Dear Diary

Today was a tough day. It started out where I didn't even feel like making that 50 minute morning trek through that East Bay traffic. For a fleeting moment, I had considered calling in sick, but then I had to get some paperwork signed by my Clinical Instructor, so I could turn in my monthly time sheet on Monday to school. I realized that all new jobs are tough- the learning curve just sucks. And everyday, things would get a little easier, then one day, everything will just make sense and flow- kind of like learning math!

The day began pretty nicely. My fellow rad student called in sick, so I wouldn't have to be competing for any cases today. I managed to work with a few techs that have been stand-offish for the past few days. I was even able to impress them! On top of that, they even said "please" and "thank you" to me!

Later, while I was trying to be helpful by restocking the darkroom bins with film, I accidentally stocked one of the sizes with the wrong type film- I put duplicating film in place of the regular stuff, so when x-rays were taken, the exposures didn't come out at all. Luckily only a few x-rays were taken, before we figured out what was going on, but I felt so bad and so small. That was a bad way to end my day.

Next week will be better. Every day, I learn a little more and get more comfortable with the techs I'm working with. They're warming up to me, so they're starting to teach me more. In time, in the not so distant future, things will seem a lot better. I can't wait for that day to arrive!