End of Fall 2012

We finished our last fall semester at BYU and both did very well. I did pretty good on my finals and so did Blaine. This semester was a pretty stressful one for both of us. When we were done, it felt so good but it also felt so weird! We had so much time on our hands, we didn't know what to do.

The week finals started, I was offered a job with CompleteSpeech. I wasn't really looking to change jobs. I had been with Off-Campus Housing for 2 years, going on my third. I enjoyed working there, became friends with my co-workers, and loved that it was on campus (so convenient). But I received an email from my department secretary about a job opening as a blogger/social media specialist for this company. I just felt that I would really do great in that position. I also liked the idea of having something speech related on my resume. I applied, interviewed, and got the job. Leaving OCH was pretty emotional. I cried a little and so did my boss, Mereane. It was so sudden and unexpected. But I am so grateful for the time that I had there, for the things I learned, the memories created, and the wonderful people that I met who have supported me so much in school and work.

Cute Christmas gift from work!

Starting a new job during finals week was a little bit more stressful than I had anticipated. At first, I felt kind of uneasy. It was such a big change from my old job. This job is very challenging. I am on my own most of the time. There are only 5 of us in the company. I have my own office. There is no time for catching up on homework, blogging, or checking out Pinterest. It was just really different from what I had been doing for the last 2 years. So far, I've done little with social media. But I'm helping with some training videos for the product that we sell. CompleteSpeech is the only manufacturer in the world of the SmartPalate or palatometer. It's fairly new technology in the speech world, but it shows realtime feedback of tongue to palate placement while doing therapy. I think its super cool. Soon, I will learn how to make them too. This technology is great but not a lot of people know about it. So my job is to help spread the word. There has never been any official training for it, but now we are offering it. Anyway, I'm really liking it now. There are some cons to it (we rarely get holidays off), but I get paid more and work more hours which is always nice. And I'm learning a lot. If you want to learn more about CompleteSpeech (and read our blog :]) click here.

Blaine was also interviewing for several jobs to start this semester. He received an offer from US Bank, but he was going to be working 38 hours a week. He is taking a full load of credits as well as an internship on campus (20 hours a week or so). I don't know how he could've done it. Anyway, that was the end of our 2nd to last semester at BYU. We're so close to graduation - it's crazy!