In case you haven’t been reading, I love being in a hospital. I really do.

But it’s time to move on.

This week I have a new challenge; I’ll be back in food service for the next rotation. It really isn’t my favorite aspect of dietetics, so I’m not thrilled about this. However, I am excited to do something different, and I know that the staff we’ll work with is great. Really, I love food and I love cooking, but I don’t love all the little things that we’re responsible for worrying about, such as cooking/cooling temperatures and the right way to clean a pot and budgeting a menu. Ehh. The little details behind the scenes of a restaurant that nobody really wants to think about. But I guess somebody has to. That “somebody” is me, but just for six weeks!

Alright, enough complaining. The good stuff? We get to sleep in a little bit, since we don’t have to be there until 10 a.m. every day. YESSS. We don’t have to drive very far, and we’ll be avoiding some of the morning rush-hour traffic. We are provided with free lunch every day. Free food? That’s what we do like about food service. We get to plan a themed meal!! I’m from the Southwest (now living in the Northeast), and really don’t get a taste of my favorite foods often enough. My partner is in the same boat, so….guess what our theme is?? Yup, Southwestern food. Tacos, enchiladas, quesadillas, green-chili sauce, salsa, Spanish rice……Yum. That is the good stuff.

I know that it’s pretty rare to have a job that you love everything about. There will always be things you don’t want to do, or be responsible for.  I also know that having a job for a short six weeks is unrealistic, and in the real-world you just have to stick it out.  I know that something about this change will pleasantly surprise me, as that seems to be happening over and over throughout this journey.  This is just another transition, just taking us one step further.

Posted by Mary Ellen Nunes at 02/10/2009 02:08:44 PM