This week I am vastly excited since I’ve just received a project that
seems to fit my interests and talents quite well. I was given a loose set of guidelines
and some research to do, as well as a plentiful amount of editing and proof
reading. (I actually love that stuff!) Sheri —the director— and I had a meeting
first thing this week; she showed me an old guide book that the receptionists
at the front desk use for training and helping customers. Let me just say it
was not in very good shape, not in any way.
The information was very haphazard as far as I could discern. Pages
missing, lines crossed out, the typos—oh the typos— and nothing in a logical
order. Here’s a taste of what I’m talking about.
So, it was up to me to gather current, up-to-date information about the processes of each treatment, so that even a newbie could easily find all the information needed. Along with uncovering other copious amounts of missing information, I needed to find contraindications for each service— meaning who should not or cannot receive specific treatments. I also needed to research the benefits and possible drawbacks of each treatment. I learned an abundance of information this way!
The research was so much fun and made me really want to try as many of the treatments as I could. I also had a fantastic opportunity to learn more about some things I was already interested in, such as speeding recovery time after a workout or what kinds of benefits you may gain from using a sauna (something I loved to take advantage of in the Madison Community Center). It felt great to be in charge of a major research project outside of school and even better to be so trusted when it came to this sort of high importance training information.
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| (Here’s an after to go with the before. The finished product was more than 50 pages.) |
I spent a few days working nearly nonstop on this book. What can I say? I just had so much fun with it! Some of my work I accomplished at the office, but I also got to do a lot of work from home this week, which was nice since it was so busy and hectic in the building.
