Busy Bee

I guess five months is a long time to go between blog posts. Whoops.

Much has happened since my last post.
-The relay I was preparing for - I ran. It was a blast. The first leg was the hardest because I got shin splints within the first 20 minutes. It took a long time to get those to ease up. But once they did, the rest of it was pretty fun. The other two legs were much easier, but I was definitely glad to be done with them when I finally finished. I was pretty gimpy for a few days afterwards, but sleep and food are wonderful healers.
-I decided months ago that I have too much free time on my hands that I wasn't using for anything productive. So I applied to the hospital to be a patient support volunteer. After a couple of months of waiting and then three months of training I'm finally officially a patient support volunteer. My main job will be a 3 hour shift in the emergency room each week. I will be available to sit with patients or family members during the frequently long periods of waiting. I'm basically there to be a companion and to do what the nursing staff don't have the luxury of doing - just be present and available. I won't start that until the beginning of January.
-In the beginning of November I decided I was tired of slowly paying off my debts. I began applying for a second job. Towards the end of November I accepted a job at a local restaurant here, Birch & Barley, as a hostess. I've worked that for the last few weekends now. It's definitely a steep learning curve. It's not a super complicated job, but there are lots of little details to learn by heart. The first couple of training days were pretty overwhelming, but now I'm starting to get my feet under me and it's becoming pretty fun. The staff are all hard workers, but they still manage to have fun.

So now I work around 50 hours a week, and pretty soon I will start volunteering an additional 3 hours a week. I'm certainly a busy girl these days, but it's not so bad. I'd rather be perhaps a little busier than preferred than sitting in front of my computer watching Netflix every free moment. Believe me, I have nothing against Netflix. I do love Netflix. I just think I would rather be doing something productive with my time. And the sooner I get my debt down, the sooner I will feel comfortable jumping continents.