Ooo La La!!!

I love my job! I work as an assistant in a Physical Therapy Clinic. Our clinic caters specifically to people with mental illnesses, and we have clients from every age group with whom we work. 

My favorite child is a boy about 9 or 10 years old who has autism. I'll call him Alex (name has been changed). Alex loves Physical Therapy, and he loves to be the center of attention from the staff there. It amazes me how good his memory is. I will sometimes mention something in passing and he brings it back up days later. Alex enjoys wearing his shoes on the wrong feet, but in Physical Therapy we always have him switch his shoes to the right feet so he doesn't trip doing his exercises. He also enjoys reading the jokes which my boss hangs up on the bulletin board. He reads very well and enjoys laughing, even when he doesn't understand the joke. Once I wore Dr. Seuss socks to work, and somehow he spotted them and wanted to see them. He thought they were the coolest socks ever (even though they have a little hole on the big toe)!

Today while I was working with Alex, he wanted to look at my photo on my name badge. It's a photo from a year ago when my hair was down to my waist. Alex told me that I look different in that photo and then he said, "Guess what. You're ooo la la!!!"

"What?" I replied, slightly confused.

"You're ooo la la!!!"

"I'm ooo la la in my picture or in real life?" I asked, curious as to what he might say.

"Both!" he replied, and then smiling he continued to ask, "Do you know what oooo la la means?"

"No I don't." I said curiosity growing with every passing moment.

Alex leaned forward, and whispered loudly with a mischievous smile on his face, "It means you're sexy!!!" and then he laughed like he had just told me the world's greatest secret.

What a sweet heart! He totally made my day. :)

This compliment rivaled another favorite compliment which came from an adult patient, a woman around the age of 45. When I complimented her on her shirt she replied in all seriousness, "Thanks! I like your eyeball!!!!"

I love the adventures I have at work. Every day is new and exciting, and full of surprises. My coworkers are wonderful, as are the people I work with. My clients teach me to be patient, and to love unconditionally. They help me laugh and feel better about life when I am down. At times they are challenging, and at times I get frustrated, but after a day like today, I can't help but be happy.