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Working at the data centre has been fine. It’s very boring and repetitive but it’s also very easy and low stress. My audiobooks get me through the day.

I already finished:

  • Gulp by Mary Roach, a book about the entire alimentary canal, from eating to pooping. It was interesting, and at times gross.
  • The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom, a book set in 1790 about slavery and stuff.
  • Freakanomics by Steven Levitt, a book using economics to explain random stuff. It was interesting I guess but I can’t trust anything anyone says if it’s only based on one person’s research.
  • Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls by David Sedaris, another one of his usual books. Entertaining.

and I started Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn today.

I seriously love love LOVE that part of the job. Who else can say they finished four books in four days?! If any of you readers have boring jobs I highly recommend audiobooks.

Although fingers crossed I get a nuc med job soon…

Until that happens I will continue to paint my nails multiple neon colours. Those awesome food nail decals are from my internet friend Sara M Lyon’s Etsy shop, btw. They were pretty easy to apply and are super cute! I love everything that she makes.

The week ahead:

I’m going to the Fraser Valley Food Show this weekend, as a food blogger. I get to be driven there by a car service. FANCY. Hopefully we make it in time for the sausage making competition. I haven’t been to this food show before but it sounds pretty similar to Eat! Vancouver and Eat! Vancouver is AWESOME. So I’m excited.

I also need to figure out how to accomplish things around a 10AM-6PM shift. I meant to go to the gym in the morning before work but I’ve been semi-sick all week and it’s only happened once. I love sleeping in! Problem is, by the time I get home from work and eat dinner and check my internets things it’s dark and late and I’ve wasted away the whole day. Hopefully next week is more productive. I woke up before my alarm today so that’s a good sign.

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Today I went back to work at my old data entry job from before BCIT. It was scary how fast everything came back. Obviously this rewind of life is not exactly ideal, but I’m happy they took me back so I have something to do while I wait for the hospitals. I’m putting my earnings in my skeleton fund.

I already finished one audiobook, haha. (We Need To Talk About Kevin – Lionel Shriver – BBC serialization – very good)

I kind of wish I could rewind of life my hair back. I mean I guess my DIY ombré turned out fine (although a touch too orange) but when I see how soft my hair looks in that before picture…. I sort of wish I still had that. I never had split ends before and yesterday I found a hair that branched into 5 pieces, LIKE A BROOM. Oops I killed my hair.

Oh well though, at least hair grows.

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I’M DONE SCHOOL! …AGAIN… ..FOR NOW…

I wrote the CAMRT exam yesterday. It was fine, I didn’t find the questions too hard. It was just super long. 4 hours, 200 multiple choice!! I am pretty confident I passed.

So now I just need a job!

Things still aren’t sounding great here. I’ll keep making my calls and keeping in touch with people but I mean… how long do I wait? If any jobs get posted in Ottawa or Toronto I’m definitely going to apply too. I’m also trying to figure out the whole re-certification process for Australia. It isn’t as simple as I thought though. IJUSTWANTTOSTAYHERE.

Anyway at least now I have time to do all those things that I’ve been putting off for two years. Like sorting out ridiculous insurance problems (ex. please send us the denial statement from your other insurer. YOU ARE THE OTHER INSURER YOU DUMDUMS!!) and hanging up all the clothes that fell down in the closet and unpacking boxes from the first time we moved and responding to emails from nine months ago. Heh.

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Countdown to the CAMRT certification exam: 14 days

My goals for the next 2 weeks:

  • study a lot
  • eat a real breakfast and lunch every day
  • prepare good meals for dinner every day
  • do lots of exercise (5x/week) – gym/swimming/HIIT/yoga?
  • drink lots of water
  • save $$ and bus tickets by walking/biking
  • paint my nails while I can!

And beyond:

  • get a job of some sort (hopefully NM!!)
  • start doing art projects again
  • play more board games
  • meet new friends

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I finished the nuclear medicine program. I am now officially on an indefinite long weekend.

Only two people have gotten jobs so far… one ten hours away from Vancouver, and one who went to the same hospital both summers. No sign of any jobs for the rest of us yet.

It really is a terrible time right now. We’re all supposed to just study hard for our certification exam and keep calling around and waiting for the dust to settle from the major scheduling changes the departments were forced into making starting after this weekend.

I have no idea what is going to happen and to be honest it is very depressing. It doesn’t help that my good friend is moving away this weekend as well.

Fingers crossed that things just end up working out… but it sounds like I am going to have to wait a few more weeks to find anything out.