Well move-in weekend was a little crazy. From rain and dirty trucks to broken elevators and gash in my arm, I'm all done! I woke up and saw clouds so I called my friend over right away to get the beds over ASAP before the rain starts...and fortunatly, it worked! Only a few sprinkles on the 15 minute drive over, so I can't complain! However, when we got here...the elevator was broken so we had to walk up 2 flights of stairs to get everything in. I definitely got a good workout this weekend! So now that I'm all moved-in, Meg and Jenna followed shortly! Meg moved most of her stuff on Sunday then Jenna moved her stuff on Tuesday when she got back from Colorado.
I am SO happy that moving is done. I'm excited that I have 14 months until I have to do it again...but that would be the time where I don't know where I'm going. I guess we'll have to see where everything takes me!
Speaking of changes...our media team is bringing on a media relations specialist. BOO. If only I had graduated this year, I would be golden; however, my supervisor gave me a sigh of relief letting me know that they would be looking into hiring a visability specialist next year. So we'll see what happens! I still LOVE my job, but when I get home from work, I'm tired. An 8 hour work day gets to you when you start at 8am and have to wait in 25 minutes worth of traffic getting home (I'm still getting used to the new drive home...don't like it so far.) I'm finding new ways of coming home everyday!
Other than moving in, I got to see Chris again. His game was cancelled on Friday night due to the excessive rain that we had towards the end of last week! The front page of the Dispatch, I think it was Thursday or Friday morning, was insane. I man treading through what seemed like 2-3 feet of water through German Village. Crazy, I didn't think that Central Ohio was able to flood. Luckily, it's cooled down and nice that we don't have to use the AC.
Last night I went to the Settler's opening night and I was wearing jeans and a hoodie and I was still cold! Crazy! However I'm not complaining! I could live with this weather forever! Unfortunatly, they lost, but Chris is pitching on Saturday and I'm looking forward to seeing him play then! I think his parents are coming down so I'm excited to see them! It's been since Christmas time.
Work has been busy as always, and I actually was able to stand in on a surgery on a baby boy that was barely 2 days old. His condition is called Hypo-Plastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). It's where the left part of the heart does not work, so blue blood (I think) is not pushed into the right side of the heart (I tried to comprehend what the cardiologist was talking about during the interview...trying to sound smart here, so gimme a break!) But it was really cool! Can't say I've done that before!
We had another intern start this week, so now all of the interns are in place! The work comes and goes, especially with the media part, and it definitely has improved my organization skills...which are already pretty good! I've realized something while I've been there though. Since I started in PR, I've always thought I wanted to go into an agency. I'm all about learning new things and getting my hands in a lot of different projects, and that is something that I have gotten to take part in at Children's. I'm working on several news releases, media escorts, VNR's, pretty much a little of everything! So, I'm starting to get a whole new outlook on the world of PR. I've been lucky enough to see all different aspects of PR, agency, marketing and now non-profit, and I'm learning that I enjoy being at a hospital. I'm not only learning more about PR, I'm learning about advancing medical research, different medical conditions and meeting a lot of great kids and families along the way. It's rewarding in a weird way. I'm not making an impact on their life with treating them or taking care of their illness, but I'm making their condition or their story open to the public so people know what kids are going through. I get a tear in my eye everytime I see a video at Children's because there are so many amazing children that have gone through so much and they're always so happy. They're great kids, and I think many people can learn from them.
Although I'm tired when I get home from work, and feet are sore from the heels, I love my internship and I have already learned so much in just under a month of being there. I can't thank PRSSA for giving me the opportunity to attend the OSU PaRtner's Conference to get this opportunity and all the many doors it has opened for me so far!
I hope everyone is enjoying their summer! I'll see you next time :)
OH! By the way...not only will Chris be blogging for ODU next year, as a part of his internship with the LIcking County Settlers, he will be blogging about his experience there as well. You can find it by going to their website www.settlersbaseball.com
Take care!
-Erin