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❀ How are you doing? Highs? Lows?❀

Hi, I have a week off this week and want to make progress on applying for externships. I am feeling frustrated with myself and the career office, because I am now behind on applying and missed some opportunities. I got one so far from applying early in August. I tried to ask the career office for a better understanding of how many more I should apply for and when, but they didn't really answer and just said I had plenty of time, which made me really angry. Now I am trying to apply to more many months later, and I am angry at myself and the career office for being behind.

❀What are you grateful for today? ❀

I am grateful for making a new friend online.

❀What's your favorite holiday to celebrate?❀

Halloween definitely. I love dressing up and having fun, and love that it doesn't involve family or too much expectation.

I feel like a student all over again, that's why I decided to check in here. My brother recently paid a lot of $$ to upgrade a program/course that he first started back in year 2020. It has to do with starting our own business, but the program/course has many Modules of lessons to teach us every step of the way to succeed. The recent upgrade has its perks. Which includes having an assigned coach for the next 6 months to help us in the process, as we work through the modules. They also have a Support team where we can chat online with, for whatever problem we may come across. Some questions, the team will redirect to our Coach, while with some things, they can help and provide us support and guidance. There's also a free 6-month trial to use one of their softwares (but I'm working with the Support Team to get it going, it's not allowing my access at the moment). There are also live workshops that I can attend too. The only problem with some workshops, is that depending on which coach is hosting them, the time zones for where I am are as early as 5am. I find 7am is already early, as I ended up waking around 6am this morning, although I don't have the camera on, it's still better if I'm more awake. My brother lent me his camera, so perhaps with my following workshops, I'll have the camera on.. if that's the case, I'll need to "look" more awake for the early morning ones.

It's good, with my current work schedule (not many shifts in a month), I can make use of my 6 months. I have one week this month (next week), and it seems like nothing has been assigned for me in May. I will double-check that again though. Then, I got a couple of weeks in June.. We have a new Program Clerk, so she doesn't assign and post all my shifts for the year (unlike the previous one). She's only giving me 3 months prior (which is suppose to be the correct way). I was suppose to work last week and this week, because there's a colleague who's living space had a fire two weeks ago (not her unit, she lives in a co-op, and the fire happened on the other end of the building). But with restoration, I guess the residents aren't allowed to return to their suites. So, I'm suppose to work in place of her, but I've said no, mainly because last week, I had a couple of medical appointments, and I wanted to focus on my course and attend the workshops. With this week, my dad as a minor procedure in the hospital (not the one I work at) tomorrow, and I wanted to use my time off for more workshops and courses. Plus, when I worked the last two weeks of March, in the beginning of my block, I sent my availability to my Manager saying I was busy in April. Although the fire was a sudden tragedy, and they could really use my help during her absence. Since I told my Manager ahead of time that I was busy this month, I don't feel as bad for saying NO in covering for her. Plus, I know the others can handle it without me. 

Yesterday, a nurse sent out an email. Saying that the medications were placed in the wrong location, and one of the Anesthesiologists made a complaint. Except, she didn't indicate if it was the nurses themselves that placed it in the wrong compartment when they restocked, or if it was one of my teammates. Either way, the first thought that came to mind was, "If it was me, that would never happen". 

I'm dreading next week's of work though. Got a new staff joining the team until end of November. Someone whom doesn't like working/talking with/to me. So, the atmosphere between us will be intense. I'm also training a new hire for 2 days next week, as that's all she's available for. With more days of training her in later months. She's the daughter of one of my colleagues, who finished the course to work downstairs. So, she'll be a Casual worker both downstairs and up in the OR.

@FaithfulZareia