Around And Around We Go

So it has been 10 days since i last updated...sorry about that. We are so short lifeguards in my region that we are all working 6 days a week and my day off usually consists of me doing homework for my online Virginia Tech summer class. The week went by pretty much the same as usual with me moving around between my 3 different pools. This time instead of telling about each day I'll just highlight the days that things happened other than going to work.

Sunday June 21st was my day off. I spent the morning hanging out with my friend's Alicia and Eric and then once Alicia left for work Eric and I hung out since we were the only one's with the day off. We also made dinner and dessert for Eric's roommates.

Monday June 22nd I worked at the Lodge. About 30 minutes before the lifeguards went off duty I had to jump in after a little boy who jumped into the deep end and couldn't swim and wasn't able to grab the wall. Weird thing was the parents were nowhere to be seen and the boy wasn't older than maybe 5.

Thursday June 25th I worked at the Lodge again and after work went to Magic Kingdom with Alicia and her friend Jessica. While there it started to poor like crazy and we got totally soaked. We also met up with Eric and his roommate Tim while there and just went on the rides since there was like no line due to everyone running away the second the rain started coming down.

There...those are the highlights of the week. Every other day I basically just worked and then after work hung out with Alicia and the boys. And then a couple of the days I had school assignments so I was working on those when I wasn't at work.

Next week I work another 6 day week. So my last day off was Sunday the 21st and my next day off isn't until Friday...July 3rd. I think they might be trying to kill me but it is still pretty fun plus my coordinators are pretty awesome!

Oh and here is the crew...

Me, Eric, Sean and Alicia at Blizzard Beach like the first week

Eric, Me and Alicia at Magic Kingdom just this week
Tim, Sean, Me, Alicia, Eric and Evan at Epcot
Well...Thats All For Now...Have a Magical Day!

The Craziness Continues

So once again it took me a long time to update. It has been over a week and this past week has been totally ridiculous. Here is a recap of the past days

Monday: This was my second day of on the job training and it was at the Contemporary which we refer to as the Toaster. Sean and me, along with out trainer Heather, were actually put into rotation so we could actually see how everything we were learning works. It was a pretty fun day.

Tuesday: I was to be trained on the dock this day but the new trainer didn't show up so they pulled a girl off of the stand that was working a double and put her on the dock and put me into her rotation on the stand. Then right around noon we get a call from the Toaster asking for a lifeguard because something happened to one of theirs so they pulled the other girl back off the dock, put her back on her stand and then rushed me over to the Toaster to take the other girls place on stand over there. So in short my training was cut short and I was put on stand and in rotation a day earlier than expected but it was okay because luckily we had already learned stands the days before.

Wednesday: This is the day that I worked from 9:30 until 22:30, a 13 hour shift. Needless to say this day was extremely long and I was honestly ready to fall over dead by the end.

Thursday and Friday: My two days off couldn't have come at a better time considering the long shift the day before. Thursday I did my homework assignment for my online communication class and then I went to the gym and the pool with my friend Alicia over at Chatham, which is the apartment complex she lives in. On Friday Alicia and I went to the gym and pool again but this time we went to the gym at Patterson where I live. At the gym we ran into our friend Sean and Eric who happen to live in the same building as me. After the gym we showered and got dressed and then Alicia, Eric and me all went shopping at the Orlando Premium Outlets for most of the day. Afterwards we went back to Eric's apartment and hung out watching TV, talking and just being ourselves.

Saturday: Just a regular day at work. As far as a can recall nothing really happened this day. I had work from 14:00 until 22:30 and then I went home, had dinner, watched TV and just chilled with my roommates

Sunday: Oh lord this day was not fun at all. It was no doubt the scariest day I have had so far while in Florida. It was my first day working at Fort Wilderness Campground, my 3rd pool. I had never worked the pool before so I didn't know where things were or how certain things worked. Closing in on the end of the night and the end of my shift, the worst thing for a lifeguard happened. We had a 3 whistle which translates to dire emergency, call 911 and get an ambulance on site. I am not going to go into detail about what happened but just know it is never a good thing to get 3 whistles. Needless to say this was a very scary moment especially for a new lifeguard but somehow we made it through and as far as we know the guest is alright. After work I went home and just chilled again still slightly shocked from the day.

Monday: I got to work at the Toaster again. Luckily nothing like the day before happened and it was a pretty relaxed day while at work. After work I headed home to make some dinner and the crash because I had to be up at 5:00 the next morning.

Tuesday: Sadly I had to wake up at 5:00 this day because of in-service. In-service is something we are required to do as Walt Disney World Lifeguards 2 times a month for 2 hours each for a total of 4 hours a month. They do this in order to keep out skills fresh and ready. We practice our skills and try to have a little fun at the same time. The coordinators try to make it fun since it does occur so early in the morning since we have to open our pools at 10:00. The only real bad thing was that to make sure we practiced as we did all the practices we actually had to blow 3 whistles so our ears were ringing by the end. Since we were at Fort I do feel kind of bad for all the campground since we probably woke a lot of people up...oops! After in-service I went home, went back out to get some papers for school dealt with and then went shopping with Alicia. After shopping we went to the boys place for dinner and had a crazy storm that caused our power to surge 3 times. We had a river running through our parking lot, it was pretty sweet.

Wednesday: Well this is today and it is only 11:40 so not much has happened yet. I also have today off so I know I have some homework to day and then I don't know what else I will do.

So that is everything that has happened since I last posted. I've been so busy and just finally unearthed my camera that the pictures I have are from my friends cameras but hopefully I can get some pictures up soon.

Have a Magical Day!
Micki

Another Week Gone By

So another week has gone by since I last updated. Once again I have been very busy. Here is a recap of the week

Monday: First day of lifeguard training with Ellis and Associates. Half the day was spent out of water learned the basics. The second half of the day was spent in water learning the different types of saves depending on the water depth and if the person is conscious or unconscious

Tuesday: Second day of lifeguard training. Once again half the day was spent out of water and half in water. During the out of water time we learned and practices how to perform adult, child and infant CPR, along with how to use an AED. For in water we learned how to use the backboard for both unconscious extrications and spinal injuries. We also learned how to check for breathing while waiting for someone to come help.

Wednesday: Third and final day of lifeguard training. The first part of the day was spent in water practicing everything we had learned over the last two days. The second half of the day was spent taking tests. First we had the group save test, then we had the CPR tests, and finally the written test. Afterwards we signed some papers and officially became licensed lifeguards for Walt Disney World.

Thursday and Friday I was off from work. I spent my time relaxing and going to the parks and pool as well as hanging just out with the boys and Alicia being our usual selves. We went to Hollywood studios and had tons of fun riding the rides and just having fun and not worrying about work.

Saturday I had my first day of work on location. It was mainly just a tour of the facilities and making sure that we knew where certain things were.

Sunday: This was my first day of On The Job Training. It was another day where we learned the basics of the location. We learned how to check the Trauma bags as well as set up the stands to open. I worked from 7:30 until 18:00 and moved between two of my 3 different pools.

We were at Wilderness Lodge and Fort Wilderness today. Tomorrow I will be at the Contemporary which is the last of my 3 locations. Hopefully everything goes well and I hope everyone is having as much fun as I am. My hours are ridiculously crazy this week so I probably will not update for another week.

HAVE A MAGICAL DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!