you try to bite your words, but they keep forming in your mouth

you try to bite your words, but they keep forming in your mouth

tracy

[12 Feb 2006|01:54pm]

training is over...joAnne my fellow supervisor trainee and i got drunk on 2 for 1 sangria night to celebrate/commiserate
so this week, tomorrow, starts the real stuff and i'm overwhelmed, wellll i'm not too sure what all i'll be doing and when i'll actually take over ALL of my many responsibilities, luckily i start the day with my supervisors and a regional meeting (amongst us supervisors of the 8 homes in my region) so maybe i'll get some tips of the trade and good ideas on what all i should be doing this week and into the future
joAnne is not a part of my region but i think we are going to meet over 2 for 1 sangrias again this week, hopefully she can become a new friend, fun!

i'm a little bit nervous for tomorrow and the upcoming week, but really there shouldn't be anything to be nervous about

with stars in her eyes

[01 Feb 2006|07:55pm]

so much time has gone by and so many changes have occured...so?

i decided to stay in wi for now, who knows?
i am currently training for my brand new full-time position as a group home supervisor, it may sound sucky to those that know about group homes but this seems so far like a really good company to be involved with and they seem to do a really good job with their homes and their clients,

at any rate, once this training gets finished, i will be in charge of a 6 resident group home for the dually diagnosed (my residents have both developmental disabilities AND mental illnesses), and i will be largely in charge of the staff that takes care of them and the house

it's strange, and i get more excited about it every day, my first day stopping into the house, my actual supervisor stopped by to give me my large key ring of necessary house keys to acess all the secret locked away closets and cabinets and said welll, feel free to do whatever you want to this house, its yours now.....so weird

but none of that really starts until this training ends, because that was my only day in the house and the rest of my time since i started 1.5 weeks ago has been a day spent shadowing another supervisor and many a day spent in the training dept learning policy procedure law and whatnots like fire safety and nonviolent physical crisis intervention etc...
the best part?? is my hours, while i've been assured things are very very flexible and i feel very fortunate to have ended up with the supervisors i did (my personal supervisors, 2 of them, are responsible for program and clinical coordination of 8 of the companies houses, and in a different region, 2 other supervisors are in charge of the other 8 houses), my general schedule is said to be 11-7 mon-fri, except for occasional weekend coverage and occasional 24/7 on-call. plus i get mileage compensation everytime i use my own car.

and that brings me to the new apartment, a lovely studio all to myself and my bug friend betsy (although she's probabbly died from starvation by now).
yes, on this past sunday with the very kind and appreciated help of my parents i moved into a studio apartment, still on the east side, in a really really nice building on prospect av

wellll, thats really all for now

1 fell to her heart|with stars in her eyes

[09 Jan 2006|04:49pm]

( lame shit about shit )

i really need to start outputing my insides better

p.s. i really think i'm almost sick and i have a bunch of professional interviews to attend starting tomorrow and lasting through wednesday

1 fell to her heart|with stars in her eyes

snack attack motherfucker [03 Jan 2006|12:07am]

[ mood | can't stop laughing ]

[ music | the chronic what? ]

mr pibb + red vines = crazy delicious

1 fell to her heart|with stars in her eyes

[14 Dec 2005|02:02am]

[ mood | asthmatic kitty cat ]

[ music | sufjan stevens - chicago ]

sunday was another cooking day, this is becoming a ritual

lentil soup yum
and tandoori seitan
so both were actually vegan and organic which was cool, but i got a bit out of hand with the tandoori...i had basically just read over a bunch of recipes for it and then decided to do my own thing, so i was nervous about it not being spicy enough and in turn made it just about almost tooo spicy...oops! it was edible though and it's been being munched on for the past few days and more will be eaten, so not exactly a disaster

things are things as usual

and....
( i think this is silly )

otherwise, volunteering this morning was fun, it's been a lot of fun lately, i was actually writing some about it this afternoon and really started to realize how much i'm going to miss it, i've become so accustomed to being surrounded by these people, and they amuse and entertain me so much

i probably have more to say but i have to pee real bad, and then figure out why i'm not tired when i should be, and then maybe go to bed

3 fell to her heart|with stars in her eyes

mmmmmmm [05 Dec 2005|03:36pm]

[ mood | mew? ]

welll, yesterday i got the cooking bug and i made soup from scratch for probably the first time ever (african sweet potato and peanut soup)...and it actually came out good (i think), and i used all organic products which i felt pretty good about

but what i wanted to share was this because it was so easy and came out really good...
i also made a pizza and i got this recipe for super quick and easy pizza dough and here it is:

2 cups of flour
1 cup of whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon of baking powder
12 oz of beer
(i used a can of high life cuz thats all i had)

mix it all together, spread it onto a greased cooking sheet (pizza pan, whatever), top with whatever, and cook for about 20-25 minutes

it was my first one and it was pretty good, except i think the crust might be a little bland and i would suggest spicing it, i tried to a little but i think i didn't put enough in, you can put garlic, oregano, basil, crushed red pepper, that sorta thing in it, or obviously whatever you want or think would be good
also, the dough itself is pretty sticky so it was a bit difficult to put it in the pan, maybe that gets easier with experience, i guess you can put more flour in, or at least just put some on your hands or on top of the dough
andddd, you can probably pound it out as thin as you want and get more than one pizza out of it, i only made one cuz i like it thicker

but overall, i thought it was really good, and overall the whole process really only takes a half an hour with cooking and the rest, and i think it's a lot better of an idea than just buying frozen pizza
and i would bet you could put one together, freeze it, and bake it whenever you want
if your concerned about the crust tasting beery, you don't taste it at all, and it's really fun to watch the reaction when you pour the beer in the flour
anyway, that is all

(i made eggplant fries too, yum!)

otherwise, life is lame and i'm lame at it
well, except i had an epiphany today about negativity vs. positivity in my life, but other than that i'm still seeking my happiness and wondering how i will find it, and when i will find it, and when i will fully achieve growing up, and when i will stop dissapointing...

4 fell to her heart|with stars in her eyes

[26 Nov 2005|04:00pm]

it seems as though, whenever i'm home, especially for extended periods of time, especially for holiday weekends, i am stretched thin

not that i'm some girl of ridiculous popularity there are a few people around that i don't see that often that want to see me, that i want to see, but there is also family that wants to spend time with me, that i want to spend time with
and while i try to go out of my way to see and do as much as i can, to please everybody as well as myself, it seems no matter how hard i try i always leave dissapointment in my wake

maybe i just need to step back and say fuck it, if you want to see me tell me what the plan is, don't let me get around to it on my own time, demand action
whatever

anyway, the kitty likes her shoebox again and i like to think i had some helping hand in that
and i think the boy is on his way to realizing some of the things i have wanted him to realize on his own without too much prodding of mine....which seems quite positive

this is all for today, hopefully i can make up for some of my dissapointments before i depart

with stars in her eyes

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