New job + February anticipation

 My first day went great!  So, I’m almost never going to be blogging about my job. They are soooo strict with HIPAA (and rightly so!) that even if I went home and told my husband, “One of my kiddos had a rough day.” That can be a HIPAA violation. I’ve never seen it so strictly enforced, but it may have something to do with the negative stigma children with autism have in today’s society. Nonetheless, I didn’t even meet any kids yet. I’m watching videos. I did a required hour long cultural sensitivity training video, and wow was it racist. It basically exaggerated stereotypes and did so under the guise of raising awareness. Not giving examples!!!  I’ll leave it up to your imagination. 

Kevin’s birthday is in about three weeks, and I ordered him a Heart shaped sushi maker. I told my mom, and she’s going to get him a sushi cookbook to go with it. 

My daughter came to spend the weekend with me. She slept in until 1:00 pm. Kevin and I went grocery shopping at 6:30 am and I was worried she’d get up while we were gone, but as the morning went on, I was like sheesh wake up already.  I think she just doesn’t get good sleep in the dorm hall with all of the noisy teenagers. When she finally woke up, I took her thrifting and to a Chinese buffet. 

RBT training is SUPER interesting! I also learned this on my first day- there are only enough RBT’s and BCBA’s to service half of the children who need this type of therapy. So if this is something that might interest you, look into it 🙏🏼 

I had my first therapy session with the friend of my old therapist- who I was referred to because she doesn’t have time slots outside of my new working hours. It was only a free 15 minute session, which I’ve hated in the past, but I was semi vague and only gave her an overview of what I have been working on with her friend. I know I was dreading talking to her, and I was upset that my old one didn’t have time slots for me- but honestly, she’s probably cooler than her friend. I had this appointment on Sunday night. At the time, I told her that I was starting a new job the following day working with children with autism, and she knew right away. She said, “Are you going to be an RBT?”  So she’s actually going to see me every other Sunday at noon starting February 8th on telehealth. I hope it works out. I do not want to fall back into debilitating anxiety again. Sometimes I think it has the potential to creep back up, but I have so many things now to keep it at bay.