I only have 5 days left until I take the NBCOT certification exam.  I cannot believe how fast these past few months have flown by.  While a part of me wishes that I had more time to study, the other parts knows that there's not much more I can do, so lets just get this over with.  I hate taking tests.  ...

     I graduated!  I cannot believe that it is over.  I’m done with school.  I’m done with fieldwork.  It is all up to me now.  It hasn’t sunk in yet.  I have been waiting for this for over 2 years and now it’s finally here.     Going back to school at 29 years old was the ...

What a crazy week!  I started my final fieldwork placement in an acute care setting at a major hospital.  Talk about culture shock.  It is a whole different world there and I am scrambling to learn what I need to survive the next 7 weeks.  Everyone keeps telling me that I will see a lot there.  I have no doubt about ...

     Yesterday I found out where I would be placed for my final level 2.  I will be in acute care in a busy inner-city hospital.  I am a bit anxious about this placement.  Up to this point, I have been in adult day care, pediatric physical disabilities and pediatric development disabilities.  I have ...

     One of my instructors has been telling us for months to put on our “OT glasses” and look at the world.  Most recently, we were told this when a student expressed concern that many of our level 1 fieldwork placements are not in facilities that offer occupational therapy.  We were all unsure of what to expect or ...

I know I have been missing the last few weeks, but the semester is finally over.  One of my hardest so far, and I know I have many more ahead in my journey.  Eight more semesters until I receive a Masters in Occupational Therapy if all goes as planned!  Only I know it won't go all as planned, so I am willing to be flexible.  ...

Since today was Veteran's Day, I didn't have school today. I wanted to stop here though, and thank our veteran's for putting the needs of their country first and ahead of their own needs and wants, and sometimes ahead of their own lives.  One of the classes I will be taking next semester is about the needs of US Military Families and ...

Only about 5 weeks left for me until finals.  It's been a very hard semester, as I over estimated what I could handle.  I think the idea of getting through with school faster clouded my judgement on the credits I could successfully complete. Over all, Biology was so difficult it took most of the time, along with College Algebra. Those ...

The one thing everyone keeps reminding me of is my body mechanics.  I am quite tall so when I am lifting, or helping someone over the bed I tend to bend wrong. Unfortunately, I don't even know I am doing anything wrong until I'm sore later. I don't even realize I am not using my knees to lift until I had someone keep reminding me every time I ...

It's that time again, the new semester schedules are out, and it's time to make a fateful decision of which class to take.  It always seems so daunting to me, most likely because of pressure I put on myself instead of the actual process. For example, I need to decide between Adult Development and Child Development. In a perfect world where I ...