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Between the bouts of bad news that I've been receiving lately (follow me on twitter to learn more) and working on my etsy workshop (posting next week), I haven't been in the blogging mood. But today, I am. I'm taking advantage.
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My friend Elizabeth posted this apron, and I'm literally obsessed. I told her I'm buying it with the intention of hanging it on my foyer wall so that it's the first thing I see every day when I walk in my home.
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I guess I should honor my post title and share some of "the bad". This week, one of our past patients committed suicide. I'm sad. And fearful. This is my biggest fear as I begin this career and sit each day with real people who count on me to be there, to listen, to say the right things at the right time. The pressure is immense, but the reward is greater. And that's where I stand on this.
Some more of the bad. Blue Mountain backed out of our contract. I'm sad about it, because it was a really exciting opportunity, but it was an honor and an experience to work with them for a short amount of time and I'm grateful for it.
One more art-related fail before I bum you all out for good... I didn't make the Hambly team. Honestly, I didn't expect to- the competition is intense and ridiculously talented. But I wanted to share my experience here- I feel disappointed, but not because I don't feel as though I am good enough. I feel disappointed because I love Hambly and it would have been such a pleasure to work with them. I can honesly say that I'm really happy for those who made it. :)
Even though I'm facing these failures and setbacks, I plan on turning them into something good. There are so many great things to focus on, and I don't want to spend my life (one minute, hour, or day...) contemplating the bad. So I'm taking these opportunities to make something great.
Here's to a 3.5 day weekend full of friends, fun, and crafts.
Thanks for letting me share.
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My friend Elizabeth posted this apron, and I'm literally obsessed. I told her I'm buying it with the intention of hanging it on my foyer wall so that it's the first thing I see every day when I walk in my home.
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I guess I should honor my post title and share some of "the bad". This week, one of our past patients committed suicide. I'm sad. And fearful. This is my biggest fear as I begin this career and sit each day with real people who count on me to be there, to listen, to say the right things at the right time. The pressure is immense, but the reward is greater. And that's where I stand on this.
Some more of the bad. Blue Mountain backed out of our contract. I'm sad about it, because it was a really exciting opportunity, but it was an honor and an experience to work with them for a short amount of time and I'm grateful for it.
One more art-related fail before I bum you all out for good... I didn't make the Hambly team. Honestly, I didn't expect to- the competition is intense and ridiculously talented. But I wanted to share my experience here- I feel disappointed, but not because I don't feel as though I am good enough. I feel disappointed because I love Hambly and it would have been such a pleasure to work with them. I can honesly say that I'm really happy for those who made it. :)
Even though I'm facing these failures and setbacks, I plan on turning them into something good. There are so many great things to focus on, and I don't want to spend my life (one minute, hour, or day...) contemplating the bad. So I'm taking these opportunities to make something great.
Here's to a 3.5 day weekend full of friends, fun, and crafts.
Thanks for letting me share.