Good morning, everyone! I had a little bit of a rough Monday, but I got through it. I woke up with one hell of a migraine and it lasted pretty much all the way until lunch time. We finished our therapeutic options Monday and went over benefits, sexual harassment and cyber security. I was just glad that I got out of class early because I was in desperate need of relaxation. I even got an hour and a half lunch on Monday which was quite nice. I went to Arby's for lunch and tried their deep fried turkey club sandwich and it was so good...too good actually. That sandwich is dangerous.
Yesterday we had First Aid and CPR certification, got to meet our residential directors, and went over the computer program that we will be using to document the individuals that we work with. These next two days I have med tech training and then Friday I will be starting my first day of on-the-job training with my ladies. However, I will be working first shift Friday due to it being a holiday. I did stay after and sign up for benefits yesterday with one of the HR ladies, so I got that out of the way. I'm really excited that I have benefits now because it has been a few years since I've been able to get anything done - so I'm looking forward to revamping my health, dental and vision. Since I work for a state agency, we get pretty awesome benefits - we have Blue Cross Blue Shield.
You know...it's not often that I brag about anything pertaining to myself, but I feel that it is way past due. I'm actually really proud of myself. All I've ever worked were dead end jobs and I was starting to become everything that I didn't want to be. I began following in my parents footsteps and that's not what I wanted at all for myself. I also experienced a lot of hardships and a lot of "hard pill to swallow" kind of phases in my life. Prior to recently, I had a very shitty outlook on life. I had a shitty attitude, I began letting myself go, and finding myself working jobs that I really didn't want to work. It took me a lot of strength to pull myself out of my comfort zone and make the necessary changes so that I could have what I wanted out of life.
Granted, I'm still not quite where I want to be with everything just yet, but I'm well on my way. Getting this new job that I have now was a process. I didn't get the position for the first house that I interviewed for, but I kept pushing and finally I got a position in a house with 4 of the most lovely ladies that I could have asked for and the exciting news that I found out from the residential director yesterday was that I'll never be forced to move houses, ever. During training, there were quite a few times that I had to push myself out of my comfort zone such as getting two shots, doing exercises that I was unfamiliar with, driving a bus with actual people on it for my driving assessment and putting my hands on complete strangers for therapeutic options.
After my med tech certification, I will hold about 4 certifications - Defensive Driving, First Aid, CPR, and Therapeutic Options certification. I also have the title of Community Training Home Specialist or DSP (Direct Support Professional).
Then when I think about what I did prior to this, I can also add 2 years of Culinary and Baking education and my Associates Degree in Business Administration as well as my 6-7 years of customer service experience and 5 or so years in manufacturing and warehouse experience. So, when I take a look back, I've done quite a lot in my 26 years of life. That's something to be proud of!
I still have many firsts to go through - having firsts are definitely far from over, but for right now, I'm genuinely content in my life right now. I still have many things that I want to work on this upcoming year, but I can definitely say that though it's been very trying, 2017 has been a great year for me. I've accomplished more than I could have ever imagined.
Jason and I purchased our first house. We purchased our vehicles. We adopted a dog. And I may have even found my "forever job". :)
Anyway, I better get myself ready for class. I have to be there at 8:30 which is earlier than I've been going to class all week.
I really hope you all have a blessed rest of the week! <3
Yesterday we had First Aid and CPR certification, got to meet our residential directors, and went over the computer program that we will be using to document the individuals that we work with. These next two days I have med tech training and then Friday I will be starting my first day of on-the-job training with my ladies. However, I will be working first shift Friday due to it being a holiday. I did stay after and sign up for benefits yesterday with one of the HR ladies, so I got that out of the way. I'm really excited that I have benefits now because it has been a few years since I've been able to get anything done - so I'm looking forward to revamping my health, dental and vision. Since I work for a state agency, we get pretty awesome benefits - we have Blue Cross Blue Shield.
You know...it's not often that I brag about anything pertaining to myself, but I feel that it is way past due. I'm actually really proud of myself. All I've ever worked were dead end jobs and I was starting to become everything that I didn't want to be. I began following in my parents footsteps and that's not what I wanted at all for myself. I also experienced a lot of hardships and a lot of "hard pill to swallow" kind of phases in my life. Prior to recently, I had a very shitty outlook on life. I had a shitty attitude, I began letting myself go, and finding myself working jobs that I really didn't want to work. It took me a lot of strength to pull myself out of my comfort zone and make the necessary changes so that I could have what I wanted out of life.
Granted, I'm still not quite where I want to be with everything just yet, but I'm well on my way. Getting this new job that I have now was a process. I didn't get the position for the first house that I interviewed for, but I kept pushing and finally I got a position in a house with 4 of the most lovely ladies that I could have asked for and the exciting news that I found out from the residential director yesterday was that I'll never be forced to move houses, ever. During training, there were quite a few times that I had to push myself out of my comfort zone such as getting two shots, doing exercises that I was unfamiliar with, driving a bus with actual people on it for my driving assessment and putting my hands on complete strangers for therapeutic options.
After my med tech certification, I will hold about 4 certifications - Defensive Driving, First Aid, CPR, and Therapeutic Options certification. I also have the title of Community Training Home Specialist or DSP (Direct Support Professional).
Then when I think about what I did prior to this, I can also add 2 years of Culinary and Baking education and my Associates Degree in Business Administration as well as my 6-7 years of customer service experience and 5 or so years in manufacturing and warehouse experience. So, when I take a look back, I've done quite a lot in my 26 years of life. That's something to be proud of!
I still have many firsts to go through - having firsts are definitely far from over, but for right now, I'm genuinely content in my life right now. I still have many things that I want to work on this upcoming year, but I can definitely say that though it's been very trying, 2017 has been a great year for me. I've accomplished more than I could have ever imagined.
Jason and I purchased our first house. We purchased our vehicles. We adopted a dog. And I may have even found my "forever job". :)
Anyway, I better get myself ready for class. I have to be there at 8:30 which is earlier than I've been going to class all week.
I really hope you all have a blessed rest of the week! <3
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