A LOT Has Changed....

Since the last time I posted a blog, alot of things are different! New job, new city, new car, new place, new health issues to deal with! And that's just a brief overview......

I started this blog with the intention to write about my life, post-grad studies. Most of my previous posts were about my journey to find a job in my field. Well mission accomplished! So that is definitely something to be proud of. December 2011, I applied for a Health Promotion Coordinator job at LSU, had a phone interview, a month later they flew me out, must have liked me because they offered me the job! I moved to Baton Rouge in March and started my new job.

The move did not come without hardships though. Once I moved, the stress of doing so caused a lupus flare. I think I missed 16 days of work my first month here. Several different factors made that time easier. One being my new job being so understanding of all the time off I needed, secondly, my amazing best friend Emily letting me crash at her place until I found a place of my own while simultaneously taking care of me and lastly, my mom coming down for almost 2 weeks to help me get settled. You suspect that certain people in your life will be there for you if you need them, but often times they are never tested. I am so glad they proved how truly amazing they are.

So in the course of dealing with my health issues I discovered I have a whole other gamut of health issues too! Kind of sucks but at the same time I wonder would I have ever discovered this had I never had my flare? Seeing the silver lining in a shitty situation??? Yes.

So all in all alot has changed. I'm trying to give Baton Rouge a fair chance. I have met some really nice people but the city still needs to grow on me. Southern hospitality does not reside here, nor does progressiveness. Now I am generalizing here, there are nice, progressive people, but the overall attitude is not. The good thing about being here is that I LOVE my job! More on that in a future post.....

Sometimes I wish I could take this job to Columbus, but I will take this opportunity to grow in my field and ride it till the wheels fall off. More blogging to come.....make sure to take my monthly quiz!

Oh yea, I'm 25 now! :-)

And don't get it twisted, just because I'm in Tiger country, I am still a buckeye thru and thru!! O-H!!