I've decided.

poster from: positive-posters.com

While this may be the ONLY thing I have decided on, (what exactly my Music Therapy job will be, when I'm taking the test, ceremony music are all still on the "to-do list") I thought it's a pretty important one. I found this website (positive-posters.com) today. It's pretty cool. A lot of their posters (all designed by different people) are political in nature, and although this blog is not the space for me to express my political opinions, this site has a number of positive attitude posters that are begging to be shared.

I thought that being an intern was a sort of "no-man's land"/"in-between-ville" for a long time, but the place that really fits that description is right after you complete your internship if you don't have a job lined up. That's where I'm hanging out right now. But I will be taking this time to look for/start/plan my Music Therapy move into Birmingham, fulfill some of my creative desires, and finish planning my wedding. I miss the little kiddos, but this extra time for me to get ready just means that I will be that much more prepared to start my Music Therapy program/private practice/whatever-it-will-be. And I'm more than okay with that.

poster from: positive-posters.com

it's The Final Countdown

Hopefully now everyone is singing "bah-duh-bah-duh bah-duh-bah-bah-bah".
You're welcome.

I have 5 days left of my internship. Count 'em: monday.tuesday.wednesday.thursday.friday.
FIVE DAYS


I'm currently in that excited/sad state that comes with the end of anything big. I am excited to become board certified and excited to finish my wedding plans, but I'm sad to go. I love that hospital! It's the bee's knees, and it's wonderful being able to work with kids every day and actually be doing Music Therapy with them.


So much has changed since my first day here (June 13). I have grown as a person and Music Therapy student in a million ways. Way back in June I made a list of things I wanted to accomplish wilst interning in Kansas City. So let's see how I did:

1. be the best intern they have ever seen: well, I'm not sure what they would say about it, my definition sure holds up to this being a CHECK! I have learned a ton of new music, primarily Selena, Taylor, and Justin, and have really expanded my bag of tricks.
2. develop lasting connections with my supervisors at the hospital (and doctors, and nurses...): once again, this is a CHECK! Not so much on the nurses front, but I have definitely "made friends" with my supervisors and one of the doctors on staff. They will never be rid of me now!
3. learn all that I can so that I can start my own program at a hospital one day: CHECK! This was actually the big, fat project I had to complete that I will talk more about later. I had to propose starting a Music Therapy program at a hospital. It was a great experience because it gave me a trial run of everything. 
4. make awesome friends who want to go see Harry Potter with me: CHECK! We were first in line at the showing we went to (NOT midnight)
5. be creative with my new apartment furnishings: definitely check. it's a studio apartment. Creativity is KEY
6. find all the cool, artsy, inexpensive places to visit, shop, eat, explore: so I haven't found all of them, but I have found some. A good number of fun, artsy places in Kansas City are just right up the road from me. So... check?
7. bounce ideas off of my friends who are all in their mt internships: Check! well, more of a small check. We have all been so busy that it has been tricky to talk to one another. 
8. find Alabama fans to watch the games with this season: big,fat, no. I don't think they exist here. 
9. know the bus system like the back of my hand: CHECK! 
10. oh, and finish planning my wedding?: well, I did a little bit... 

I think I did pretty well with my list. I learned a bunch and grew in ways that don't really fit into the above catergories. My internship has been such a fabulous experience, and I am very lucky that I got to intern at my FIRST CHOICE of places.

Pretty soon I will be embarking on the next chapter of my story. The road to MT-BC!!