Friday, November 4, 2011

And she's back!

Yes, I am back after a short break. Since my last post, I have moved to New Mexico, where I am working as a CNA at a nursing home. I'm at the point where I want to pick up on my Peace Corps application. I like my job okay, just not exactly the place where I work. But I knew I was moving out here for an indefinite amount of time. I wanted a break after college, and that's what I've been doing. I'm basically a workaholic these days, trying to save up for a summer trip to the Philippines with my best friend. We want to go for about two months, and then I want to do the Peace Corps.

Soooo. I have submitted my personal statement about some counseling I had in the spring (only two sessions, so I'll be very surprised if this is a problem). I also e-mailed the counselor I saw some forms the Peace Corps asked her to fill out. Once those are sent in, the last thing I have to do is get ANOTHER CBC. Hopefully, my iron levels will be okay. I've been taking my multivitamin with iron, and I'm trying to eat lots of iron foods. I'm not a vegetarian, but red meat is just kind of nasty to me sometimes. I'm going to try to eat lots of hamburgers and spinach in the next few weeks, though :). I ate clams today (45% of your recommended daily iron needs, just FYI).

I think taking a few months off from the Peace Corps application has been good for me. I realized... guess what? I REALLY WANT TO DO THIS.