Fall quarter is coming to an eagerly-anticipated end, as finals begin this week. That means only 1 quarter left of on-campus classes, and only 1 quarter left before we begin our 3rd-year externships. I just keep reminding myself that this is my last holiday away from home, and this time next year, I will be celebrating with family. The ...

Being a working student, there is always a constant, but delicate, balance between work and school. Today is the 2-week anniversary of my re-entering the working world and, oh, how I missed it! Being unemployed for 3 months certainly has a way of helping you appreciate certain things. It was nice at first to only think about school and ...

Based in Ann Arbor, MI, The Legacies Project archives self selected memories from the elderly population and categorizes it into videotaped histories.  It began as Jimmy Rhoades recounts a personal experience.  ''My dad was diagnosed with cancer and we were told he had six months to a year to live.  I was in my 20s and still ...

My plans to move to the other side of the country in the next several months have put a little shred of fear in my mind. I've been living on my own for quite some time and, like many, I've accumulated a LOT of stuff over the years. With my externship fast approaching, I've been able come up with some different--and profitable (yes, I said ...

  Happy Fall, fellow bloggers!  Brrrr...I have finally switched the summer clothes (oh, how I love them!) for the warm, cozy fall and winter ones (oh, how I NEED them!).  Actually, to be more accurate, my husband did the switching since our clothes are stored in the attic.  There was a time when I could have done this myself; ...

My third externship is now only 4 months away, so time is really starting to wind down. As of yet, I still have absolutely no idea where I'm going to end up. I've discovered in recent years, that I am quite the ''Type A'' personality. And other than our itemized, alphabetical, typed, to-do list, we ''A'' personalities also MUST have a solid plan ...

  And we meet again here in blog land, my friends!  I trust that you and yours are finding this fall season to be calming and peaceful after those busy, hectic days of summer!  (Remember when they used to be called the ''lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer''?)  I am using this season to re-connect with family and friends.  ...

  Healthcare reform, the economic depression, reduced insurance reimbursements, Medicare and Medicaid cutbacks, how will this affect the future of the COTA?             Some people are quite nervous right now, thinking that Obama's healthcare reform will eliminate the COTA position. ...

Our third-year class had the unique opportunity to attend an all-day vestibular workshop on our campus. Of course, I was pumped about this! Vestib happens to be right up my alley. The professor in charge of the event happened to know this little nugget of info, so he approached me to say that one of the main speakers was from my home state of ...

  Well, I must admit that talking to others with different experiences and listening to the other side of the story is one good way to learn. This past weekend my thoughts were changed on the health care reform issues, and simply by listening to another opinion from someone who sees another side of the story. ...