I recently read a book about what students learn in and take away from vet school and how their perspectives change between matriculation and graduation. The researcher met with and followed a small cohort of students throughout their veterinary education at an unnamed university in the Midwest. I think this group of students graduated in… Continue reading Starting off on the wrong foot

Some people have recurrent, often unsettling, dreams about being back in school: they missed attending a class for an entire semester, they forgot about a final, etc. Some people dream about losing their teeth or falling through indefinite space. The stressful dreams I remember most often are work-related. Sometimes, they’re so ridiculous that, in hindsight,… Continue reading Stress dreams

I’ve been working every other week lately (unintentionally), and I’m getting pretty sad that it’s coming to an end on Tuesday. The couple of weeks I’ve been at work in the past few weeks have just felt so much less stressful than what the baseline has become in the last two and a half years.… Continue reading The disappointment when time off ends

I know: I disappeared for a few weeks there. Life has been busy. Justin had a conference to attend in Vancouver a couple of weeks ago, and I joined him out there the day before it was supposed to end. We both have wanted to visit British Columbia for a while and just hadn’t gotten… Continue reading Busy traveling. Busy dog sitting. Busy being sick-ish.

I am tired this week. Physically, mentally, emotionally, all of it. Last night by 9pm I couldn’t keep my eyes open. We got ready for bed, and within an hour, my eyes were shut for the night. Although I feel like I slept well, I woke up with some very heavy eyelids still. The other… Continue reading I am jealous of Rookie’s naps

Justin suggested this morning that my next blog post be about Rookie and how he is actually my little tyrant of a boss. It’s funny, but not, because it seems true at times. Rook runs my life. He’s got an opinion about everything, and he’s never afraid to share it. He yells at us constantly… Continue reading Boss Rookie

Last weekend, Magic and I went on a little road trip to visit my best friend from vet school, Sara, in New Hampshire. It’s been a little while since I was up there because the past two years have been what they have been. Since I was last there, Sara bought herself, I believe she… Continue reading Magic travels to New Hampshire

On Friday, I was taking the dogs for a walk at lunch time when I ran into someone that randomly brightened my day. I do not know this woman. She was standing outside one of homes around the corner from the hospital, just kind of staring ahead of her towards the street. When we were… Continue reading Little Things

Last week, one of my receptionists posted about comments her elementary school aged son made to the effect of, “Why do people exist?” and “What if we aren’t actually real?” Good questions, kid. Good questions. I have no idea why people exist. They’re often disappointing, especially recently. Sometimes, I’ll read that someone is so impressed… Continue reading Are we real? Are we living?

I know it’s been a while. I haven’t felt inspired to write, and that’s the long and short of it. Between work and the world and just plain life, it’s just how it is sometimes. I guess that’s the beauty of writing a blog just because you want to: you write it when and if… Continue reading Remembering a doggie friend