let me tell you how nice it is to work half days.  i would love to go to work if i knew it was only for four hours and with nice clients.  i had a doctor's appointment this morning and took the morning off because i wasn't sure how long it would take at the doctor's and to get the lab work done.  it was fabulous to sleep in and not rush around in the morning.  when i got to work, it flew by since i was there for 4.5 hours.  the icing of the cake was i worked with my really nice clients.  what a fabulous day.

i so appreciate my nice clients that much more after dealing with a creep and some really mean clients.  thankfully, the creep has left me alone but i still get antsy walking to and from my car since my work decided not to pay for the parking garage.  i know this is mean, but i sometimes hope he would get arrested soon so i can have some peace of mind.  i suppose that creep and my mean client yesterday makes me grateful for the wonderful clients that i have gotten to know and build a good therapeutic relationship.  i have to remind myself that i have to pay my dues now before i move on private practice.

thanks to those who listened and offered their support and advice on what to do.  i appreciate it.

i nearly lost my mind when i saw gas was $3.79.  i remember flipping out at $3.49 a few months ago.  other than my student loans, gas will now be my biggest expense each month.  thankfully, i have a job that pays enough so far but if gas continues to go up, i'm going to have to rethink my spending to allot enough money for my long commute to work.  here i am making more than minimum wage, worrying about paying for gas to get to work when there are people on minimum wage trying to make ends meet.  is it even worth going to work making $7 an hour when gas is that expensive?  i really don't know what i would do if i was in that situation and thankfully i'm not.  i swear everything has gone up in price and have definitely cut down on my spending on random things compared to last year this time.  here's hoping the economy and/or my pay gets better.

my mom's been so annoying about asking me about what i think about john's friend.  she's convinced that john was trying to set jason and me up.  so not the case.  john invited a few of us down to hang out after his big test.  i get so frustrated when she asks about it.  i think she's worried that i won't find a guy to marry and heaven forbid won't have grandchildren to spoil.  in due time mom.  i'm just following cousin dien's and nga's footsteps by marrying late that's all!

finally it feels like spring.  love it!

have faith.