So most orthropeadic doctors will tell you that and Ortho's December is like a tax accountant's april. And let me tell you how right that is!!!
This month we have about doubled how many surgeries we normally do. For about the last two months I have been working 50 -60 hrs a week and I am beat!! I am physically and mentally exhausted! We have no food in our fridge, my house is messy ( and if you know me- you know that drives me crazy) and I miss my husband.
Just this tuesday, I was at work from 5:45 am to 10:15 pm as an anesthesia tech.... which pretty much means I spent the day running. By the end of the day my feet were just pounding they hurt to bad. Let's just say I better have lost weight that day cause I walked/ran for almost 17 hours, and harldy ate anything. Also on tuesday, one of the coolest things I've seen here at work happen. I can't share too much info cause of patient confidentiallity... but basically this really tuff guy came in for an arm surgery.... he could not move his hand, fingers or thumb up at all. Then I watched the surgery where the surgeon with a microscopic needle sewed the guy's nerve back together. Then in post-op, as the guy was waking up the first thing he did was try to move his hand. He was completely amazed that he could move his fingers up(he, along with some of the staff... people who are lucky enough to get feeling back normally can't do it that fast, so he was lucky).... and he had the look of pure relief and joy. That was really really COOL to witness. He almost started to tear up!
Anyways, I get tomorrow off, and I am doing NOTHING but cleaning my house and watching TV (until we go play dodgeball with the Houghton's).
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
Casey's New Job
CASEY GOT A NEW JOB!!!
This is the most exciting news that us Houghton's have had in a while!! (besides my dyson, of course).
So for a while now Casey has been wanting a new job. He's been working as a counselor at a place called Heritage Schools... it's a treatment center for troubled youth. It's a pretty intense job and Casey has been there for two and a half years now. When he feels like he's really been able to help one of the kids, it can be really rewarding.... but most of the time it is basically just a really stressful job. He started there thinking that was what he wanted to do with his life... become a Recreational Therapist and help people. While he still wants to help people in some way, he does not want to be a rec therapist- they don't make much money and you deal with ridiculous problems all day long. Working at Heritage has been a priceless experience for him, but it's time to move on. Casey said he was starting to get sick of being cursed at every 5 minutes.
SO.... I was looking at the jobs available here at Intermountain Healthcare (where I work) and there was an opening for a Landscaping Specialist. Before working at Heritage, Casey worked for American Fork City as a landscaper and LOVED it. So I applied for the job for Casey. Not only because of the economy, but because IHC has a policy of hiring from within...it is SUPER hard to get hired at IHC. The chances of him getting the job were super small, so not only did we not get our hopes up, we didn't even think he would get an interview. So my surprise, he got an interview!!
He said he felt good about the interview and he felt good about his possible managers (he also wore his SUPER hot new coat). Shortly after the interview, we got a call from Human Resources offering him the job!! The human resources guy said that Casey had really impressed the managers, and they were really excited about working with him. He also told Casey he would be getting paid more than the job was even posted for!
So besides really liking what he's gonna be doing, here is what is awesome about this new job- He's getting paid more than he was at Heritage, he will be eligible for tuition reimbursement (basically a scholarship where IHC pays for his school), there is room to move up in the company, his hours are great for going to school and my favourite: we can have lunch together and even ride to work together sometimes!!
So needless to say, we are very happy. And I am SUPER proud of him. Just this morning this lady I work with whose husband works over there.... was totally shocked to find out Casey got the job. She said there were over 100 applicants for the job!!
This is the most exciting news that us Houghton's have had in a while!! (besides my dyson, of course).
So for a while now Casey has been wanting a new job. He's been working as a counselor at a place called Heritage Schools... it's a treatment center for troubled youth. It's a pretty intense job and Casey has been there for two and a half years now. When he feels like he's really been able to help one of the kids, it can be really rewarding.... but most of the time it is basically just a really stressful job. He started there thinking that was what he wanted to do with his life... become a Recreational Therapist and help people. While he still wants to help people in some way, he does not want to be a rec therapist- they don't make much money and you deal with ridiculous problems all day long. Working at Heritage has been a priceless experience for him, but it's time to move on. Casey said he was starting to get sick of being cursed at every 5 minutes.
SO.... I was looking at the jobs available here at Intermountain Healthcare (where I work) and there was an opening for a Landscaping Specialist. Before working at Heritage, Casey worked for American Fork City as a landscaper and LOVED it. So I applied for the job for Casey. Not only because of the economy, but because IHC has a policy of hiring from within...it is SUPER hard to get hired at IHC. The chances of him getting the job were super small, so not only did we not get our hopes up, we didn't even think he would get an interview. So my surprise, he got an interview!!
He said he felt good about the interview and he felt good about his possible managers (he also wore his SUPER hot new coat). Shortly after the interview, we got a call from Human Resources offering him the job!! The human resources guy said that Casey had really impressed the managers, and they were really excited about working with him. He also told Casey he would be getting paid more than the job was even posted for!
So besides really liking what he's gonna be doing, here is what is awesome about this new job- He's getting paid more than he was at Heritage, he will be eligible for tuition reimbursement (basically a scholarship where IHC pays for his school), there is room to move up in the company, his hours are great for going to school and my favourite: we can have lunch together and even ride to work together sometimes!!
So needless to say, we are very happy. And I am SUPER proud of him. Just this morning this lady I work with whose husband works over there.... was totally shocked to find out Casey got the job. She said there were over 100 applicants for the job!!
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