What's new

It's been about 2 weeks since my last entry. There has and has not been alot to fill you in about. I'm moved into my apartment/townhouse in Louisville, KY. I bought a washer and dryer from Sears and I'm putting pictures/posters/artwork on my walls little by little. Slowly this place is turning into a home. It's amazing what a few little pieces on the wall will do to transform a blank white walled area into a living space. The washer and dryer are a clutch addition to the place. The 2nd weekend here in Kentucky and I was down to my last pair of underwear and desparately needed to do laundry. I spent an hour looking for a place to do my laundry. You would think that an area of the city with such a high concentration of apartment complexes would have more than 1 laundr-0-mat. This place was hidden too. Up some obscure road away from all the business. So now I can do my laundry in house and do other things while it's cleaning. Efficiency baby... I love it.

Dee came down last weekend for the first time. She liked the place. All the decorations were her doing. I don't dare put up my own b/c it will just come down in a few weeks anyway. We explored the area together and had a great time. We were at the mall on one of the days just to see what was there and we found a nice art showroom. They were selling the 50th anniversary Kentucky Derby Fest/131st Running of ... poster. The artist who created the image was at the showroom for an hour and half that day and was there when we were. He personalized the poster for us and signed it. Now we have special piece to hang up in our new home in Kentucky. It was very exciting. Now I have to wait until Memorial Day to do it again. Blah.

What else. I'm starting to see patients at work. Yup. Only 7 months behind my peers. I feel like such a loser. But during this week I've sat with a radiologist and a chiropractor in order to learn about what they expect of me when I order imaging films and when I refer to or get referals from the Chiro. The chiropractor also has volunteered his time to teach me some spinal manipulation techniques that I am authorized to do. (I am excited about this.) Then this friday I am going down to the pharmacy to learn about the drugs that I will be able to prescribe to my patients. Yup.... I get to write Rx for muscle relaxants and anti-inflammatory drugs. It's not much but it's more then the civilian PTs can do. This autonomy is one of the primary reasons that I signed up for PT in the Army. The staff and providers here in the Clinic are AWESOME and even within the hospital, all the other disciplines have been welcoming and supportive of teaching me something. This looks to be a rewarding experience. I'm excited to get established.

In other news.... only 16 days until the Kentucky Derby. Ryan.... If you need anything for me to do, let me know. I'll see what I can muster up.

Until Next time......