Priorities

I guess it has been a while. Blogging and reading blogs has fallen lower and lower on my radar in the past few months, although not for any one reason. Things that have been on my radar:

1. The California Board of Psychology. Not only did the board take 7 weeks to process my licensure application (after saying it would take 4-6), they then waited another week before sending my verification to the testing company. This is a big deal to me because until the testing company hears from the board, I absolutely have made no progress towards taking my licensing exam, which I have been studying for since January.

2. The Licensing Exam. Studying for it since January. When people ask me what my hobbies are, it is hard to remember life with hobbies.

3. Job Search. Not that easy to find a job in my field, particularly around the Bay Area. I could go into private practice, but there are two drawbacks. The first is practical: it takes money to start a private practice, and it takes many insurance companies 1-2 years post-licensure to put you on their panels. Second, I don't wanna. I want to be in an agency with lots of peeps. It's more fun that way.

4. Moving? I'm outing us a bit here, because I don't know that Captain Awesome has said anything about this on his blog. But there it is, we're thinking of moving out of the area in pursuit of reasonable home prices and more manageable living expenses. This actually belongs higher on this list, because it is occupying a lot of mental energy at present.

5. As Always, My Job. Still working very hard with very sad, intense, painful cases. Oh, and having to say goodbye to kids who will A) really miss me and are angry and sad that I'm leaving, and B) are not "all better", and in some cases are in worse shape than they were when I initially started treatment. That is a hard, hard prospect.

For those few, few readers out there, this is where I've been and what I've been doing.