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the sock fiasco

I've been seriously evaluating my clothing situation. For example, I decided I could keep, get this, 28 pairs of socks. 14 of the ankle socks I were to work in the summer, and 14 of the socks I wear in the winter. I still managed to put 10+ pairs...

Published 31 Jul 2008 9:09 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: life, moving, learning
purging - the good kind

Along with packing, comes purging; it's awesome. I'm getting rid of SO MUCH STUFF. Because I'm not in a huge hurry, I'm being picky about what goes where, but I'm definitely, definitely cutting back. I can't even begin to explain...

Published 31 Jul 2008 8:58 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: me, life, moving, learning, necessary evils
box hunt (it's like a fox hunt but better)

I still don't know if I got the apartment I applied for on Thursday. I know they contacted my employer, but other then that, nothing. No matter what though, it's time to start packing! Which means, box hunting! I remember moving when I was 5 and...

Published 31 Jul 2008 8:48 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: life, moving
detox , it's not like the movies!

I've spent the past six evening shifts working in our chemical withdrawal unit. Technically that's not supposed to happen, but because I'm not a permanent staff until August 10th, they can do what they want with me. And honestly, it's...

Published 29 Jul 2008 8:22 PM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: work, substance use, detox, social work
light as a feather, stiff as a board

For those of you who are my age or a bit older, you probably remember that after the movie the craft came out, people used to try and do the "game" "light as a feather, stiff as a board". Well, an IPDA I had a little while ago reminded...

Published 29 Jul 2008 6:59 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: work, IPDA, first aid
van patrol!!!

Okay, first of all, I have to say that most of the girls working the streets around my area don't wear boots like that, but that's besides the point I suppose. Saturday evening/night I worked a double, and it was AWESOME! I got to take a paramedic...

Published 29 Jul 2008 6:44 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: thoughts, work, nights, first aid, van patrol
Warehousing the homeless part three

Wet housing. My city needs more of it. Or well, it needs more supervised wet housing. Specifically set up to house the "unhousable". I'm not saying it's a long term fix or anything, but it's the beginning of a solution. Skid row...

Published 26 Jul 2008 5:38 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: thoughts, substance use, intoxication
mood swings and me

Every now and again I have a crazy weird mood swing. Not often, not once a month, maybe once or twice a year? It really depends. Before therapy and well, becoming not a teenager I used to be permanently this way, a mood swing was what happened when I...

Published 26 Jul 2008 5:09 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: thoughts, work, substance use, me, street ministry, emotions
writers block

I had an awesome night last night. I had a couple clients just really open up. It was hard to hear in some cases; hearing dealers talk about the young people, mothers, pregnant women they've sold to. But it was good. Good for them especially. Now...

Published 25 Jul 2008 6:38 PM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: work, substance use, evenings, detox, church, emotions
Apartment Hunting

So in amongst my fight to end homelessness, poverty, oppression and the reign of "the man", I'm apartment hunting, and panicking. Actually, I want to scream, because now it's real. ARGH! I wish that helped more. Anyway, I'm looking...

Published 24 Jul 2008 3:52 AM by Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Brand New Social Worker

Filed under: life, moving

July 2008 - Awake and Dreaming

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the sock fiasco

purging - the good kind

box hunt (it's like a fox hunt but better)

detox , it's not like the movies!

light as a feather, stiff as a board

van patrol!!!

Warehousing the homeless part three

mood swings and me

writers block

Apartment Hunting