No More Hoops
I am retired now and although I enjoyed my career I am celebrating that I’m no longer required to jump through so many hoops in order to provide services for people with disabilities. I will miss the people … but not the hoops. My retirement is not going to include any hoop jumping.
When I need to purchase food or other supplies I will no longer have to itemize it on a form and make sure it is billed to the correct client in the correct program under the contract. No more petty cash register for me. I can spend what is in my wallet without writing it down! Whoopeeee! I can drive around town without a clip board collecting information on where, when, and who I am transporting. I don’t have to have unannounced people stopping by to see if the home is sanitized and clean or that all occupants are following their written plans. I won’t be posting my menues a month in advance and writing up a “good reason” should I want to change it on a Friday night. I can play with toys that aren’t age appropriate and decorate my room with disney characters or clowns if I want (although I don’t want to do that).
Of course, I will no longer be getting a paycheck every 2 weeks either. As soon as the retirement kicks in that won’t hurt as bad, and in two years I can collect social security if it is still there, which I am assured it will be.
I think I’m going to like this new life. It feels good to go to bed without my mind running over and over and over the things I have to do the next day. It feels a lot different to be home and not be sick
