To whatever readership I have left after such a long dearth of new posts, I apologize. What could possibly have kept me away for so long? I have had an almost disgusting amount of free time since our relocation to the best place in the world (if all of my family and UNC-Chapel Hill were there, that is)--Charlottesville, Virginia--so I can't claim the "too busy" card. Although you would be surprised how much time can be absorbed by "shopping" on craigslist to completely furnish an empty living room.
Ironically, just as I am feeling inclined to blog again, I will no longer have such wide expanses of unscheduled hours. Because I start my very first real job a week from today. That's right, salary, benefits, office, 401k...the whole shebang. I actually negotiated my salary, which made me feel like a real live grown up. And then I hung up the phone and did a very silly, non-grown up victory dance (involving some very impressive spins) in my pajamas.
I will be working as a clinical research coordinator at UVA. I have to learn to draw blood, take EKG's, and handle a ridiculous amount of paperwork. In my interview, my boss asked me whether I would be comfortable talking to people about sex since some of the clinical studies have to do with restoring libido. I wisely resisted the urge to bust out a little Salt and Peppa. You never know if people are early 90's music fans or not...better not to risk it, I figured. And I guess I figured right.
The end for now. And I promise I'll blog again soon.
6 comments:
That's the great thing about subscribing to RSS feeds: someone can stop posting for a while, then pick it back up and have their readers notified in an instant! Welcome back to the blogosphere - and the East Coast! w00t! :)
Yea! I am so glad to have you back in the blogworld! I am so happy for you about your job! How exciting! I hope you had fun with Beth this past week! I can't wait to see more pictures of cute little Jacob! miss you!
congrats on the real job! how's med school so far for chris?
Med school has kept Chris busy, but he seems to be enjoying it!
Welcome back. :)
Congratulations on the new job. (And by the way, the whole thing on libido was really funny!) And welcome to the world of "real live grown ups." OK, so I have absolutely no experience in any job outside of BYU student employment, let alone one with benefits and the chance to negotiate salary--but I figure something about three children qualifies me for the label of "grown up" in some way, too. :) At least I hope so... :)
I forgave you, but now I am starting to second guess my decision. It is now almost Nov. and we have yet to see another post from you. I think your friends and family are starting to feel Rachel deprivation.
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