it is such a wonderful feeling that i no longer have to get up at 5:30 to get in some final studying and that my brain can finally rest and lose all the information that i've learned over the past 2 months.
as today marks the end of the first part of my journey to become a funeral director, monday will mark the beginning of the next chapter. this chapter i will call a week in the life of a funeral home. from the 26th to the 30th, i will be job shadowing at a funeral home here in the city and loving every minute of it! i think the best part about it will be getting out of the lob for a week! but seriously, this upcoming week has been the light at the end of my finals tunnel.
i've already bought my scrubs (and thanks to a friend with outrageously awesome discount powers, got 2 pairs for $20), and am off to get a suit today. i'll be helping at the funeral home in any way they want me too. prolly sitting in on a few arrangements, attending funeral/celebration services, washing cars, cleaning toilets, answering phones and the part i am most looking forward to, getting to sit in on an embalming or two! one of the reason i want to sit in on it so badly is to actually see if i have a strong enough constitution to actually do it.
for sure there is a level of curiosity involved in wanting to do this job, but ultimately, i want to be able to help people and be there for them when they need it. being able to celebrate the life of someone is awesome and i'm really looking forward to that next week.
so cross your fingers and wish me luck! i need to impress the funeral home so that they will want to hire me on the spot!
Congrats on finishing up your finals, Lyn, and on scoring the great deal on scrubs. Did you get some lame puppy dog or floral print ones??
ReplyDeleteAs far as wondering if you have the constitution to be an embalmer, IT'S A BIT TOO LATE TO BE WONDERING THAT. I'd say about $11,000 too late!
Yeah, I'm wondering about the scrub print too. Did you get rainbows? (I've seen those!) Or little hearts? Ooh, maybe skulls in florescent colors like the carrier Amy made long ago. I hope you didn't go for the plain one color ones...
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