It is 0410 and I'm awake... why? I have slept a total of 3 hours tonight. It took until 0100 to get to sleep because I am having severe back spasms. I don't remember this ever happening before. It started out as low back pain a couple days ago and yesterday I decided to finally use the gift certificate that dad and Lisa gave me for Christmas and get a massage to help ease the discomfort of the low back pain.
My plan kind of backfired (no pun intended) because when I got off the table at the spa I couldn't stand up straight. It took a lot to get myself together enough to go change and get home. Don't get me wrong the massage was excellent and I will definitely go back and see the same therapist. She had an excellent touch but massage just wasn't what I needed right now. My muscles were already inflamed and then I forced them to be warmed up even more...not my brightest idea. So once JD got home from teaching last night I took some ibuprofen and it seems to have helped with the pain. Before I did that though I had to get up to use the bathroom and JD had to help me. I'll be honest it was total agony trying to stand up and actually walking the 1o steps to the bathroom. I haven't experienced pain like that before and broke down in tears. I felt terrible not just because of the pain but because of the look on my sweet husband's face. He was trying to help me and not hurt me more but he had a look of helplessness on his face. It broke my heart to see it but at the same time I fell in love with him just a little bit more. I am hoping that everything is feeling better by tomorrow night because I am scheduled to work and not being able to walk well is a big issue with my job.
Next, we went to the temple on Saturday. Nothing earth shattering happened while we were there but I mention it because it because JD is always the one that encourages visits to the temple- one of the many things I love and appreciate about him. He is such a good example and always trying to be and do better. I am always so happy after we are there and for the peace I feel when we are there. I love that no matter what the "noise" is that is going on in our life it is completely peaceful in the Lord's house. What a blessing to have a place to go to get away from the static that seems to surround us outside the temple not to mention the blessing of a temple that is just 5 minutes from our house.
Next, we are about to start our third IUI. I have had mixed emotions about it for some reason. I am hopeful because we had success getting pregnant last time although it ended in a miscarriage and I fear that we will have another miscarriage. I also think one of the things that has me worried is we are still fighting with insurance about the first ultrasound we had done during our last cycle with Dr. Foulk. I'm sure it will all get worked out but at the same time if we have to pay 50% of every ultrasound it adds up very quickly. All of the ultrasounds after the first one during our last cycle was covered because they coded things differently/correctly and because we had met our deductible so we just have to make sure they do that again this time. We are very hopeful for success again this cycle and hopefully without 14 days of injections in my belly this round...although I would do a month's worth of injections if that's what it takes to add to our family.
Finally, we are hoping to buy a house sometime this summer or early next fall- hopefully! The biggest obstacle is JD finding a different job and where that job will be located. We found out last year that he was being paid much less that he should be for his experience and degree at the company he works for now. We are grateful for the job he has now but the company is very conservative including their compensation and JD wants to spread his wings and learn new technologies which isn't available there.
We started a job search about 6 months ago and have had quite a few interviews but no offers of employment yet. We feel very strongly that when the right job comes along we will know and it will be a good fit for both him/us and the company he will work for. When that happens we will start the search for a home to purchase. I am so proud of JD and the hard work and time he put in to earn his degree and his desire to improve and grow in his chosen career.
I haven't forgotten to make a post about our trip to Denver...it's coming I promise!
Until next time...
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Back to school...
It is ridiculous how much I don't really care for change but how I can keep it coming at nearly constant pace in my life. I have wanted to take the classes to become a Master Bodyworker at UCMT for quite some time. It hit me really hard at the end of my professional program that I wanted to do it but I couldn't seem to figure out how I was going to make it happen and keep a job because the program is during the day only.
Who wants to hire someone that is only available a few days a week? (I'm still wondering that as I am looking for a massage position that fits me and will fit my schedule) A few weeks after JD and I were married we were talking about school and what our goals were for school and I told him that I wanted to do this master's program but I was worried about the job situation and I would have to leave my current job as an administrative assistant to make it possible because it was only during the day that the classes I need to take are offered. Granted the program is only 10 weeks and it is only 4 days per week for the first 3 weeks then it is only 3 days per week but I am one who has always had a job that was 40 plus hours per week and a "guaranteed" paycheck every pay period. Well enter CHANGE...I put in my notice at my current job several weeks ago, enrolled in the Master Bodywork program and will start school again for 10 weeks on May 26. I am so excited to go back to school and make this dream come true. I am even more excited and grateful that I have married such a wonderful man that makes it possible for me to follow my dreams and encourages me to follow them. When I get stressed about how everything will work out he is cool as a cucumber and says it will be just fine and not to worry about it. Some how that seems to work and when I get scared again he is right there still cheering me on and encouraging and telling me it will be ok and I know it will.
Now on to the massage therapist job search...it has been an interesting experience. You may or may not know that when a massage therapist applies for a job it isn't the typical face to face hand over your resume interview- it also includes a hands on massage session. Honestly, as much as I love to talk I love to give a massage more so that part of the interview if my favorite. Every company or group is different how they do it too.
Last Saturday I spent 3 hours in the breezeway at a COSTCO in West Valley City, UT doing chair massages and helping the company I was interviewing with promote their new business that is opening in mid- June. Now I was raised to be honest and I had this nagging feeling working there last Saturday that these fellas may not be the most honest guys I had ever met. I expressed my concern about telling people about what I was supposed to tell people while I was massaging them because I didn't know anything about the business besides the 2-3 minutes they had told me about it when I got there. One of the owners actually said to me, "Don't worry about it just tell them whatever because people forget 70% of what you tell them anyway." YIKES!! This threw up a big red flag but I finished up the interview and by the end the owners had offered me a position at their Medical Spa. However, a big portion of it would be selling a coupon to get people to come into the business and try out the other products. Now don't get me wrong I'm a team player and I'm willing to jump in and help but that was to be my main focus. I just didn't feel good about it but I wanted to talk to JD before I made any decisions. I went home and explained it to him and he said it didn't sound right to him either and he knows my passion is for massage, so I opted out of that offer. An interesting addition to this is my friend from school who set up the interview for me and was to be their spa director isn't going to be working for them either because everything they had previously agreed to they had backed out on... I am so glad I have that voice inside me that I listen too (most of the time).
The second interview was this past Tuesday at a place only 10 minutes from our home in Pleasant Grove. It is a very flexible schedule and they are willing to work with my school schedule and seemed to be impressed with my desire to continue learning more massage modalities and that I was close by. My hands on massage for them only lasted 15 minutes...very limited. I loved it! The office just felt right...it felt good...it felt like a place I should be. I am in a holding pattern now waiting to hear back from them. A good plug for us farm kids from Idaho that like to make connections with our little towns...the owner grew up in St Anthony and used to pheasant hunt in Mud Lake...I love making those connections especially in an interview- it always seems to give you a leg up somehow- let's hope it happens that way this time.
Finally, I am applying for a teaching assistant position at the UCMT campuses in Salt Lake City and Lindon. Although I will be in school all day I won't be in class at night and both campuses offer night classes and I want to be in that environment again (even after I'm done with Master's)...I always learned more when I was explaining a technique or concept to someone else and I love UCMT and the instructors and TA's I had were awesome...I want to be able to help someone else find their passion like those people did for me.
So my plea to each of you that read this is please pray that I am able to find a job that will be wonderful and work for me and JD...that will allow me to do what I love (and miss so much) and will be flexible for 10 short weeks while I add to my menu of services available.
Until next time...
Who wants to hire someone that is only available a few days a week? (I'm still wondering that as I am looking for a massage position that fits me and will fit my schedule) A few weeks after JD and I were married we were talking about school and what our goals were for school and I told him that I wanted to do this master's program but I was worried about the job situation and I would have to leave my current job as an administrative assistant to make it possible because it was only during the day that the classes I need to take are offered. Granted the program is only 10 weeks and it is only 4 days per week for the first 3 weeks then it is only 3 days per week but I am one who has always had a job that was 40 plus hours per week and a "guaranteed" paycheck every pay period. Well enter CHANGE...I put in my notice at my current job several weeks ago, enrolled in the Master Bodywork program and will start school again for 10 weeks on May 26. I am so excited to go back to school and make this dream come true. I am even more excited and grateful that I have married such a wonderful man that makes it possible for me to follow my dreams and encourages me to follow them. When I get stressed about how everything will work out he is cool as a cucumber and says it will be just fine and not to worry about it. Some how that seems to work and when I get scared again he is right there still cheering me on and encouraging and telling me it will be ok and I know it will.
Now on to the massage therapist job search...it has been an interesting experience. You may or may not know that when a massage therapist applies for a job it isn't the typical face to face hand over your resume interview- it also includes a hands on massage session. Honestly, as much as I love to talk I love to give a massage more so that part of the interview if my favorite. Every company or group is different how they do it too.
Last Saturday I spent 3 hours in the breezeway at a COSTCO in West Valley City, UT doing chair massages and helping the company I was interviewing with promote their new business that is opening in mid- June. Now I was raised to be honest and I had this nagging feeling working there last Saturday that these fellas may not be the most honest guys I had ever met. I expressed my concern about telling people about what I was supposed to tell people while I was massaging them because I didn't know anything about the business besides the 2-3 minutes they had told me about it when I got there. One of the owners actually said to me, "Don't worry about it just tell them whatever because people forget 70% of what you tell them anyway." YIKES!! This threw up a big red flag but I finished up the interview and by the end the owners had offered me a position at their Medical Spa. However, a big portion of it would be selling a coupon to get people to come into the business and try out the other products. Now don't get me wrong I'm a team player and I'm willing to jump in and help but that was to be my main focus. I just didn't feel good about it but I wanted to talk to JD before I made any decisions. I went home and explained it to him and he said it didn't sound right to him either and he knows my passion is for massage, so I opted out of that offer. An interesting addition to this is my friend from school who set up the interview for me and was to be their spa director isn't going to be working for them either because everything they had previously agreed to they had backed out on... I am so glad I have that voice inside me that I listen too (most of the time).
The second interview was this past Tuesday at a place only 10 minutes from our home in Pleasant Grove. It is a very flexible schedule and they are willing to work with my school schedule and seemed to be impressed with my desire to continue learning more massage modalities and that I was close by. My hands on massage for them only lasted 15 minutes...very limited. I loved it! The office just felt right...it felt good...it felt like a place I should be. I am in a holding pattern now waiting to hear back from them. A good plug for us farm kids from Idaho that like to make connections with our little towns...the owner grew up in St Anthony and used to pheasant hunt in Mud Lake...I love making those connections especially in an interview- it always seems to give you a leg up somehow- let's hope it happens that way this time.
Finally, I am applying for a teaching assistant position at the UCMT campuses in Salt Lake City and Lindon. Although I will be in school all day I won't be in class at night and both campuses offer night classes and I want to be in that environment again (even after I'm done with Master's)...I always learned more when I was explaining a technique or concept to someone else and I love UCMT and the instructors and TA's I had were awesome...I want to be able to help someone else find their passion like those people did for me.
So my plea to each of you that read this is please pray that I am able to find a job that will be wonderful and work for me and JD...that will allow me to do what I love (and miss so much) and will be flexible for 10 short weeks while I add to my menu of services available.
Until next time...
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