hey look at me go....

so it isn't the end of the month and i am blogging again. wahoo. first off this last week was just about as crazy as the week before. my boss got sick from all the sick people at albertsons. come to find out late this week, they all have the swine flu now. good thing my boss got her shot. she did work most of the week, so i wasn't nearly as stressed out. and i got a small thank you from my store manager & my boss. it was a nice thank you and i am excited to use it. now just on what since the where is already in place.
this week is going to be a long week. i have class every night including friday night. but hey, at least i won't have class on thanksgiving, right. i do have lab on thursday this week and it should be a good lab. we get to look at the lower limb and i think review a bit on the upper limb too. i can't remember exactly which. i just know that the os coxa (hip) and the femur bones have a lot of landmarks that aren't exactly the easiest to find or remember.
i have advanced massage only once this week, but guess what we get to start on tuesday..... acupressure! i am really excited for it. acupressure is a total energy modality. you put pressure on different points on the body and has different effects. i will tell you all more about it as i actually learn about it. i am just excited! so this week's class schedule is anatomy, acupressure, acupressure, anatomy lab, and advanced massage.
good thing i get to end my week with massage. i just hope we get more than 35 min like we had thursday. but speaking of this past thursday..... we set up like we will for clinicals. this means we pull the curtains and make little booths. we played out the entire time we actually did hands on like it was clinicals. i was on the table first and had a pretty good massage. then it was my turn to be the therapist. since we were still technically in class, we had to pull the curtains back half way so our teacher could still see if we needed help or corrections made.
we had some sick people in class that couldn't afford to miss the class, but couldn't get or give bodywork. so they sat out and watched everybody. learn by observation. well, i looked up once and noticed all the sick people were gathered around my booth. they were all watching me. kinda creepy, but i didn't think much of it. i just smiled and kept working. the session ended and we were cleaning up the classroom. i got my feedback from my client and then proceeded to help finish putting the classroom back in order.
my teacher came up to me and said, "you are amazing if you didn't already know that, you should." my reaction, "oh, um, thanks."
my insides were screaming, "really? i am amazing? i don't even know if i know what i am really doing yet." so i started thinking about it. i had seen my teacher pass by my booth a few times and then i saw my classmates gathered around. i think my teacher told them to come watch me. to come learn by watching me. what does this mean...HOLY CRAP!!! my teacher thinks i am good, and not just good, amazing! wow!!! i am still in shock. i don't want to brag because i am still a student and still have plenty more to learn. i just wanted to share that exciting news. it makes me feel more confident now as a massage therapist practitioner.
zach tells me all the time how great i am. everyone that i have been fortunate enough to do bodywork on has also said the same. i guess i am just looking for the honest truth of someone who knows how it is supposed to feel and how i can do better. now i know that i am actually on track to becoming a fantastic therapist. i still need people to practice on. so really everyone, please i am begging...make some time when i put a time out there to let me practice. especially since i can't charge right now. if you wait, then it will be too late and you will just have to come to clinicals and pay or i get my licence and will charge you since this is my career.
i am sorry for those of you who live far away but are willing to make time. i will see what i can do. i have vacation & sick leave built up. maybe i will have to just take a weekend and make the rounds. others of you that live close(r)....what is your excuse? i have a phone. i have email. i have facebook. granted, i don't live online, nor do i wish to...which is why i always try and just say text or call me. that is the best way to get a hold of me. i generally have my phone with me. i will apologize and say now that i don't live online, and i don't live by my phone. i have a life. a very busy life. and i don't revolve around my electronics. so sue me.
i do promise that if you make the time to make time for me to come practice when i have some time posted, it will be worth it. i will call you back and see what we can do. my clinicals start in february and go until august. after january, you will just have to pay $25.00 and come to the school to see me. i won't have time otherwise. so you make the decision. (and thank you lori for driving up last night even though it was so late. i really appreciated you letting me do bodywork on you!) (erin o: thank you for letting me know that i could have called you and you would have driven down too!)
ken, joyce, christy: i will bring my table for thanksgiving. hopefully we can squeeze some time in there that i can practice on all of you :) i hate that it will be such a short visit. i am excited to see all of you again though!
and to everyone else: please see what schedule you can work with me. i would love to practice on everyone before i have to charge you. and believe me, i will try and cut some deals, but this is my career and i have bills to pay. that's life.