A week for new things

This weekend was my first week to be on my own at Touchstone. I felt like a new tech all over again. I'm so use to having a lead tech there to tell me what image is good or which ones need to be redone. It was shocking that my ribs series turned out great yet I let an artifact go on an image instead of re-shooting. It didn't obscure the part needing to be looked at but supposedly the radiologist hates artifacts. Whoops. I'll learn. I use to okay my images all the time on my own but I think I'm nervous about it since I've been out of the habit for 6 months. Confidence definitely goes out down the tube with that much time away from your trade!

I also got a new car this week. I didn't get the Mustang I wanted but I did get a Civic coupe. It's pretty nice! It's not as nice as Jacob's with a touchscreen GPS system but it's one of the nicer ones.

Tonight I made Nikki's bridal bouquet for her pictures on Wednesday. I still need to find some brown silk ribbon to wrap around the stems but this is how it turned out:

June had to nibble on it too. :P Such a pest! I also need to cut off the bottom part of the stems. I didn't want to do it with the cutters I had tonight because it was killing my hands!

I cannot wait to post a sneak peak of Nikki's bridals!

Touchstone Imaging

Today was my first day working at Touchstone Imaging. I got a PRN job for the company and so far I'll be working in Plano, Lewisville, and possibly Richardson. I was trained by Jackie, a fellow GCC graduate. I feel good about this job. They cross-train their techs to work in CT and MRI. They are known for having an open MRI. I got the pay rate I wanted which was exciting. Hopefully I'll learn more about their system soon so I can help out the front desk and everyone else. Everyone is questionable about the drive but honestly, the drive feels like nothing. As long as I get a car with good gas mileage I'll be fine. I love the feeling I get being in the DFW area. I don't know why I feel good when I get into the metroplex. I just need to find what food places are around that area because I spent my whole 30min driving around looking lol. Or I can just bring my lunch so I won't have to deal with going to get food because from what I saw, there isn't much around there.

After work, I went to Bob Tome's Ford in McKinney. I test drove the new 2011 mustangs and I love it. I'll find out soon how much they'll give me for my car and how much I'll owe on a new car. Right when the guy started the car and I heard the sound coming out of that car, I was in love. The way I describe it is that my car purrs, this thing growls lol. I want this car but if it doesn't work out then fine. I'll go get a Honda Civic. I just need something with better gas mileage.

Pretty!!!

Backstabbing Blues

I haven't published since my last post because I've been pretty down on life. I didn't get the job at TMC. The person I thought was my friend stole it from me and stabbed me in the back. I don't even want to talk to a soul in the Radiology Dept still. They called me the day after my interview and told me they chose him, even told me his first and last name! I cried my eyes out that whole night. To not get a job in a hospital where you have worked your butt off for 4 years is like a huge slap in the face. It's been two weeks and I'm still extremely hurt. I honestly believe that if my own hospital won't hire me, no one will. Out of all the times that I helped the Radiology department at work when I was suppose to be doing secretary work, and they do this to me. I've done portables when they were slammed in the ER just so they wouldn't get in trouble for not doing stats. After all this though, I refuse to help them, even if I have nothing to do. If they don't want me and the hard work I do, then they won't get it for free like I have been doing. I know where I'm not wanted. I told the House Supervisor on Friday that I really wanted to stay with this hospital but it's as if people just don't want me here. He said that he certainly wants me here and that he thinks I would do great in the Radiology Department.

On a similar note, I've been thinking about that situation a lot tonight while studying Social Problems. I'm on the chapter of Gender Inequality. It makes me wonder if he was chosen over me for the promotion because of gender. I only think this because a male is the one who was doing the hiring and over the phone he said I did nothing wrong at all. Um, ok.. thanks for making that clear. Taking this class has opened my eyes to a lot of issues that I never really cared about.

 Okay, let's get off that subject. It's still really touchy and I'm very open about it but enough. Today was Nikki & Doyle's wedding shower. Last night Everett and I stayed up really late working on their gifts for hours. I'm really proud of our work! Here is how one of them turned out!

We had a great turnout at the shower. Danielle did great on the cake, Tammi was a great help at setting up and doing punch, and Cheryl did a wonderful job on the games! Nikki & Doyle got so many great gifts and there were a lot of laughs! Now we just need to plan the bachelorette party!

Next Monday is Nikki's bridal portraits. I can't wait! We are going to use a new spot to me, Las Colinas. She looks amazing in her dress. I can't wait to do some great photos of her! I feel extra confident today in my photography after a few people came up to me during the shower and said, "so you're the one who did the great photography of Nikki & Doyle" :D