet to see it in real life. I literally live RIGHT on the levee. It's exciting because I brought my bike and all I have to do is walk out the gate and go up a hill and the levee path is right there! The apartment is old, but very cute, it is a loft so there are 3 bedrooms and 3 baths. Does not look like anyone is living there right now because there was not any personal stuff and none of the beds were made. There are 2 beds in each room. I don't know when i'll find out about if i'll have any roommates, but it seems like the least of my worries right now. There is a wii and a wii fit, and I am not sure if the hospital provided that for us, but if they did woohoo! There were also decorations still up from someones birthday, so I feel like either I have a room mate who has semi moved out, or they were just left up. pictures to come later... the actual move in will happen tomorrow
I am excited to start, but I am scared at the same time. I have this overwhelming feeling I have not done something I should have (I just recently purchased liability insurance, but it should have happened earlier and I was stupid about it, so I hope to god i'll get proof of that before monday. Otherwise I have no idea what will happen). I feel like I am starting over, but not completely. I don't know when i'll ever feel comfortable with where I am, but it is just the first day... so we'll see, maybe i'll settle in soon.
HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone! :) it's 2010 I can't believe it.
I drove a different route than I did before because I was going straight to New Orleans to pick up my key, and I liked that route! There was civilization, and it felt nicer. If you follow me on facebook I have pictures from every welcome center except for South Carolina.
When I arrived in New Orleans, I was especially looking around in the communities to see what had and what had not been restored. Seems most things are up and running, however, I was not in the places that still have relief efforts going on.
So I got to the hospital (I am in love with the area Children's Hospital is located in) and I picked up my key, and went straight to the apt complex because I had yet to see it in real life. I literally live RIGHT on the levee. It's exciting because I brought my bike and all I have to do is walk out the gate and go up a hill and the levee path is right there! The apartment is old, but very cute, it is a loft so there are 3 bedrooms and 3 baths. Does not look like anyone is living there right now because there was not any personal stuff and none of the beds were made. There are 2 beds in each room. I don't know when i'll find out about if i'll have any roommates, but it seems like the least of my worries right now. There is a wii and a wii fit, and I am not sure if the hospital provided that for us, but if they did woohoo! There were also decorations still up from someones birthday, so I feel like either I have a room mate who has semi moved out, or they were just left up. pictures to come later... the actual move in will happen tomorrow
I am excited to start, but I am scared at the same time. I have this overwhelming feeling I have not done something I should have (I just recently purchased liability insurance, but it should have happened earlier and I was stupid about it, so I hope to god i'll get proof of that before monday. Otherwise I have no idea what will happen). I feel like I am starting over, but not completely. I don't know when i'll ever feel comfortable with where I am, but it is just the first day... so we'll see, maybe i'll settle in soon.
HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone! :) it's 2010 I can't believe it.
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