i learned that contrary to what a particular pharm. student said, prescriptions are not good after 6 months.  well at least in ohio.  i was told that as long as it was not a controlled substance, i should be good to go.  i walk into my pharmacy, hand over my script, and went back home to make dinner.  i go back to my pharmacy and was told my scipt is not good since it was 8 months old.  i just got this look from everyone at the pharmacy that said "you're stupid for thinking we would fill this!". so i take back my script and under the suggestion of the above mentioned pharm student called another pharmacy to see if they are lenient.  i was told cvs's are easier than grocery store pharmacies.  i called and was told the same thing-scripts aren't good after 6 months.  i have no one to blame but my laziness for not getting it filled earlier.  i figured i had other things to use and would wait on filling my script.  doing that, i was denied in front of a bunch of people.  embarrassing!

so i was asked by my cousin to take emily to some brownies ceremony friday evening.  i was feeling so aggravated with work lately that i needed to go for a run before i really lose it.  so i pick emily up in my work out gear and head over to the ceremony site.  i was then asked by emily if i could stay for the ceremony.  i wanted to say heck no because one i'm in my work out clothes and two, i felt majorly out of place with all the parents.  but because i love that little girl and didn't want her to feel like the only person without a parent watching, i stayed.  i felt so uncomfortable and out of place as i sat in my seat among the parents watching the ceremony.  to top it off, it was filmed and i was taped in my work out clothes glory.  embarrassing!

i hope i can just mellow out this weekend.  too much negativity can't be good for the body or the soul.

happy birthday, loser.

have faith.

am i old for wanting a coupon organizer?  i started clipping coupons this year in an effort to save money here and there.  right now i stick the coupons in a small pocket inside my purse.  i've been looking for a coupon book/organizer for some time now and have not found one cool enough for me to buy.  i just feel so aged for wanting a coupon book/organizer.  to think i used to think it was dorky seeing older women with their coupon organizers in their shopping carts sifting through their coupons.  now here i am a bigger dork trying to find the coupon i need in my messy purse.

i wonder what "older" item i will be coveting next.

have faith.

i think this is a really, really bad week for me.  i am so furious that i could punch a wall but  refrain from doing so because i know i would hurt myself.  plus, i don't want to lose my deposit for my apartment for a stupid hole in the wall.  what caused this wrath of anger you ask?  the goverment people of course. 

i get an email finally from the person in charge of licensure and she informs me that they received the FBI background check in FEBRUARY and are missing the state background check.  when i read that email, i became instantly livid because the state board sent me a packet in february stating the FBI background check was missing but the state background check was complete.  so i call the background check people during a cancellation and was informed that the state background check was sent to the state board in february and that they resent my FBI background check two additional times at my request.  i am so upset because why would i go through all the trouble of resending my FBI background check to the state board if they had it all along.  i am upset because the state board can't do anything right in terms of keeping my application materials together.  i am upset because i was told the FBI background check was missing but all of a sudden it's there but now the state one is missing.  i am upset that incompetent people are messing up my plans to move up in my field and earn more money.  i am just very, very upset right now.

the background check people were nice enough to resend my state background check first thing tomorrow.  i doubt it will get to the state board's hands by this friday so my application packet can be reviewed this month for licensure.  now i have to wait until july to see if i could get independently licensed. 

it has been a royal pain to deal with government people. 

have faith.

hope you all took a minute or two to let your mom know she rocks today.

i gave my mom the gift of not giving her attitude, rolling my eyes, and sighing when she made me do a bazillion things today. i know i still act like an immature brat despite being in my late 20s.  mom also got two new shirts from the kids as well that she didn't hate and made me return!

mom made me roll about 96 egg rolls today for lunch.  she wanted extra to send home with vic and me, scott, liem, and my cousin's family.  i was in egg roll hell and thought the vat of egg roll filling would never end.  i do not want to see another egg roll for a few months.  at least my egg rolls look pretty according to mom and dad.

whoo hoo!  victor and tammy, the brother and sister duo, won the amazing race.  i've been rooting from them since day one because i like the concept of siblings working together towards a common goal and because they sort of remind me of vic and me.

have faith.

wow.  i'm not sure if it's because i'm pms'ing today or what, but i am so agitated it is unreal.  let me please share with you few readers why i am so agitated.

1. i go in to work handing over my required materials to my new sup for my annual evaluation.  i got busted on my car insurance because the coverage is not high enough.  i tell her i don't transport clients and it was not an issue the last two years.  she tells me it's in my contract that i signed that i agreed to that coverage amount.  i then had to call my insurance and inform them of my new coverage and become irritated i have to pay an additional $25.  i hate my work.

2. my mom requested i go to the asian grocery store to pick up egg roll wrappers.  i get lost driving around ghetto akron trying to find the dumb store.  i finally find it because i vaguely remember it being close to the akron campus.  i get there and find that it is closed.  again my agitation level goes up a few notches.

3. i find out my independent license packet is still not complete.  so i call the background check people again and requested they resend my fbi background check to the state board.  hopefully it gets there by next friday so i could get my freaking independent license.  it shouldn't be this much work but incompetent people make a simple application process so much harder.  i think you have to be "special" to work in government jobs.

4. i started my period.  enough said.

i hope this weekend will be fun since all the kids are going home to visit mom.  i think i need to do some physical exercise or something before i start kicking animals. half kidding.

have faith.

who would've thought you needed ID to eat at winking lizard?  i went there before and i had no problems.  today i didn't bring any ID or anything because vic was paying.  i go to the hostess and tell her i want to sit in the dining room.  she then proceeded to ask for IDs.  i was like what??  vic and i were denied at the door.  it sucked because i was craving wings all day after vic mentioned it in the morning.  we had to settle for five guys burgers.  good, but not as good as wings on sale.

had a nice weekend in columbus.  it's good to catch up with old friends over shopping and eating.  it was also fun to give vic a hard time as well. 

have faith.

i can't believe it's been 10 years since i graduated from high school.  i got an email this morning from one of my oldest friend telling me about the upcoming high school reunion.  i'm glad she told me because apparently everything about the reunion is posted on facebook and i refuse to get facebook.  i'm not sure if i'll go or not.  i kept in decent touch with the people i want to keep in touch with.  then again, it would be cool to meet up with people i haven't seen since graduation parties before we all went our seperate ways.  so i'll see what my mood is like as the date gets closer.

it just doesn't feel like 10 years have gone by.

thankfully i don't like that much older than i did in high school!

have faith.

we miss you, ong.  hope we're making you proud.  if not, you can kick our butts if we make it to heaven!

have faith.

i have to admit i didn't do much today for earth day, but i do try hard to be green.  i recycle plastics, cans, aluminum, and papers/ads/magazines.  i know it sometimes drives vic crazy to see my recycling center i set up at the apartment and how i enlist his help to get rid of the recycleables when the bags get full, but it's for a good cause.  i also started using my reusable OSU shopping bags every time i go grocery shopping.  right now i have two, but i might invest in one more.  shopping with those reuseable bags is so much easier because one, i can sling the bags over my shoulder and two, i will never have to worry about the bags breaking on me and groceries dropping every where.  i also started to be mindful of unplugging or turning things off when i'm not using it.  it just feels good to know i'm doing something to help out mother earth.

today marks the official end of my stint in the second office.  i will miss it because it's so quiet there and it was a nice break from the chaos from the main office.  i'll miss the free meals the drug reps would bring in for the doctor.  at the main office, therapists aren't invited to the lunches but in the second office, since it's so small, i was invited to the lunches.  i'll miss being able to do what i want when i wanted.  i'll miss being able to goof off with co-workers and just sit and gab freely without supervisiors hovering close by.  i'll definitely miss a lot of clients i built a good relationship with the last two years.  there were a lot of tears and more hugging in the last two days than what i had the last 4 months.  i know some would've followed me to the main office but due to lack of money and transportation, couldn't.  i have 3-4 following me to the main office and that makes me feel good to know that i was helpful enough that they are willing to go a little further to keep my services. 

one thing i won't miss is the 50-55 minute drive to the second office.  now i won't get home so late and i will definitely save on time and gas money.

we'll see how working full time in the main office will be like this next week.

have faith.

first off, happy birthday to bill, jason, and me!  today didn't feel different other than a lot more calls, texts, and emails wishing me a happy birthday and a friend stopping by at night to hang out.  i definitely appreciated all the birthday wishes and presents!

so today was the clinical meeting and i made the mistake of being the first one to show up.  my old sup asked me to take the minutes for today's meeting and since it was my birthday, i told her i prefer not to today. surprisingly, she said ok and asked someone else to do it.  like i told another co-worker, i'm quietly defiant on things i don't want to do.  i didn't create a ruckus when i said no.

anyway, the meeting began and my old sup said that we actually had a really good quarter.  she started off by giving everyone certificates for making productivity.  very elementary school like but whatever.  i actually got one surprisingly since i rarely make productivity.  i'm preplexed as to why work hasn't fired my behind for rarely making it.  anyway, my old sup goes on to give out bonuses for people exceeding productivity requirements.  i first time ever got a bonus.  i'm pumped since it's extra money in my pockets but when i stop to think about it, it's not "bonus" money.  it's actually money that i earned for working at night and on the weekends so i'm caught up each week.  to be a little more optimistic, i can chalk it up to the bonus money as overtime money that i rightfully earned.  if anything, i got administration off my back for awhile.  i was a bit irritated that i was 7 hours shy of the $1000 bonus.  if only i didn't take vacation, get sick, or take a snow day.  oh well, there's next quarter!  yeah right!

have faith.