New clinician at Anchorage community mental health services

Today I took a drug test and was fingerprinted in order to show my hopeful new employer that I am an upstanding citizen, worthy to be hired. I interviewed for this job about two weeks ago, looks like I'll start next week. I'll be a mental health clinician for the main MH agency in Anchorage, working with adults who have long-term, pretty severe mental health problems. I'll be helping them set up and maintain stable housing while they work through other pressing issues in their lives. I'm excitied about it because a lot of my day will be out of the office, spending time with the clients at their homes/house searching.

we'll see how it goes. my first full-time, grown up job with an office and a phone!

First snow on Mat Peak

This happened this weekend -- summer's over in Alaska

Anniversary

Three years ago today, me and and my sister amy and most of my worldly possessions packed in the Tealmobile rolled in to Palmer, Alaska. So, I'm celebrating by ushering a play with friend Laura at the Valley playhouse in Wasilla -- i think the play is Bearfoot in the Park. should be a good time!

My new phone

yesterday i got rid of my first-ever cell phone, which i'd had for 3.5 years, and got this fancy thing. the pictures aren't too bad, i can even email them from my phone!!!

Belay on?

Yesterday friend Bobbie Jo and I went to the Alaska Rock Gym and for and hour and 1/2 learned how to belay (anchor down someone who's climing with a rope). We passed the test and got laminated cards to carry with us in the event someone needs a spur-of-the-moment certified belay-er.