The Milwaukee Art Museum

Last Saturday I finally convinced my sister Rachel to come to the art museum with me.  They were holding their version of art in bloom so it was a must see event.  We went to the Minnesota institute of art's art in bloom last year.  Local flower artists are invited to create an arrangement inspired by pieces within the museum.  I have included pictures of some of my favorites.  Some of the bouquets are obviously linked to a certain piece.  Others took awhile for Rachel and I to figure out which portrait brought it to be.  I apologize for the fuzzy pictures.  There is also a snapshot from Easter thrown in there.  It was probably the most challenging hunt ever due to the snow.  The eggs sunk in and you could walk by them several times and not see them.

 

I would like to take this moment to publicly thank all institutes that offer student discounts.  They rock!  I have had some amazing experiences at theaters, museums etc. from their understanding price break.  Hoorah for going back to school!

 

Fruit anyone?

 

So I have been doing a fair amount of temp work over the winter.  It brings in a little extra money and helps fill the weekend when I'm not Jason's at the clinic (which was every weekend).  Temping usually involves setting up a day in advance to sub for another hygienist at any given office.  (I have gone as far as thirty miles away to do this.)  I have also been called the morning of asking me to go in if possible.  In short, this experience has been less than pleasant.  It seems that with the exception of one office, most of these places are what are termed hygiene mills in the dental community.  I get 30 minutes for children and 40 minutes for adults to: take x-rays, assess their gum health, update their records, remove all that has been left on their teeth (The last part is very difficult because most of these places have scanty and inefficient tools), get an exam, record what I did and make it a somewhat pleasant experience.  Of course that's all moving around in someone else's area and with their dental products.  I have seen cleaning practices that make me uncomfortable and perio protocols that are seriously lacking.  I was even in an office where they dip their radiograph films by hand to chemically process them.  (That hasn't been done as accepted practice in decades.)  Fortunately, I haven't had to do any cold sterilization; I promised myself I would simply walk out of an office asking me to do that.  At the end of the day I'm exhausted and often wonder if it's worth the extra effort.  Now that the weather is getting better, I think I'm going to be much more selective of the temp jobs I take.  It definitely makes me grateful for the positions that I have.  They were certainly worth the wait and have been wonderful places to work with kind people and high quality care.