Hurry Up and Wait

Oh, there will be more waiting. After I pass the class the school will set up a testing date for the state exam. There is only one examiner in the Dallas area. Our instructor informed us that it will be 30 to 60 days after passing the class before we can take the state exam.

We can work after only 16 hours of instruction, but the home that I want to work at requires that I be certified before I start working.

My plan is to keep working at Schlotzsky's (damn hat and apron.) In August I will inform my boss about my school and request two weeks off in order to take my class. My class will be held Monday-Friday from 7:30 to 3:30. I can work Saturday and Sunday during those two weeks. After I am certified I will get a job at the nursing home. I want the 10-6 shift. I will work from 3-9 at Schlotzsky's and then work from 10-6 at the nursing home.

I have to do this for a little while in order to get an apartment. The apartment requires six months on the job (Schlotzsky's) and it requires that I make three times the rent (nursing home job.) Once I am in the apartment and I see that I can handle the CNA job then I will quit Schlotzsky's .

I will burn the hat and apron. I know...we'll have a party.