When You Hit Another Year Mile-Marker In Your Social Work Career:

Happy New Year Everyone!

Leaving The Office After 12 Solid Hours Of Crisis Management:

What is that orb in the sky? You call it the moon? What is this moon?

My Culinary Ability After Working 11 Hours Solid In Crisis Management:

The Only Reason A Case Manager Or Advocate Is Excited To Go To A Fancy Fundraiser Dinner:

I'm sure I can get a few more of these crab-balls in my purse! What? It's not like I can afford these on my salary!

What Holding A Christmas Party For Your Clients Can Sometimes Feel Like:

Merry Christmas Everyone!

The Response One Gets From One's Severely Delusional Client When One Suggests They Might Want To Start Taking Their Medication:

Well, have fun having tea with Johnny Cash and Mickey Mouse!

What Your Clients Often Express Feeling Like After You Have Implemented A New "Healthy Meals" Plan In The Shelter:

Being homeless is stressful enough as it is. Just let them eat cake. Seriously, give them some cake and a fork.

When People Make Judgemental Statements About How 'You Could Be Doing So Much Better' Than Your Non-Profit Job:

Well, you could be less of a self-centered jerk.

When Your Local Newspaper Quotes You In An Article On Homelessness... But They Never Actually Interviewed You:

Thanks local paper for your awesome journalism where you quoted something I never said, without even talking to me. I want to let you know that your mind-readers suck, because I never even thought that quote.

Don't Forget, Setting Healthy Boundaries With Clients Is Important:

When You Realize That Your Database Numbers Don't Add Up, Meaning You Have To Look Through Over A Thousand Entries To Find The Error:

This is Hell.

The Car You Should Drive If You Want Every Person On Meth To Follow You:

"It was shiny, and sparkly and possibly edible!!!" -Actual quote from a client high on meth.

When You Make A New Friend At The Department Of Social And Health Services Who Says, "Oh, Here's My Desk Number! If You Need Something, Just Call Me!"

Yes! No more waiting on hold for four hours to figure out what my client's lost ID number is!!!

When You Draw The Shortest Straw And End Up Being The Tour Guide For Donors For Your Non-Profit Agency For Four Hours:

...Because I didn't have work I was going to get done today or anything.

How The Older Generation Of Homeless Often Feel About The Newer, Younger, Generations Of Homeless:

"I mean, we did drugs, but at least we were respectful about it, not like these young ones!" - Actual Quote From A Client

When, After A Long Week Dealing With Constant People, Friends Ask If You Want To Go To A Club:

Basically The Entire Holiday Season For Non-Profits And Social Work Agencies Summed Up In One Statement:

Let the insanity begin.

What Happens When You Try To Get Out Of The Van Your Coworkers And You Had To Share On The Ten Hour Drive To A Conference:

Can anyone else feel their butt? I can't feel my butt...