Everyday Guesses

Completing this year What was your biggest triumph in 2011? Passing my RD exam (and getting a REAL job with the credential!) What was the smartest decision you made in 2011? I'd love to tell you it was moving to South Carolina...but obviously I don't truly believe that (see above #3). So lets say the smartest decision was moving out of Grand Blanc, because not everyone I know has been able to do that. However, the whole jumping head first into becoming an independent adult thing is EXTREMELY difficult this far away from home. What one word best sums up and describes your 2011 experiences? 'Enlightening' was the first word that came to mind...so I'll go with it. What was the greatest lesson you learned in 2011? Just when you think you have it all figured out...it changes! What is your biggest piece of unfinished business in 2011? 1 word, proper noun, 5 letters, starts with K. I realized it was unfinished in February and then in June it ...

Well, here it is, just past the middle of August and I have two updates. 1st update:  I got the job in South Carolina!! They flew me down for an in-person interview at the end of July and I met with all the dietitians and the manager.  They offered me the job the following week, contingent on me passing my RD exam...so right now my start date is set to be September 6th. :) :) My mom and I flew down there last weekend/early this week to go apartment hunting and found a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom place that I will be moving into a week from tomorrow!  It's crazy how fast it's all happened, I'm still not sure it's real yet.  I'm so excited to be moving closer to Rachel and Kyle (and their new baby girl coming at the end of the year!!!). Them being so close with definitely help me keep my sanity following my move away from my family.  2nd update: I'm taking my RD exam on Wednesday! After I got offered the job, I immediately scheduled the test and no...

Completing and remembering 2010 What was your biggest triumph in 2010? Being matched with Cornell for my dietetic internship What was the smartest decision you made in 2010? I think it was probably deciding to choose a site in Rochester for my community rotation so I didn't have to move half way through the internship. :) What one word best sums up and describes your 2010 experience? Stressful....or Fantastic...but probably Stressful What was the greatest lesson you learned in 2010? That sometimes you just have to take some down time for yourself in order to keep your sanity. What is your biggest piece of unfinished business in 2010? I don't think anything is left unfinished...pretty sure I've followed through on everything I had to. What are you most happy about completing in 2010? My community nutrition rotation....most importantly my research project! Who were the three people that had the greatest impact on your life in 2010? I'm interpreting t...

Alright, so I'm in the home stretch of my community nutrition rotation and I'm stressed beyond belief with all this research stuff (which I should be working on as I write this...), but I've had some realizations. (1) I made it! Regardless of how much I felt like I struggled along the way, this is it! After next Friday I will no longer have to be worrying about my research or analyzing data or drawing conclusions...it will all be over. As for my community site, that's already over! I never have to go back again and in all reality got very positive feedback on my performance while I was there. It wasn't my favorite place to be, but I definitely learned a lot and worked with some great people. I think they're great at what they do, I just know I'd never be able to do it. It is not my forte and therefore I will leave it to someone else. (2) I learned that I really enjoy nutrition policy. Like getting involved with Child Nutrition Reauthorization and ...

AHHH! 2 weeks until I find out about internships and 5 weeks until I'm completely finished with classes!!! Everything has kind of come in to perspective as graduation and internships get closer and I'm just trying to appreciate everything I have and everything I've worked for. I think in the past couple months I was getting a little too caught up in the things I wasn't doing and the things I didn't have and it was making me feel like I was losing control. Now, I feel better and am just really anxious and excited to find out what my future's going to be. These 5 weeks cannot go fast enough!

Everything seems to be going very smoothly for the time being. I'm feeling a little on edge, but I think that's just because of the number of things I have to keep straight all at once. I got a call from Cornell yesterday and set up a phone interview for Monday, which is the last step in applying to their internship. Then all my other applications are due Wednesday, so I'm going to spend this Saturday working on them---and probably some of Sunday too, even though it is the Super Bowl. After that my future is out of my hands until April 5th. I'm super excited for the days, weeks, and months ahead of me. I've seen such a change in myself this year compared to years past. These days it seems that even when everything is hectic it's never too much. The only thing I'm responsible for is myself, and lets face it, that's a pretty easy thing to be responsible for. My decisions effect my future, and mine alone and that makes it much easier to be comfort...

I graduate at the end of this semester!!!! That's crazy! I'm really excited for it, but at the same time a little nervous. I know I will breathe a sigh of relief once April roles around and I find out if I have an internship to go to after graduation, but for the most part I'm totally excited to be finished with undergrad! 4 years totally flew! Thus far the semester is off to a good start. No terrible class work so far, and the classes seem like they'll stay pretty manageable. Work is really good too...it was a pretty hectic week cause not everyone was showing up, but it's so nice to have my caf family back! They're fantastic support and I love being back with everyone. In other news, my boy is still around for another month or so, which I'm really happy about. Christine and I hung out today, and we were talking about what was going on in our lives and she's convinced that I like him more than I'm letting on. She's probably right, but I think...