Samantha Rose

If you haven't been poking around these parts for that long, my "list of happy" posts are just that: things making me happy lately. My last list of happy was postedIf you haven't been poking around these parts for that long, my "list of happy" posts are just that: Four day work weeks are my jam, and they certainly lessen the Sunday scaries. Since starting at the hospital, my go-to makeup routine involves mascara and a little eye-brow touch up...and that's about it.some concealer if I'm afraid of scaring the kids with my zombie-like eye bags. I feel more confident in what I look like, and now putting on a full face of makeup for weekend shenanigans feels like a treat.that was a moment for the books.

I was in a wedding this past weekend, and before that, I was sick for a few weeks, so it's easy for me to say "I'll get there with time," but if I'm being honest, I just haven't made the time or dedicated myself to creating a routine. I go into work just 30 minutes later than I did when I was working in the schools, but I stay about four and a half hours longer every day. Because I'm still a clinical fellow, and also brand spankin' new to the hospital and learning all the tricks of the trade, it's pretty typical for me to stay anywhere from a half hour to an hour and a half later than my allowed departure time. I know enough now," because I'm learning at least one new thing every hour on the hour.

The Florida Department of Health didn't send me a deficiency letter letting me know that I was missing necessary documents for my application, my transcripts got lost in the mail sorting process, and my start date was pushed back two weeks. And it's a good thing I'm not, because last week I spent hours driving around to my old university and tracking down higher-ups in Tallahassee to speak to over the phone about the situation. Early summer temperatures means high 70s/low 80s, because true summer doesn't begin here until evening temperatures are upwards of 90 degrees. I've been getting to sleep in, spend extra time with family, make plans with friends, go to the gym, read books, and catch up on all the shows I've been "meaning to watch" for months.

Thrilled because I've landed my dream job just months after graduating. Nervous because I've landed my dream job just months after graduating. At the time, I'd only been working my job in the schools for about two months; I was enjoying it enough (after the first few bumpy weeks), loved my co-workers, and of course, my students, but I already knew it wasn't where I wanted to be forever. I'd learned about the position a couple months prior; maybe they'd already filled the position.