working

i got my hygiene license in the mail june 2nd. and then june was the longest month of my life. I signed up with 2 different dental temp agencies that promised to get me some work (and i still continue to call and hound them for work and nada). I printed off copies of my resume and went around to all the dental offices in the area and handed it out in person, and i applied to any sort of hygiene job i could find. despite all my efforts i got nothing. not one phone call. not one temp job. not one e-mail. not one interview. and not one day of work. it was frustrating, discouraging, and depressing.

then july came. after our awesome july 4th weekend away, i came home on july 5th to a call for an interview. the next day i got another call for an interview and that day i had my first interview for a hygienist job. the next week i got a call for a temp job from my friend and the day after that i worked my first day as a dental hygienist:) the next week i had 2 interviews for hygiene jobs. the next week i worked for a day at another office and had my 2nd day working as a hygienist--they paid me on the spot and that same day my check from my first temp job came in the mail:) and this week i have a working interview on tuesday and i'm working for another office on thursday!

it took a while but things are finally happening. slowly. but their happening.

here's a little gem from my first day working:
i walked into the operatory and the patient was a guy around my age. they had tvs in the room so he was switching the channels and found one he liked.
guy: "do you wanna watch enemy of the state with me?" (i have to clean his teeth so whatever he chooses to watch while i'm in there means i "watch" it too)
me: "haha sure"
guy: "are you married or single?"
me: "i'm married"
guy: "aww thats too bad, i was gonna say that this could count as our first date."
me: "ohh yah sorry..."

...awkward silence...

me: "okaayy go ahead and open for me..."

my first hygiene checks!!