This weekend our university Dental Hygiene Program sponsored Kiddie Clinic for the community. This community event was essentially for children between the ages of 6 months and 12 years. We provided several different services including: dental exams, cleanings, and application of sealants all at a discounted price. The great thing about this event was that people without insurance were given the opportunity to get long awaited cleanings without having to pay an arm and a leg for the services rendered. It was definitely a great way to get our name out to the community and provide these services for children in need.
Our theme was the Disney movie "The Incredibles" so our whole clinic was decked out in posters of pictures from the movie, which definitely created a fun and welcoming atmosphere for the children. I was fortunate enough to have been nominated as the gal to provide entertainment for the children. So I dressed up as the tooth fairy for the children. I would like to think that I was a hit at the event. It was great to see that I was able to help the little kids feel at ease about going into the clinic to get work done on their teeth just by talking to them and giving them ideas about what to expect when they are in the chair. Hopefully, I put a big smile on their faces and they enjoyed their experience.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
Life of a College Student....Again
It's hard adjusting from a life in the real world to a life as a college student. It seems as though there is never enough time in a day to accomplish more than just school work and studying for exams. Often times, the past leisurely pleasures are missed, such as going to the movies, going on shopping sprees after the paycheck is direct deposited into your account, or just hanging around the house and doing absolutely nothing. It does, however, leave you with a great feeling of accomplishment and it makes for an even greater sensation knowing that you are one step closer to fulfilling your dreams and goals in life.
I guess it's wrong for me to complain about not having a life at the current moment. After all, I'll have more time in the near future to do as I please for as long as I would like. I just have to keep my head up, put all my faith in God, and keep telling myself that all of my hard work will pay off one day.
So today, I am reminded that I am fortunate to have been given the opportunity to fulfill my dreams. Big toothy smiles for my blessings.
I guess it's wrong for me to complain about not having a life at the current moment. After all, I'll have more time in the near future to do as I please for as long as I would like. I just have to keep my head up, put all my faith in God, and keep telling myself that all of my hard work will pay off one day.
So today, I am reminded that I am fortunate to have been given the opportunity to fulfill my dreams. Big toothy smiles for my blessings.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
The Sun Is Shining
I finally got a chance to chat with my roommate about our situation and it seems as though we've pretty much got things settled....I think. He's a much bigger person than I am and can be mistaken as very intimidating individual. It's a good thing he doesn't intimidate me whatsoever. I am not about to let some big, ex-military dude try and push me down. But in either case, I think things will look up from now on. We've come to and understanding with one another, and I am hoping that things will change for the better. He claims that he will be moving out either by the end of the month or the middle of next month, we'll see about that one :-p
Anyways, after a mild snow storm yesterday, things are looking beautiful outside with the sun shining nice and bright. Today will be a great day :-)
Anyways, after a mild snow storm yesterday, things are looking beautiful outside with the sun shining nice and bright. Today will be a great day :-)
Frustrations
It may seem odd that the first blog I write is about frustrations, but I really needed to clear my head before I explode!
I live in a house with three male roommates owned by my family. We live in a really nice, family-oriented neighborhood, but our backyard is not fenced off because my family finds it unnecessary to seek funds and put up a fence for the backyard if the plan is to keep the house for only another two years. Three of us have dogs and of the three dogs, two are potty trained. The dog that is not potty trained has a kennel that she can easily be placed in while no one is present in the house. However, my roommate finds it unnecessary to keep her in the kennel while he is gone, which results in the dog having "accidents" in the house. With all of the members of the household being college students, it is a constant battle trying to find the time to retreat back to the house and allow the dogs to relieve themselves. I have constantly confronted my roommate about my concerns of his dog having "accidents" in the house. He, however, finds it necessary to become defensive towards me about me expressing my concerns to him even though he is hardly ever home to take care of his dog and he has NEVER once had to clean up after his dog because he's never home!
Yesterday, he literally came home at 4:30pm and stayed for about an hour and a half to let his dog out and watch television on the couch. Then he left his dog roaming around the house and didn't come back until about 11pm later that night. I think I let his dog outside at least 5 times before I put her back in the kennel and before he came home that night. And to top everything off he left the house again with his dog roaming around freely. He sent me a message requesting that I not keep the dog in her kennel anymore because he claims that "I" keep her in there too much. I replied and said that I disliked the smell of rotten canine feces in the house ESPECIALLY when it was left sitting on the carpet too long. That's the worst because that's when the smell soaks into the carpet and it lingers in the house for days, weeks, sometimes even months. How can anyone tolerate living in a house that smells awful? I'm embarrassed to have people come over because it constantly smells like a dog kennel. He explained that he let his dog out three times that day and claims that she pooped twice, but honestly, how can you tell with a dog when you're never home to take care of her? I said that I would leave her kennel open, but if she pooped in the house again, I didn't want her to roam freely without him being home. He claims that I was "threatening" him, when clearly I wasn't. I was simply trying to compromise. He HATED the fact that I even made a suggestion. So I told him that it was probably better to find a place that would be better for her. He hated that idea too. He said that I was doing a bad job of handling the situation and that it wasn't the right way for roommates to communicate with one another. I have talked to him about this problem several times in the past and have been very patient with him. To this day, nothing has been done to help out with this situation. He said that it wasn't a situation that should be "my way or the highway"
Excuse me, but this is my family's house and you pay rent. I literally was doing him a HUGE favor by letting him and his dog into our house. When he first came in he said that he would be looking for a place with a Master bedroom and a yard while he was living here, which obviously hasn't been happening. He even said that he would only live here until December 2010. It's April 2011.... what happened? I'm fed up and irritated to the max. Am I in the wrong?
Unfortunately, today, we will not be having a perfect smile
I live in a house with three male roommates owned by my family. We live in a really nice, family-oriented neighborhood, but our backyard is not fenced off because my family finds it unnecessary to seek funds and put up a fence for the backyard if the plan is to keep the house for only another two years. Three of us have dogs and of the three dogs, two are potty trained. The dog that is not potty trained has a kennel that she can easily be placed in while no one is present in the house. However, my roommate finds it unnecessary to keep her in the kennel while he is gone, which results in the dog having "accidents" in the house. With all of the members of the household being college students, it is a constant battle trying to find the time to retreat back to the house and allow the dogs to relieve themselves. I have constantly confronted my roommate about my concerns of his dog having "accidents" in the house. He, however, finds it necessary to become defensive towards me about me expressing my concerns to him even though he is hardly ever home to take care of his dog and he has NEVER once had to clean up after his dog because he's never home!
Yesterday, he literally came home at 4:30pm and stayed for about an hour and a half to let his dog out and watch television on the couch. Then he left his dog roaming around the house and didn't come back until about 11pm later that night. I think I let his dog outside at least 5 times before I put her back in the kennel and before he came home that night. And to top everything off he left the house again with his dog roaming around freely. He sent me a message requesting that I not keep the dog in her kennel anymore because he claims that "I" keep her in there too much. I replied and said that I disliked the smell of rotten canine feces in the house ESPECIALLY when it was left sitting on the carpet too long. That's the worst because that's when the smell soaks into the carpet and it lingers in the house for days, weeks, sometimes even months. How can anyone tolerate living in a house that smells awful? I'm embarrassed to have people come over because it constantly smells like a dog kennel. He explained that he let his dog out three times that day and claims that she pooped twice, but honestly, how can you tell with a dog when you're never home to take care of her? I said that I would leave her kennel open, but if she pooped in the house again, I didn't want her to roam freely without him being home. He claims that I was "threatening" him, when clearly I wasn't. I was simply trying to compromise. He HATED the fact that I even made a suggestion. So I told him that it was probably better to find a place that would be better for her. He hated that idea too. He said that I was doing a bad job of handling the situation and that it wasn't the right way for roommates to communicate with one another. I have talked to him about this problem several times in the past and have been very patient with him. To this day, nothing has been done to help out with this situation. He said that it wasn't a situation that should be "my way or the highway"
Excuse me, but this is my family's house and you pay rent. I literally was doing him a HUGE favor by letting him and his dog into our house. When he first came in he said that he would be looking for a place with a Master bedroom and a yard while he was living here, which obviously hasn't been happening. He even said that he would only live here until December 2010. It's April 2011.... what happened? I'm fed up and irritated to the max. Am I in the wrong?
Unfortunately, today, we will not be having a perfect smile
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