1 year down, 2 to go!

And it’s a wrap!

First year of Occupational Therapy School—DONE!

Whew!—they told me it would be hard but I had no idea just how hard it would be—not just academically but it was just so…. grueling. But we did it and I am SO proud of my entire class. Everyone worked so hard and yet remained so kind…I really do have the best class. In fact, they are now much more than a class—they are my best friends and family. They are the people I have to be with while I’m in school but that I choose to be with when I’m not.

And it looks like my plan of being a "B" girl worked out pretty well. I just found out my final grade in two of the classes I was most worried about and I managed to pull out B's on those finals. Still awaiting the other 3 but so far it looks like I'll have all B's and one A.

and it really was worth it. I did a lot of extra-curricular activities and kept up with my social life pretty well and it really was worth it to make those B's. 

I am now officially an OT2! If the next two years go by as fast as this year has—I’ll be a working professional in no time!

Speaking of professions—

I’ve realized a lot about myself this past year. I am SO grateful I choose the profession I did because I love it. And it totally fits me. I’ll get to do something I love and have so much variety and so many options and settings to choose from…

BUT….

The real reason I choose Occupational Therapy to begin with was because of the strong component in mental health. In fact, way back in time, that was our first line of work—in the mental health field. It’s actually taken a back seat to that field in the past few decades but it’s still there.

It’s no secret that I love to study people. I love to dig and prod and figure out why people do what they do. I guess I have always been obsessed with the human condition. I love studying behavior. I love studying assessments. I really love studying different profiles (Criminal Minds is my favorite show after allJ) I love studying what makes people come alive—I love watching people come alive.

So, I’ve realized that my ultimate dream job is to become a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist—which is a more specialized field of Clinical Psychology.

Which means---I have to get yet another Masters and Doctorate and then a ton of specialized training to be a certified CBT.

So this is definitely my 10 year plan. I will most definitely work as an OT for a few years before I go back to school. But I just get so excited thinking about it—I’ve been studying different methods and techniques (at night when I was supposed to be studying for finals).

Anyway—back to real life:

I have 3 glorious weeks until I go back to school for our summer term.

And what I am most looking forward to is getting back into a routine.  (I know, hardly what you expected to hear from a student, right?)

I just got so out of my normal routine the past month with my leg being injured and the extra stress of school and I literally fed my body poison (in the form of Ben & Jerry’s) and stayed stressed out to the core.

I’m ready to start jogging again, go back to Pure Barre and yoga on a daily basis—go back to eating my normal plant based diet (I’ve eaten out for the past 2 weeks—wait, month! I seriously don’t want to eat out again for a long

time). I’m ready to get on board, baby!

I have lots of fun activities and dates coming up with lots of people I love. My weekends are already full—of festivals, weddings, parties—May is such a celebratory month.

To all of my class, CONGRATS!!


To all of my amazing friends and family that encouraged me and held my hand through this first year--THANK YOU! I could not have done it without all my many cheerleaders!

I look forward to this coming year.

But until then,

I’m about to sit back and watch Sherlock, The Wire, and Breaking Bad.

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