Thirty-five all over again!
This past weekend, I had to take my continuing ed classes to keep my MT license up-to-date. If you don’t know what MT stands for, understand that I don’t want Googling perverts to land here; you can find the answer here, and PLEASE don’t use “that word” in any comments (if you do, I’ll delete it). I’ve only just recently managed to stop the late-night phone calls from strange men. I don’t want to start being inundated by e-mails from them. THANK YOU. Be forewarned: The MT profession is about healthcare, not sex, and jokes about it make me really cranky.
Even though I no longer have a practice, it was an investment, and I’m not about to let my license lapse. Of course, I had two years to do this, and waited until the last possible minute to cram my classes into two days. Although the instructor is a personable man who does his best, anyone would have limitations when it comes to discussing Texas law for twelve hours.
After class on Saturday, all I wanted to do was sleep. So on Sunday, I went to the gym after class, which helped. Then I came home and cooked dinner, including dessert.
Bonus photo for TimStalkers:
And finally!, for my birthday, I got Little Miss Sunshine, which I LOVED!
Thank you so much for your cards, e-mails, and posts. Thirty-five is something everyone should celebrate! Again, and again, and again, and again…
Happy Birthday!!!
Speaking of MT, I need to go schedule me one before my insurance runs out. Thanks for reminding me!
As cute as Timothy is, why did he hide his face? Not that the dog isn’t adorable too. It would have been a better picture with both of their shiny faces showing. 🙂
Ellen
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Timothy was being coy. But you never know; there may be more photos yet to be published.
Happy (last year today I didn’t have the honor of typing these words) birthday, Becky!
Thank you and thank you for the card. You know what the best present will be? Seeing you in NOLA after getting to know you over the last year. And meeting everyone else we’ve gotten to know. Isn’t it all amazing?
It is all amazing. It’s crazy. I love it. : )
Happy Happy Birthday!
Hey, if it wasn’t for my MT, I would kill people. So, I find your work to be important for everyday living.
That cake looks fantastic.
I understand. I’m way overdue for one, and I just happen to have an unused gift certificate from Christmas and the Wonderful Brides (because I can still call them that if I want to).
The cake is okay. Thanks for all the nice birthday wishes!
For the record: I like it when you call us that. =P
Happy Birthday
Happy 35th Birthday to you!!!
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Thank you so much! =)
Happy birthday!
And, regarding your licensure and the difficulties you’ve had with … misapprehensions (to say the least): I’m amazed that people are so ignorant! But, then, both my husband and I work in the healthcare field; so I guess I figure that any form of therapy that has been accepted by the medical establishment to the point that government-subsidized programs pay for it (and such programs are notoriously stingy when it comes to “alternative” and complementary therapies) should probably be accepted by the general populace, too 😛
Thank you so much for the birthday wishes.
You know, in ten years of practice, I only had one problem, and that was someone I booked from a phone call. Even that time was so subtle that I wondered if I was incorrectly judging the signals I got during the session. He was the person who made me stop accepting anyone I didn’t know unless referred by existing clients or friends.
I also never listed myself, but some online yellow page service took the names of all MTs in Texas and listed our numbers. Those phone calls were weird and disturbing.
Yay! Happy Birthday! I have gone through a number of 35ths myself!
And great post. I especially liked it concluding with Tim, the dog, and Little Miss Sunshine. It was the perfect
Happy Ending… uh, no, I don’t want to piss you off.Ha ha, smart aleck. Now I wonder who that Anonymous is…
Oops. I forgot to add my name. Again.
‘Smartass’ is FARB, of course. Now do you understand Brandon a bit better?
Brandon schmandon. I think you’re the cat’s meow. And I had a feeling it was you. Thanks!
Happy Happy Birthday to my new friend and one of my favorite authors!! Wish I was coming to S&S. Hope it is wonderful!! You deserve the best!!
Thank you so much; you’ve made a lot of days seem like my birthday with the nice things you’ve said. NEXT YEAR at S&S!
I’m already plotting how I can swing it!! Again, Happy Happy!
OMG I love that wonder woman outfit.
Happy Birthday!!!
Thank you, Mr. David. =)
Happy birthday, sweetie! It looks like you got to eat a tasty cake.
This post reminds me of a post I wrote some months ago where I referred to this aspiring writer was/is absolutely nuts. I asked people not to mention his name in the comments section because I didn’t want him to become obsessed with me too.
I didn’t know you were a liscensed M T! Becky, I have to ask you because I’m so curious. As part of your training to become one, do your instructors raise the issue that some of the people who want to hire you might expect certain services? And how to handle these situations?
Oh, yes, it’s discussed in great detail throughout training. It’s usually obvious from the pre-screening phone call and pre-session consultation what everyone’s expectations are.
There are still plenty of people who do that work–registered and unregistered, which makes it tougher for legitimate MTs.
I got distracted and forgot to thank you for the nice birthday wishes!
That’s because I got you thinking about naughty topics! 😉
You’re welcome! It’s always great to have a nice birthday and it sounds like you had one.
Oooohh.. I am sorry I waited so long to check LJ today. Happy Happy Happy 35th birthday. I often wonder if you have had as many 35th birthdays as I have. LOL
In honor of your birthday, I mailed a little something today (okay, so I was gonna mail it anyway, and I didn’t know yet that it is your birthday-sue me!) You can probably guess what it is.
Happy Birthday Baby!
I think I may have had MORE 35th birthdays than you. I can’t wait to get that “little something.” And thanks for the birthday wishes!
Groundhog Birthdays
Know what you mean — I’ve been celebrating mine ever since 39 and I still haven’t gotten it right. Anyway after 21 you really don’t get any older, you just get wiser*. Like my mother said when she was asked how old she was on her 94th birthday, “This year I think I’ll be 41!
“Then I came home and cooked dinner, including dessert.” Please don’t tell us you had to bake your ownb BD cake.
“Fortunately, or unfortunately, in my case it was Budweiser.
Really Rob
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I did bake my own cake. Usually, my friend Lynne bakes me a birthday cake, but she’s out of town. Since she taught me everything about baking good cakes, baking it myself and enjoying it is ALMOST as good as getting one of hers. =)
I think we are wiser–how else would we keep repeating the most fun birthdays? Drink a Bud for me. =)
Happy Birthday!
Wow! Talk about Groundhog Day…I made that exact same cake last month for a kid’s birthday.
Since I tend to have the sense of humor of a 12 year old boy, I’ve decided that if I use 12 and 37, I average out to around 24/25 years old, which is perfect for me.
Now THAT is what I call good math!
Oh my gods! I never would have put you a day over thirty-two! What’s your secret?
In as much as internet folks ever can, love ya, babe. Happy Birthday.
Thank you, ‘Nathan. You always know the nicest things to say. =)
Why Beckster … as far as I’m concerned you ARE Little Miss Sunshine … superfreak! super freak! I bet no one growls as good as you
I tried to find a YouTube clip that was just the growling, but all they have is the entire long scene.
I wonder if Dash and I could have a growling contest. Does Dash growl?
Dash growls only when we are rough housing, and he wants me to hurry up and throw the G.D. TOY — He is actually a very quiet dog.
Happy Birthday!
Thanks!