Wow, what a week it has been! I swear, I say that every week and so I'm sorry for everyone that reads these posts and hears over and over how busy my life is. And then sometimes I sit and think "you know, you probably aren't even that busy...you sure do waste a lot of time." But let me tell you something. Sometimes, wasting time is the best use of your time! After a long day, it feels really good to sit on the couch and read a newspaper, or drink a glass of water, or watch a dumb youtube video (although I can't really do that now because the internet is out at my complex...).
So, let me document this week for you.
Monday: Wake up at 4:00. Drive to IF at 4:30. Work in IF from 5:00-10:30. Drive back to Rexburg and work from 11-2 at my normal job. Class from 2-6:30 with a small break in the middle because I was stinkin' tired and skipped half a class to snag a nap. Local high school musical (Beauty and the Beast) from 7-10. Get to bed around 11:30.
Tuesday: Wake up at 8:30. Blood testing for a class at 9:20. Work 11-2. Devotional 2-3. Class 3:15-4:15. Library/ sewing lab/ homework/ take-home-monster-test until midnight.
Wednesday: Wake up at 4:15. Drive to IF and work from 5:15-10:30. Back to Rexburg to work 11:30-2. Class 2-4:15, group meeting 4:15-5:00, class 5:00-6:30, library for homework, trip to the store and to get some sweet potato fries, in bed at 11:30.
Thursday: Wake up at 7:00. Class 8-9:30. Work 10-1. Nice little break until class at 3:15. Now I'm at the library.
Anticipated Friday: Wake up at 7:30. Work meeting 9:00. Work 11-2. Class 2-4:15. Job interview 4:30. Wait in utter anticipation until Alexis gets into town around 7:00 and party with her for as long as I can.
Now, for those still reading (which I'm surprised if anyone is since reading a schedule has got to be the most boring thing ever) I am going to take some time to expound on a few of the activities this week.
--The early morning job I had on Monday and Wednesday was working with a company down in Idaho Falls who was doing wellness testing on their employees. They were tested for their cholesterol, blood pressure and BMI which would determine how much their insurance would cost. My job was to talk to those who had abnormal results and educate them on how they could reduce their blood pressure, cholesterol etc. It was actually fun and most people were very pleasant. The funniest thing about this is that I've had two people ask me "did you need any special training to be able to do that?!" and my reply was "welllllll, it
is what I study in my major" hahaha Health Science people. I learn about health. So yes, I've had about three years of training to be able to tell people that their LDLs are high and they need to cut back on processed and fast foods :) I think the best part of this job was just the experience to actually work with clients. It's given me confidence to say "yes! I do know something!" So much of what I've learned seems like common sense to me because everyone has a body and everyone knows to eat their fruits and vegetables, but most people don't know WHY. It's great to feel like I've actually learned something useful in college.
As a side note, I think everyone should look into having their cholesterol tested if you haven't recently. I can interpret your results for you free of charge, too! (For any BYUI students... you can get it done for $15 at the wellness center and the health center)
--I had been looking forward to seeing Beauty and the Beast all weekend at the high school. I don't think I've seen a high school production since I was in one and I was just in the mood for it! So I dragged Nathaniel along with me and we ventured to the outskirts of Rexburg. Apparently the whole town had heard it was a great show and showed up trying to get into the last show. We didn't have our tickets already so we had to stand in a massive line, just hoping to get in. It was an extremely close call but we got in when there were only 8 tickets left! Once we got in the theater, we realized there were only single seats left haha So we grabbed two that were right behind each other. Someone must have prayed for us that day because the family next to me had a child get sick in the first 10 minutes and they left so we ended up being able to sit next to each other (and during intermission I picked up the program they left on the floor only to discover that their daughter
really got sick and they had used the program to cover it up...gross).
--A job interview?! Am I thinking of leaving the admissions office and all of the wonderful people there??! HECK NO! I love that place. BUT I'm trying to get a second job for winter semester working at the wellness center. I volunteer there an hour a week this semester and they're hiring for quite a few positions for the winter. If I get this job I will end up dropping about half my classes for winter so I would become a full-time worker (2 part-time jobs) and a part-time student (taking between 4 and 7 credits...I haven't decided yet). Anyway, I'll keep ya'll posted on what happens there.
Welp. That was a long and boring post. I think I can safely say that maybe 1% of everyone that reads my blog actually took time to read it all. I hope you aren't too dissatisfied with the waste of time it was. Although blog reading is quite a favorite waste of time for me....
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