Twenty-Something Resolution, Week Nine

LATE POST!!  Actually, I kinda missed the whole month of March.  But I did not miss out on my task, just the documentation.  It'll come.

Anyway, the first week of March brought not so much a "new thing" but an "out of my comfort zone" thing.  As you might know, I have been working part time as a Music Therapist at a children's hospital for about a year and 4 months, in addition to my full time job as a Music Therapist at a university hospital.  Every year in March, the children's hospital holds a memorial service for the beautiful patients that pass away every year.  This is my second memorial service to participate in, but this was the first one in which I knew the children being remembered and honored.  It was a beautiful service, and I felt so humbled to be a part of this beautiful day.

I had a little band of musicians, and we practiced for several weeks.  We performed "Wildflowers" by Tom Petty during the service.  The emotions were overwhelming and as I was singing the words, "you belong in that home by and by..." I almost lost it.  These kids were amazing, so full of love and life, and so resilient and hopeful.  It was powerful to look out at their loved ones, and realize that they graciously allowed me to be a part of their children's lives during their journey, and now during their healing journey.

Near the end of the song, I cried.  In front of everyone, still on stage, still performing the last chords of the song, tears were rolling.

You can't do this job and not be come away changed!  I am so thankful for the opportunities I have to be changed by my patients and their families.

Twenty-Something Resolution, Week Eight

This post comes late due to a stomach bug.  But I'm better, now!

So, the eighth week of the year brought two new things.  One, I cooked bacon without burning it!!

Every time I try to make it, I end up either burning it or I don't get it cooked all the way and it's too soggy.  But I got it right this time!  My trick this time was to make it in the oven instead of skillet.  So from now on, I will bake bacon.  Bake the bacon.

The other new thing I did, which I realize is similar to a few weeks ago, but it's still different and new, is I got the make up consultant to hook me up.  I was actually really nervous, because I really don't know how to do make up and everything I thought I knew was apparently very wrong.  I was also nervous because it involved talking to strangers.  She started off by asking what I do, and I just told her I was a therapist at the hospital, because it's really exhausting explaining Music Therapy.  Anyway, when she started working on me, she asked if I wanted to start wearing makeup because I was falling for one of my patients...  NO!! Absolutely NOT!  That's illegal.  Then she told me that only a consultant can pick the right colors because they've been trained.  (Lady, it's just makeup.  You're not curing cancer.  Let me pop that ego for you.)  And then I felt like she put way too much makeup on, but she said it looked good.  Anyway, she made me take a selfie.  Here are the results:

It doesn't look like me, but I've been told I look nice.  Still, just like last time, this probably won't be a regular thing.