tidbits....

I am looking forward to a new job on 04/02/12 - it is going to be interesting because I am going back to where I started doing Family Care. As long as I can remember, I have always wanted to work at....let's call it Company A. Once I did, I was really excited but when I was laid off because Company A ended the contract with Company B I worked under and it sucked. I went to Company B because it was more money but as I am coming to realize, money isn't everything. I love working with the people I do at Company B because we always have a lot of fun but I don't know if I can keep my sanity anymore. Right now, I think it's more important to keep my sanity and take a pay cut than lose my mind and get paid more than I have ever seen (and that I don't know if I'll ever see again - haha!)

I am looking forward to a weekend get away to Door County - I haven't been there in a while. I always enjoy going someplace with a nice hotel (or a Bed & Breakfast), eat some good food and just do nothing. I am excited to go to Hands on Art Studio because I like getting creative and making fun art projects. I dunno, I'm finding that I starting to find the little joys in life....I just need to find some people to go with next time!

I can't believe that my wedding is going to be in 6.5 months - and this is coming from a girl who always said that she would never get married. I just never thought myself to be the most attractive, having a fun bubbly personality or the most fashionable but I guess for Steve, it doesn't matter. He just loves me for me....which is nice :)

Caring About Your Job

When someone goes into the social work field, they don't go into the field for making a lot of money. They go into the field because part of them wants to help the people in the world (or so I think that's why they go into the field - maybe I'm being a bit naive).

I definitely know that I didn't go into the field because I wanted to make a lot of money. I went into the field because of my family adopting 2 girls from China, I wanted to help people - whether it be the poor, disabled, the forgotten of the world.

Right now, I know I struggle with working with people who are at the job just for the money and the hours, not because they care about any of the clients. I struggle with that because I spend time getting to know the clients, their background, what they really need help with, and putting that down all on paper so that once I decide to leave the job, the person who comes after me will have an accurate picture of the client. When I am told that I can't write something on paperwork in relation to the client - even though it is true - because it'll make the coworker look like they aren't doing their job, is not right. I don't care if I have to put in more work to help the person - if I have to do that, so be it.

I'm just not a fan of people who don't do their job and just want the money.