Sub work

After Christmas I was able to find some subbing jobs at a couple different offices here in Bloomington. Since the office I normally work at 3 days a week was going to be closed for two weeks at Christmas/New year’s I decided it would be nice to put myself out there.

My first job was at a pediatric dentist’s office and I was very excited but also a little nervous. I have been a dental hygienist now for 9 years and worked for the first 4 1/2 years at a general dentist working with many children. Now for the last 5 years I have worked for periodontist which has meant I only see adults. I remember loving working with kids but at times it can also be very stressful. I had my kid books packed just in case we would be waiting for the dentist but we had no time to use them! I believe I heard the front staff say that we would be seeing 86 patients that day in 8 hours time. Wow! We were so busy there wasn’t even time to get a drink of water!

It was great though! I really enjoyed working there, the kids were great (I only had one 5 year old boy cry), the staff was very helpful and the dentist was very nice. I really hope that they call me back to work with them again!

The second job was at a general dentist’s office which was also very nice. Again a very nice staff and great patients. This day was much slower paced with myself only seeing 6 patients. I also hope that they call me again to come fill in when they need me.

In case you are confused as to why I am filling in at other offices, my current job has a lot of “vacation time.” And while at the moment I am still allowed to come in and work I thought it would only be beneficial to get myself out there and meet other offices and dentists. I am not looking for another job but if I ever need to, it will be nice to know some people.

Since I worked the Thursday and Friday after Christmas in Bloomington that meant that Liam stayed in Canton with my mom, sisters and his cousins. I’m pretty sure that he did not miss me or Evan one bit!