On the road again...

Tomorrow is the big day, well kinda. Tomorrow morning I hit the residency interview road, heading out on a 5.5 hour drive (ugh) to Peoria, Illinois. Never been there before, so it should be fun. I hope. Who knows in 8 months I could have a job there and be moving all my stuff there. ohhh. I just thought about us moving regardless of where it might be. ick. why do i have to be such a pack rat? oh well. i have separation anxiety when it comes to stuff, i'm a keeper of momentos. i can't help it, it's genetic.

So back to this whole Illinois thing, and the interview thing. I don't know a thing about Illinois, actually tomorrow will be the first time i've even been in that state. Anyone know of any cool things to do in Peoria and surrounding areas? What's the cost of living there? Is it similar to here? So many things to consider. What's the job market like? How far is the closest Target? You know, the important things. :) I know there's a mystery blog reader from Pekin, Illinois....i think....and that's close right? Any suggestions? Do you like the area? Ahhhhh. I think i'm seriously nervous already. can you tell?

I mean, in my head i think....how can you not like me? come on...I'm awesome! lol. But then i think but it usually takes people a few days, weeks, to realize I'm a fun person. How can i get them to see that in a few 20-30 minute interviews? ACK! I think i'm making myself sick thinking about all this.

I dont like to be interviewed. It's wierd. I get wierd. Ok. I get even more wierd than normal :)
I dont like the whole "interview environment" it's always stuffy, and stiff, and awkward.
I dont like interview questions either. Do my answers really tell people about me? I feel like there are better questions to ask, better ways to get to know people. But, no one asked me.
I'm not a show stopper. So when some one ask me "why do you want to do Ob/Gyn" odds are I'm not going to be able to find the words to sound all amazing and what not. Why can't....."because i like it" work??

Enough rambling for now. I have to pack my clothes, find comfortable interview shoes, get my suit together, print my hotel confirmation, print my resume and what not, look over my application, and personal statement, and figure out a way to sell myself in a humble manner. Ugh. Follow up status report on this interview will follow this weekend. Lets hope its a good one.

side note: I started working nights two nights ago, and of course my sleep schedule SERIOUSLY jacked up. It's super hard to sleep well during the day, it's just not the same. First night was a little slow, but last night I totally delivered a baby :)) it was just as awesome as it was the first time, i watched two others also. It was a busy baby night. OH! it was so long ago (15+ hours) i almost forgot. had a patient that thought she had the flu, turns out she was preggo! yay! and not just preggo....we checked the baby with the ultrasound and as we were measuring the baby....oh oh....wait....oh yup....look there's two babies! ahhhhhHH! I LOVE the reaction you get from people when you tell them they are pregnant with twins. So awesome.

long side note. and i'm out :)