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

Magic caught a squirrel on Thursday. Whose dog ever actually succeeds at catching the squirrel? They all try, but they don’t often get them. I’m still unsure exactly what happened leading up to it as it was one of those things that just occurs so quickly that you can’t quite process it all or retain… Continue reading Squirrels

Everyone in general practice (GP) has their favorite types of appointments. For me, it’s the preventive care appointments, especially when they really are preventive. In theory, these should be pretty low-stress appointments for everyone because the pet is (supposed to be) well. You shouldn’t feel too rushed because there isn’t a major problem you need… Continue reading These are the things I feel I say on repeat every day

I might have mentioned this before, but I would not identify as a “cat person.” Despite that, I’ve lived with quite a few cats in my day. Of them, none will ever come close to Rickie aka Beautiful aka Rickipod (or just Pod) aka Rickapotamus aka Kotuchna (my Polish grandmother, Babcia, always had a particular… Continue reading “Goodbye” is always hard, but sometimes you’re extra not ready

Our 50 degree weather is gone for now. It’s fine because it is January, afterall, and it’s supposed to be cold in January where I live. This time of year is always quiet and bit slower, I feel like, than any other time. People need some down time after the holiday rush, and most people… Continue reading January doldrums, compounded by disease all around me

New Year’s Eve 2021… Wow. As I sit here taking that in, my drugged (in anticipation of every idiot within 5 miles of my house setting off fireworks tonight) dog curled up next to me, I am struggling to believe it. Two years ago, none of us every day people had any idea what was… Continue reading Thoughts at year’s end

What do you do when you feel like you just can’t win? I just had my third work day in a row where I felt constantly behind. I let myself get overwhelmed by the stack of charts with blood work to review, messages to return, estimates to put together, reports to write up and phone… Continue reading I’m not sure, but I might be losing my mind a little bit

Nina was not my dog. She was my youngest sister’s dog, for far too little time, but in that short time, that dog won the good life jackpot. Today is one year since Seanan and Adam (that’s my sister and her fiance) said their final, “Good-bye,” to a little dog who meant well, but boy,… Continue reading Nina: a tale of love, trials and loss