Holy smokes, it's February. It was kind of like "Merry Christmas, Happy New Year", a quick blink of an eye and all of a sudden we're in month number 2. What? Yea, I know. It's a little crazy.
There's been a lot going on recently, which I've shared in my previous post. So I actually started my job this past week at Fox Speech Therapy in Fredericksburg. It was a slow week since the office hadn't quite moved into the new building. There's no space at the old location so instead of seeing clients, I mostly observed the other OT, did some clerical work, packed & moved things, and scored some assessments. It was a slow week, but still a good one. In fact, it was kind of nice being eased into the job rather than jumping in with both feet.
At times, I still feel a little unprepared for this job. Am I really qualified to work with kids? Do I really know all my stuff?? Which of course, I do, it's just kind of scary to be responsible for somebody else's well-being. All in all, I did get to treat a client or two and I feel pretty confident that I am in the right place. This week will really get kicking since we moved into the new office and I'll finally have my own caseload. Holy Smokes, I'm an adult...wait, what? Yea.
It kind of snuck up on me, but you know, worse things could happen. That's pretty much it from the professional side of my life.
As for the running (and most important) side of things, I have exciting news! Saturday morning I let myself sleep in - no alarm for running. When I did wake up, I laced up my shoes, set my GPS, and took off for what I thought would be a friendly 12 miler. Around mile 6, I felt pretty good. Even through all the hills I felt like I could definitely run at least a half marathon distance. I kept going. And going, and going, and going. I literally felt like I could fly. I had no aches or pains and felt like I could go on forever. So I did. In fact, 16.5 miles later, the only reason I stopped was because my GPS/music was dying. It was fantastic to not only run so far and for so long, but to feel on top of the world while doing it. It's been a while since I had a fabulous run like that.
Then I ran a quick 8.5 this morning. Funny how 8.5 miles seems so short compared to a 2 1/2 hour run huh?
All in all, this weekend was very successful. I'm gearing up for a half marathon in Disney World, but I definitely think I'll be ready. Happy Running!
