Life Lately

I would post more but my life is pretty boring right now. All it consists of is going to work at the clinic during the week and then to Olive Garden on the weekends. I don't have much of a social life, except random outings with the twenties group at church. Usually when I get home from work, I'm too tired to do anything, especially on the weekends. My weekends are never restful and never fun.

For the end of October and most of November, I was busy working at the front desk. This consists of verifying health insurance, calling the insurance company (not fun!), talking to the patients about their bills and answering those questions, scheduling patients, etc. I would also try to do my other job which was what I was hired for in the first place, rehab aide. I still helped with the patients and cleaned the tables, and did laundry when I could. It was a lot of work. And I wasn't even doing the full front desk job, only enough of it to keep the clinic going. I didn't know what I was doing most of the time but it seemed to work out (more or less). The reason I was working at the front desk is because our front desk person had to leave because her husband's job was transferred to another city. But this has ended for me now! Another front desk person (they're really called Patient Services Manager) from another clinic in the area has transfered to ours and works for us. So now I am back to my old job! A lot less stress. :)

Work at the restaurant is much of the same. Nothing of interest to report there. Just looking forward to the day I can quit.

And as a side note, I miss Peru every single day. I don't think there has been a single day since I left Peru that I don't think about it and how much I miss it. I miss Nestor and my friends. Nestor tried to come visit me here in the States but his visa was denied for ridiculous reasons of not having enough "ties" to Peru to show that he wouldn't stay in the states forever. I'm not going to dwell on it or comment about the US's immigration policy. He'll come to the states one day, whether to visit or study or both if he wishes.

And I'll leave you with two pictures of my dog, Harpo. The first one is a little funny as he looks like he is sticking his tongue out at me.

And the last one is just a fall picture of him in our backyard. He doesn't really look like an 11 year old dog, does he??

Home Again

Since coming home, I have been trying to keep myself busy and look for jobs. At first, it was hard, but now I have some possibilities. Like a job interview with a company that places people in offices as receptionists, secretaries, etc. either as a temp or part-time or full-time. They told me I will have to take a Microsoft Word and Excel test. Not sure entirely what that will entail but I hope I know enough to pass. They said I would be there for a couple hours and have a short interview after the test. I also might possibly have an interview with Campbell Clinic next week for physical therapy technician! I haven't exactly gotten confirmation but the guy I talked to on the phone sounded pretty promising (if he follows through on his word). I would prefer this job because it'll be much more related to what I'm interested in doing, but the other job would do just fine too. I could learn some more office skills.

I have also been trying to keep myself busy by making some of the recipes from Pinterest that I have found. Like this:

Pan-roasted Chicken with Lemon Garlic Green Beans

It turned out to be really good except I should have marinated the chicken longer for more flavor. Oh well. Next time!

I also made yeast rolls to go with it. They were good as well, but nothing special.

I was able to visit Knoxville last weekend to see all my friends (except Amanda, but that's next weekend!) and attend one of their weddings! It was so good to see them and I had a really good time. Laura and I at the reception:

The beautiful bride, Jenna, and her ecstatic husband, Benjamin!