An Update

So the Provena (cardiology job) didn't really work out...I never heard anything from them either way, which I find pretty irritating...and I heard from a friend that a classmate had accepted the position...so, on to Carle. I interviewed with HR on Friday, and I think that went really well. Dawn, the HR nursing recruiter and I seemed to really be on the same page, and she acts like she will find a way to employ me, one way or another. Also on Friday I had an interview on North Tower 6 at Carle, with the nursing manager of that unit. NT6 is a geriatric medical unit, and while I'm sure (much like my past summer internship) I would be good at it, and eventually grow to kind of like it, geriatric medicine has nothing to do with Maternal-Child stuff so I'm not crazy about the idea of starting there. Yesterday I had an interview with OB (meaning post-partum/newborn nursery, eventually rotating to antepartum and labor and delivery as well). I felt like it went really well (but at this point in the game, your guess is as good as mine), and she has 6 positions open, so I think I have pretty good odds. Since I am the proud tennant of a lovely house for the next year in Urbana, this would really be the best job I could ask for, and a great transition (to a bigger&better NICU/town) in the future.

Speaking of house...I spent the end of last week and most of the weekend painting and getting ready to move in on Friday! The bedroom is a plum-sort of purple/mauve color (pics soon!) and the main living space is a light beige/sand sort of color. It really brightens up the space and makes it feel a bit more like mine. I've been taking carloads of stuff over for the past few days, yet my apartment still appears to be FULL! I have a few last minute tasks to complete and then moving day is here! Once I have things out of boxes I'll post more pictures, and I'll try and get some up of the color changes asap. In the mean time, keep your fingers crossed and your prayers sent about the OB job-I really really want this one!