my life as an EHS...

So...
It's been a crazy past 1.5 weeks. Bri is now out of the hospital and feeling much better. She was diagnosed with Crohn's, but has adjusted well because she is amazing. Now if she can only get home from Chicago with all of this crazy, blizzardy, weather.
In the midst of all this, I started my new job at the health department. So far it has been fun. There is a lot of variety to the job, so it will be hard to get bored. That also means I have a TON to learn (which is also good). A lot of it is learned by going out with other Environmental Health Specialists and observing what they do. I've accompanied them on several food inspections, a couple of home inspections, and some septic system samplings (not as bad as it sounds-just dipping a cup into the water that flows out of the tank after being treated). Traveling to the different locations really breaks up the day, so it's usually over before I know it. It really beats sitting behind a desk for 8 hours, staring at the clock! My co-workers are fun and very helpful. I can't wait to get out on my own (maybe in a few months)!