I haven’t posted in a week! Ah!

Trust me I have wanted to post but I’ve been busy with the move… let’s talk about that.

On Friday night we got the keys to our new apartment, so all week we were packing things into boxes and getting everything squared away for the move. Since we just moved to a different apartment within the same complex, things were pretty simple but we still had a lot to do.

Anyway, Andrew and I made huge progress on Friday night by just filling up our cars with boxes and transferring them to the new place. On Saturday morning we picked up the U-haul van we rented and moved as much as we could manage until my friend and her boyfriend could come over to help us with the big stuff. By 3pm on Saturday, we were done! I spent the rest of the night unpacking and enjoying my new balcony and view.

I took a video of the apartment when it was empty but my narration is ridiculous and I don’t feel the need to share that with you guys so, once everything is unpacked and in its place I’ll do another video. Ya know, show you all a little glimpse into my life. And maybe into my fridge. Requests?

Rewind to the beginning of the week with the start of my rotation at the eating disorder facility. One thing I’ll say is that it is exactly what I expected. Seriously.

My job as an intern, as of now, is a lot of just helping out. Eating disorders are obviously a very specialized area of nutrition so I can’t do a whole lot yet, at least until I’m familiar with everything. In the mornings I take all of the girls’ food journals from the previous day and calculate their calories (which they don’t get to see, in case you were wondering). Then I’ll sit in on sessions with the dietitians until lunch. At lunch I monitor the cafeteria, signing off on trays to make sure the portions are correct, handing out condiments and keeping an eye out for suspicious behavior. After, I typically help out with one of the group sessions for the day. My favorite so far is the cooking group, which is for several of the patients that have reached a higher level in treatment and recovery. They make a meal from start to finish, then afterwards they process and discuss their feelings toward everything.

I don’t really have a whole lot to say just yet about this rotation because I’m trying to absorb as much as I can. Like I said before, eating disorders are what initially sparked my interest in studying dietetics and nutrition so I really need to see if this is what I want to do. Already I can say it is much more relaxed than working in a hospital, so I’m liking that. A lot.

Have you moved recently, or are you soon? Tell me about it!