I had my first week at the new job and it went as expected. The first two days were at orientation, which was off-site in Richmond. Traffic up to Richmond was surprisingly easy with no traffic at all. I scored my first piece of KP swag today and some of the information provided was pretty interesting.

Wednesday was my first official day in the hospital. I left the house at 6:50am and watched the sun come up on my way in. Traffic is much lighter at that hour too. This is a view of the hospital from the freeway before I exited.

When I walked in, my desk was cleared and ready for me. I was placed right next to Teresa in a cubby by the entrance to the staff office. I get an entire corner desk with cubicle walls. It’s like moving into a mansion with a roomie already there to greet me!

Starting a new job is a little less scary when you move into and share a cubicle with someone you love. 🙂

The rest of the week went smoothly. I met a lot of the staff, enjoyed a potluck on Wednesday, got to work one-on-one with a few therapists, helped run a parent workshop, and participated in Spasticity Clinic. I worked 10 hours on Wednesday and had Thursday off (my birthday and usual day off in the week). Then I went in for my 6-hour day on Friday, got off at 1:30pm, went home to study for a couple hours, and then picked up the kids early to take them out for boba.

I think the kids and I are gonna like this new schedule!