First Full Day as an Austinite

 I’m totally exhausted. I do not have my bed here in the new apartment, so I’m sleeping on a mat with my blanket. I couldn’t sleep at all last night. Never have I ever moved to a new city one day and started a new job the next. 

When we moved from Chicago to Houston in 1993, it was about three months later that school started. When I moved from Phoenix to Houston in 2002, it was about ten days later that I found a job. 

Two things about this job that stood out- we actually aren’t allowed to wear scrubs!  Wow!  Usually you have to wear scrubs. They do not want the residents feeling a stigma because of us wearing scrubs. When I asked what to wear, they simply said “Whatever is comfortable.”  This morning, I actually thought about wearing scrubs but didn’t. I thought it would make me look like an ass-kisser. Turns out, it would have made me look like a stigmatizer 🤷🏻‍♀️

If you date a coworker, you must report it to HR!  Hahaha well they don’t have to worry about that with me since I already married my supervisor from a previous job. 🤦🏻‍♀️ I texted Kevin as soon as I could about the “report it to HR” rule. We would have both gotten fired haha. 

Orientation and training is the whole week. I am so exhausted. 

JJ is loving the new place, but he doesn’t seem to like being an only child. He does like the perpendicular mirrors in the bathroom that make it look like TWO other cats are staring back at him. You should have seen the shenanigans he did when he discovered this. 

I really hope I get good rest tonight!