So, I haven't blogged since I started my job.  It's been a pretty tough (but good) transition.  I am still technically considered part time, but I am just under 40 hours this week and will likely get close to running over again next week.  I'm still not full time though because I have to consistently have 20 client hours per week.  I was at 15.5 hours this week, so I'm certainly close, but I know a few of my clients will be discharging within the next month or so.  It's been kinda tough lately because I have a 2 day training next week that moves all my clients to cram in the other days, and I still have to get my paperwork done.  Also, that training has a 10 hour prerequisite course that I have to do ahead of time, which I barely started yesterday.  We also have monthly meeting where we have to write up a report on how our client successfully (or unsuccessfully) advanced toward their treatment goals.  That meeting is on Monday, takes time, and I still have to finish those reports.  So all that to say I still have a lot of work to do in the next week.  But after that, it'll be my birthday, and I'm pretty sure I will be feeling slight relief from work!  So, in summary, I have been working a ton and adjusting to much paperwork has been stressing me out quite a bit, but it WILL get better and I will become more efficient as I get used to it.  However, I love my job!  It's a really great fit for me, so that's super nice. :)

I've also been putting a LOT of energy into getting healthy.  I have been having some health problems lately which has been effecting my food allergies and sensitivities (it feels like I can barely eat anything these days!), so I've been working hard on getting that all straightened out.  Jake and I have also been taking a Financial Peace class at church, which has generally been pretty good.  We now have even more strict budgets than we did before, but we each get a "blow fund" where we get to do whatever we want with that money (such as eating out, getting coffee, etc.).  As we were talking about it, I was struggling to determine how I would use my "blow money" because I can't really eat anything and the things I want usually cost tons of money (like a BlendTec).  I can certainly tell that I'm getting older because I'm starting to only really want practical things for birthday/Christmas.  Ya know how when you're younger you ask for toys, special earrings, other random girly things, etc.  But you know you're really an adult when your list starts looking like "I need a new crockpot, a steamer, I'd love a BlendTec,  I really need a new belt since my other one is falling apart..." I feel like an old woman my mom. HA!  Just kidding, I love you mom, and you're not old (but soon!...), but I really can see myself becoming her.

Anyway, I started that paragraph so that I could share this quotation from Jake that he said when I was struggling to figure out how to use my "blow money."

"I don't know; go to some organic allergic to everything place and get... oats or whatever it is you can eat."