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[LadyOtheFarm]

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Hey, how is your daughter? I don't think I ever saw an update!

Um... I don't know if I did... huh.

We pulled her out of school the day after the ER visit. They made me go talk to her teaching team to see if we could work things out. The main teacher rolled her eyes repeatedly through the whole thing and they made it sound like I would have no choice but to go back there, but her old teacher backed me up, forwarded emails and we told them we would keep her out of school rather than go back to a place where the teaching team thinks and says things like:

1) "She'll need to grow out of using sign language. It's a dying language even among the deaf community since now they have cochlear implants." -I asked him, the Speech Therapist to pretty please never say this to a deaf/hard of hearing family.

2) Separating her from the other students isn't going against her IEP. (They were just gonna remove social development and communication since they had already removed all her educational goals😡)

3) If she is going backward it doesn't have anything to do with us -even though her emotional and health problems started after she began at this school and she became verbal again after we took her out and we brought evidence that she was writing her name before school and the doctor from the ER was willing to write a note to the effect of "based on this kids history, something bad is going on in her life currently and based on available evidence, I recommend removing her from this school."

And so many other things...

Anyway, we just got word a few days ago that she gets to go back with her old teacher and classmates and her old teacher is soooo excited to have her back!

She is back to singing and dancing and chattering up a storm and her gut is working just fine (despite her recent addiction to "fries, fries and chicken!" every time we pass those golden arches)

 

[katashark]

Um... I don't know if I did... huh.

We pulled her out of school the day after the ER visit. They made me go talk to her teaching team to see if we could work things out. The main teacher rolled her eyes repeatedly through the whole thing and they made it sound like I would have no choice but to go back there, but her old teacher backed me up, forwarded emails and we told them we would keep her out of school rather than go back to a place where the teaching team thinks and says things like:

1) "She'll need to grow out of using sign language. It's a dying language even among the deaf community since now they have cochlear implants." -I asked him, the Speech Therapist to pretty please never say this to a deaf/hard of hearing family.

2) Separating her from the other students isn't going against her IEP. (They were just gonna remove social development and communication since they had already removed all her educational goals😡)

3) If she is going backward it doesn't have anything to do with us -even though her emotional and health problems started after she began at this school and she became verbal again after we took her out and we brought evidence that she was writing her name before school and the doctor from the ER was willing to write a note to the effect of "based on this kids history, something bad is going on in her life currently and based on available evidence, I recommend removing her from this school."

And so many other things...

Anyway, we just got word a few days ago that she gets to go back with her old teacher and classmates and her old teacher is soooo excited to have her back!

She is back to singing and dancing and chattering up a storm and her gut is working just fine (despite her recent addiction to "fries, fries and chicken!" every time we pass those golden arches)

That speech therapist is so inaccurate. Oh my god! 😡

I'm so sorry to hear that you are having to go through all of this. I'm so glad that she gets to go with her old teacher!!!

 

[pp9]

When you're applying to two schools for the exact same research program (funded by the same company), and one is a 5 minute application and the other requires a personal statement with a 7000 character limit 😢

 

[LBK]

Horse is lame. Dog was sick last night, took a turn for the worse this morning, ended up in surgery for foreign body removal (and I cried in the exam room -- that sure gave off the "I'm a real adult who will be a vet in a few years" vibe...not). I would like the last 48 hours to be erased and revised, please...

Oh, and I'm all alone for Christmas this year. 🙁

 

[battie]

1) "She'll need to grow out of using sign language. It's a dying language even among the deaf community since now they have cochlear implants." -I asked him, the Speech Therapist to pretty please never say this to a deaf/hard of hearing family.

Yeah.... That's why it's now being offered as a "foreign language" in colleges and high schools. That's absolutely ridiculous to say.

 

[stealthoscope]

I was talking to a friend from Switzerland and I was complaining about how people assume vets are purposely charging ridiculous amounts of money and that we're going to make a killing overcharging clients for fun, and I said something like, "you wouldn't expect a mechanic to fix your car for free, and you wouldn't expect a physician to treat your child for free."

And my friend said "everyone should be able to expect physicians to treat their children for free. Access to healthcare is a right."

...Did... did it ever occur to you that those Swiss doctors are not working for free? They actually make money?

Pets don't have an established healthcare system so there's no government paying for part of the cost of care. People compare what they have to pay at the vet to the copay costs they have to pay at the doctor and they decide that the vets are overcharging.

 

[Minnerbelle]

I always give to my undergrad each year (always did even during vet school), because alum contributions are a huge part of what allows for need blind admissions. It is also why even students paying full tuition are essentially getting half of their tuition subsidized. I got a great education and I want to make it possible for others to have the same opportunities I did.


BUT I just got a call from my vet school institution soliciting donations. It wasn't even anyone associated with the vet school. It was some freshman in undergrad. I feel like I got no help whatsoever from the institution and get a little irritated that they continue to ask me. Arguments being that I should help future students and clients who can't afford care. Okay, well future students can make the same poor financial decision I made and pay it in loans. If I feel like I want to contribute to a scholarship fund I will. And I will personally choose what patients I will give charitable aid for. Ugh! I don't owe the damn vet school anything! Gahhhh! They've taken and taken and taken everything I've got and more already!

 

[WildZoo]

I was talking to a friend from Switzerland and I was complaining about how people assume vets are purposely charging ridiculous amounts of money and that we're going to make a killing overcharging clients for fun, and I said something like, "you wouldn't expect a mechanic to fix your car for free, and you wouldn't expect a physician to treat your child for free."

And my friend said "everyone should be able to expect physicians to treat their children for free. Access to healthcare is a right."

...Did... did it ever occur to you that those Swiss doctors are not working for free? They actually make money?

Pets don't have an established healthcare system so there's no government paying for part of the cost of care. People compare what they have to pay at the vet to the copay costs they have to pay at the doctor and they decide that the vets are overcharging.

Lol. Apparently someone forgot about the taxes they pay.

 

[orca2011]

My self diagnosed rotator cuff injury is back and is hurting more than it has in several years. Looking into some yoga routines to see if anything might help since I really don't want to further injure myself, but also don't want to take a ton of time off since I'm finally making progress and just signed up for a competition.

Also, have a scratch from a cat in a really awkward location on my hand, so I keep hitting it on everything when typing and had to tape my hand today because the barbell sits right on it rubbing dirt further into it.

 

[hazelmoo]

My self diagnosed rotator cuff injury is back and is hurting more than it has in several years. Looking into some yoga routines to see if anything might help since I really don't want to further injure myself, but also don't want to take a ton of time off since I'm finally making progress and just signed up for a competition.

Also, have a scratch from a cat in a really awkward location on my hand, so I keep hitting it on everything when typing and had to tape my hand today because the barbell sits right on it rubbing dirt further into it.

You mean... You mean "rubbing a little dirt in it" doesn't work?

 

[pp9]

My self diagnosed rotator cuff injury is back and is hurting more than it has in several years. Looking into some yoga routines to see if anything might help since I really don't want to further injure myself, but also don't want to take a ton of time off since I'm finally making progress and just signed up for a competition.

Also, have a scratch from a cat in a really awkward location on my hand, so I keep hitting it on everything when typing and had to tape my hand today because the barbell sits right on it rubbing dirt further into it.

Have you had steroid injections yet? My doc and I found a spot that worked for me. I was pain free for a whopping two days 😛🙄

Seriously, hope you can find relief somehow. I can deal with my normal joint pain, but for some reason, this rotator cuff stuff hurts something fierce.

 

[orca2011]

Have you had steroid injections yet? My doc and I found a spot that worked for me. I was pain free for a whopping two days 😛🙄

Seriously, hope you can find relief somehow. I can deal with my normal joint pain, but for some reason, this rotator cuff stuff hurts something fierce.

Nope, cause it has never been officially diagnosed. I tried once, but I didn't have a GP at the time and tried to get into a new place at home and they told me it'd be like 3 months before I was seen. I'm totally just guess that it's rotator cuff related based it on how it feels with certain motions, the fact that I used to be a swimmer and now I'm lifting on a regular basis again. I didn't begin having issues until like right before I started vet school or the year after. However, I am starting to look into getting it officially diagnosed, just in case it's something else. It's a very annoying pain though. Makes certain simple, every day motions, like wiping down tables painful. I remember when it first started a couple years ago, it hurt to drive my car. Not quite that bad yet but I am at the point where I had to adjust the workout today because I didn't quite have my normal ROM.

You mean... You mean "rubbing a little dirt in it" doesn't work?

I probably totally rubbed some MDR bacteria in it the other day since people tend to pick that kind of stuff up at gyms.

 

[pp9]

Nope, cause it has never been officially diagnosed. I tried once, but I didn't have a GP at the time and tried to get into a new place at home and they told me it'd be like 3 months before I was seen. I'm totally just guess that it's rotator cuff related based it on how it feels with certain motions, the fact that I used to be a swimmer and now I'm lifting on a regular basis again. I didn't begin having issues until like right before I started vet school or the year after. However, I am starting to look into getting it officially diagnosed, just in case it's something else. It's a very annoying pain though. Makes certain simple, every day motions, like wiping down tables painful. I remember when it first started a couple years ago, it hurt to drive my car. Not quite that bad yet but I am at the point where I had to adjust the workout today because I didn't quite have my normal ROM.


I probably totally rubbed some MDR bacteria in it the other day since people tend to pick that kind of stuff up at gyms.

OMG I'm not alone! It seriously hurts so bad. Even standing still hurts, it's painful to maintain a decent posture. It's to the point where I don't trust myself to restrain larger dogs because I'm so weak and painful in that shoulder.

Hopefully you can get in and get it diagnosed. I finally got an MRI and while it didn't show a tear, it showed that I have weird muscle atrophy, adhesive capsulitis, and loottttts of inflammation.

 

[LyraGardenia]

Horse is lame. Dog was sick last night, took a turn for the worse this morning, ended up in surgery for foreign body removal (and I cried in the exam room -- that sure gave off the "I'm a real adult who will be a vet in a few years" vibe...not). I would like the last 48 hours to be erased and revised, please...

Oh, and I'm all alone for Christmas this year. 🙁

There's nothing immature or shameful about crying when your pet is sick! It's completely different when it's your pet compared to someone else's. One of the vets I work for has been practicing for over 30 years, and her cat recently had to have FB surgery because he ate 20 hair ties. Even with all the experience she has, she still asked the associate vet to do the surgery because she couldn't handle it being her own cat. I hope your dog and your horse are doing okay now!

 

[jmo1012]

Horse is lame. Dog was sick last night, took a turn for the worse this morning, ended up in surgery for foreign body removal (and I cried in the exam room -- that sure gave off the "I'm a real adult who will be a vet in a few years" vibe...not). I would like the last 48 hours to be erased and revised, please...

Oh, and I'm all alone for Christmas this year. 🙁

Um I am a vet and I was sobbing last week when my dog but a block of neurotoxic eat bait in his mouth and I KNEW he was going to fine. Is also cried when he developed superficial pyoderma secondary to what I thought was fleas (turned out to be environmental allergies) because I felt like I had failed to provide him with a safe, clean living space. I will never be rational when it comes to my pets. Most people aren't 🙂

 

[LBK]

There's nothing immature or shameful about crying when your pet is sick! It's completely different when it's your pet compared to someone else's. One of the vets I work for has been practicing for over 30 years, and her cat recently had to have FB surgery because he ate 20 hair ties. Even with all the experience she has, she still asked the associate vet to do the surgery because she couldn't handle it being her own cat. I hope your dog and your horse are doing okay now!

Um I am a vet and I was sobbing last week when my dog but a block of neurotoxic eat bait in his mouth and I KNEW he was going to fine. Is also cried when he developed superficial pyoderma secondary to what I thought was fleas (turned out to be environmental allergies) because I felt like I had failed to provide him with a safe, clean living space. I will never be rational when it comes to my pets. Most people aren't 🙂

Thank you guys, that makes me feel better. 🙂 I'm usually pretty good at holding it together so it feels like a big deal when I can't. Good news is, dog came through surgery well and is doing ok this morning, so things are looking up. Horse lameness is mild in comparison haha.

Also, nothing like a good night of sleep and some food to make the world look a little brighter. 🙂

 

[Skimble]

Nope, cause it has never been officially diagnosed. I tried once, but I didn't have a GP at the time and tried to get into a new place at home and they told me it'd be like 3 months before I was seen. I'm totally just guess that it's rotator cuff related based it on how it feels with certain motions, the fact that I used to be a swimmer and now I'm lifting on a regular basis again. I didn't begin having issues until like right before I started vet school or the year after. However, I am starting to look into getting it officially diagnosed, just in case it's something else. It's a very annoying pain though. Makes certain simple, every day motions, like wiping down tables painful. I remember when it first started a couple years ago, it hurt to drive my car. Not quite that bad yet but I am at the point where I had to adjust the workout today because I didn't quite have my normal ROM.


I probably totally rubbed some MDR bacteria in it the other day since people tend to pick that kind of stuff up at gyms.

I know a good specialist if you end up getting a referral from your gp. His office is in philly near the sports complexes.

 

[Megrim]

I had a puppy I'd been splinting for a broken leg. Some people bred their dog, then accidentally stepped on the puppy, and had about zero dollars so we barely managed to xray and splint. They grudgingly kept to their weekly appointments for the first three weeks, and weren't super thrilled about the fact that he kept growing out of it and needed it to be replaced, but went along with us. Kept letting him run around all the time because "he seems fine and he's walking on it." Came time for his re-xray and decide-if-we-want-to-keep-the-splint appointment and... No show. Number no longer in service. Doh.

Puppy is out there in the yonder, hopefully not with a splint still on it...

 

[Minnerbelle]

I had a puppy I'd been splinting for a broken leg. Some people bred their dog, then accidentally stepped on the puppy, and had about zero dollars so we barely managed to xray and splint. They grudgingly kept to their weekly appointments for the first three weeks, and weren't super thrilled about the fact that he kept growing out of it and needed it to be replaced, but went along with us. Kept letting him run around all the time because "he seems fine and he's walking on it." Came time for his re-xray and decide-if-we-want-to-keep-the-splint appointment and... No show. Number no longer in service. Doh.

Puppy is out there in the yonder, hopefully not with a splint still on it...

Those are rough. You know a zombie leg is going to show up a month or two or three later. Shudder...

 

[Teepster87]

Went against my better judgement and entered my lab's secret Santa pool (I'm new and most everybody else has been there quiet a long time). I ended up drawing manager's name, who I know the least well. I work night shift and see her for maybe 15 minutes a day with little interaction.

What do you get for a boss you don't know?

 

[dyachei]

Went against my better judgement and entered my lab's secret Santa pool (I'm new and most everybody else has been there quiet a long time). I ended up drawing manager's name, who I know the least well. I work night shift and see her for maybe 15 minutes a day with little interaction.

What do you get for a boss you don't know?

coffee related things? Something to do with the lab you are in?

 

[Coquette22]

At what point do I become an adult? I swear I'm not one yet... In a related thought, why don't they teach you how to buy a house when you're in high school? Ugh....

 

[Filly Bay]

I have everyone's christmas gifts ordered/bought/figured out except for my husbands. He is so difficult to buy for. Doesn't help that his family and my parents keep bugging me on what to get him to the point where I've given away every good idea that's come to mind so far...

 

[Jess Monster]

I'm blaming my new job for my sore throat. You spend a few weeks interacting with the public and touching money and then you get sick. It probably doesn't help that today there were lots of children running around slobbering on things and coughing everywhere.

 

[Gwenevre]

I have everyone's christmas gifts ordered/bought/figured out except for my husbands. He is so difficult to buy for. Doesn't help that his family and my parents keep bugging me on what to get him to the point where I've given away every good idea that's come to mind so far...

Truth! I used to keep a bookmark folder of potential gifts for my BF, and I've already run through the whole list!

 

[Skimble]

A friend of mine makes beautiful jewelry. I ordered a necklace from her in October to give to BF's daughter for Christmas, paid a deposit and everything. She messages me a few days ago and says the original design idea she had just isn't going to work, so I replied that I was ok with the alternate idea. She hasn't responded, and she lives in Canada, so at this point I'm sure I won't get it in time. I want to ask her what's up, but she's got a short fuse so I don't want to piss her off, but if she can't get it to me before New Years, I no longer want it and would like my deposit back.

 

[rockatiel]

Just the other day I was talking to a friend who was asking about my interviews. I was obviously very excited about them. The conversation somehow segued into her talking about her doctor who started out as pre vet, but was told by numerous vets that the profession is horrible and she should just make animals a "hobby" and therefore applied to medical school. I felt this was a little discouraging and bit backhanded. I mean, you don't have to tell my the facts. I'm not blind to them. I spend enough time on here to know that it's not a lavish profession. I know the debt to income ratio is quite large. I know it's potentially saturated. But it's what I want to do. The vet lifestyle (or at least what I've seen of it through clinical experience) is for me. I don't see myself as an MD or DO. Both professions must care about people, certainly, but I love the human and animal bond. I think that's a very necessary component in some peoples lives, and certainly contributes to their wellbeing. I get tired of pre meds and pre dents at my school running around saying "blah blah blah 9-5 job!" "Blah blah blah 4 workdays a week!" "Blah blah blah salary!" I mean, is this what you're really in it for? I promise I won't touch your pets if you won't touch my teeth.

 

[Coquette22]

I get tired of pre meds and pre dents at my school running around saying "blah blah blah 9-5 job!" "Blah blah blah 4 workdays a week!" "Blah blah blah salary!" I mean, is this what you're really in it for?

Just playing devil's advocate here... Does it matter if that's what they are in it for? I mean, everyone's different, and if a steady schedule and a high salary are important to them, that's their perogative. I mean, this is the rant thread and you're certainly allowed to just rant about people being obnoxious, but everyone's motivations in life are different. Maybe they want a 9-5 schedule and a high salary so they have time to volunteer for charities and donates to causes. Maybe they want a family. Hell, I'd love a four day work week and a high salary and I fully admit that I'm staying put at a practice which isn't an ideal fit because I'm getting paid better then I would elsewhere.

 

[that redhead]

At what point do I become an adult? I swear I'm not one yet... In a related thought, why don't they teach you how to buy a house when you're in high school? Ugh....

Getting an experienced realtor (who had helped my parents buy their house a million years ago, actually) was the best thing we ever did. She got paid by the sellers in our contract, so no cost to us, either!

 

[rockatiel]

Just playing devil's advocate here... Does it matter if that's what they are in it for? I mean, everyone's different, and if a steady schedule and a high salary are important to them, that's their perogative. I mean, this is the rant thread and you're certainly allowed to just rant about people being obnoxious, but everyone's motivations in life are different. Maybe they want a 9-5 schedule and a high salary so they have time to volunteer for charities and donates to causes. Maybe they want a family. Hell, I'd love a four day work week and a high salary and I fully admit that I'm staying put at a practice which isn't an ideal fit because I'm getting paid better then I would elsewhere.

Oh no, I see your point. Everyone deserves the right to a stable job. I only find it annoying because these people tend to rub that type of life in, like it's better or the "correct" way to be successful. But, maybe that's how I'm interpreting it. I can be happy, let them be happy too, and we can all be fulfilled in different ways.

 

[hazelmoo]

I just wouldn't want to have a doctor that only cared about me as a patient because of their paycheck. I want a doctor who has a passion for helping people because I feel like I would be in better hands than just "well, it's my job".

 

[rockatiel]

I see both sides. There's a balance. Should you get in to something JUST because the pay and hours are nice. I mean, you can, but it can be risky, because what if you hate it? adversely, if you really love something, are you prepared to deal with downsides?

 

[Coquette22]

I just wouldn't want to have a doctor that only cared about me as a patient because of their paycheck. I want a doctor who has a passion for helping people because I feel like I would be in better hands than just "well, it's my job".

I'm probably weird. I really don't care if they care about me. They have hundreds/thousands of patients. As long as you treat my medical problem adequately and are polite, I couldn't care less if you care about me as a patient.

 

[missdarjeeling]

To be honest, I don't think there are very many doctors who are in it just for the paycheck. I feel like a person can't possibly make it through any medical professional program without caring at least a significant amount about what they're doing. Of the friends of mine who went to med school, many are already quite burnt out and cynical about their profession, even though they're only about 2-3 years out of school and part way into residencies. There are easier ways to make as much money as a doctor and have a similar amount of prestige without going through all that effort.

That being said, I'd take that kind of talk with a grain of salt. In this current climate, a lot of ambitious students want to show off how clever they are by picking a "smart" career. "See, I'm not like those other dummies my age who are studying useless things. I'm better than them so I'm studying something that actually serves a purpose. I'm going to be well off and have an easy job because I'm so smart, and everyone who doesn't end up as well off as I will be have it coming and deserve to struggle because they didn't make a smart choice like me." It's just the age old pattern of younger generations buying into everyone else's criticisms of them as a whole and then proudly proclaiming that they are special and different and mature and smart enough to know better. I don't view it as any different than when the students who wanted to be investment bankers would go on about all the money they'd make at Goldman or whatever and how they'd have this awesome apartment in Brooklyn in no time. Cool story, bro, hope it works out just like you're imagining it will.

 

[Minnerbelle]

I just wouldn't want to have a doctor that only cared about me as a patient because of their paycheck. I want a doctor who has a passion for helping people because I feel like I would be in better hands than just "well, it's my job".

Just because you're passionate doesn't mean you have to compromise your life and work conditions. You can still be an excellent doctor who cares about your patients/clients and demand a good compensation package/work schedule as long as the market will bear it. That's being smart, and has no bearing on how dedicated you are.

 

[hazelmoo]

Just because you're passionate doesn't mean you have to compromise your life and work conditions. You can still be an excellent doctor who cares about your patients/clients and demand a good compensation package/work schedule as long as the market will bear it. That's being smart, and has no bearing on how dedicated you are.

I completely agree, I never said that I thought you should compromise anything to show dedication. I just think that an individual ONLY caring about money isn't the kind of doctor I want to have my life in their hands.

 

[bluenose]

I completely agree, I never said that I thought you should compromise anything to show dedication. I just think that ONLY caring about money isn't the kind of doctor I want to have my life in their hands.

From what I've seen with pre-meds with that motivation and heard from my brother who is a doctor those are usually the doctors sued for malpractice so if their motivations are really that far off morally I take comfort in the idea that it will probably catch up to them

 

[orca2011]

Just got a giant ink stain all over my one white coat for clinics. Tried a few methods for trying to get out, but I feel like it's just smearing everywhere instead.

 

[Skimble]

Just got a giant ink stain all over my one white coat for clinics. Tried a few methods for trying to get out, but I feel like it's just smearing everywhere instead.

Supposedly rubbing alcohol is supposed to work well on fresh ink stains.

 

[orca2011]

Supposedly rubbing alcohol is supposed to work well on fresh ink stains.

I read up on using hairspray and purell, so I tried that first. I don't think I have any rubbing alcohol on me, but I'll run to CVS if need be.

 

[dyachei]

Just got a giant ink stain all over my one white coat for clinics. Tried a few methods for trying to get out, but I feel like it's just smearing everywhere instead.

bleach? or is there embroidery/other colors

 

[orca2011]

bleach? or is there embroidery/other colors

It's unfortunately embroidered with navy and red.

 

[FutureTherioDVM]

Was bumped up to a higher hour position...but my manager didn't bother to ensure I reached those hours during this transition period and therefore I ended up with about 6 hours less than what I should have on this check...which left me short of what I'm accustomed to.

Wouldn't have been a problem but of course it happens on the last paycheck before Christmas. Probably not going to be able to do anything that I had planned which kinda has me bummed out.🙁

 

[orca2011]

Womp. Stain also got onto a pair of my workout capris. It's an obnoxious pattern so it's not likely anyone will notice (plus who really cares when you're at the gym), but since I didn't notice it initially, the capris went through the dryer so the stain is now set. =(

 

[Jamr0ckin]

Just got a giant ink stain all over my one white coat for clinics. Tried a few methods for trying to get out, but I feel like it's just smearing everywhere instead.

I had a sharpie explode my pocket and got most of it out. I alternated hairspray, hydrogen peroxide, bleach, and oxyclean. I washed it daily, kept it wet and kept it soaked in something. Just keep something underneath the stain to soak up the ink.

 

[Jess Monster]

Holiday hours. People who browse around the store for 2 hours and then wait until 10 minutes before closing (11 PM) on a Sunday night to return a ton of **** and buy new things....😵

Same person bringing in a coupon she "forgot" to use earlier and wanting it applied to her previous purchase (which was 30+ things on a five foot long receipt). In case anyone doesn't know, WM doesn't have a sophisticated computer system and the manager had to key in each eligible item by hand and modify the ticket to take 10% off. Personally, I think it would be better for them not to put up with that. If you don't have the coupon when you purchase stuff, then you don't get the discount. Easy.

Two of the night stock guys separately told me about the mouse that lives in the trash compacter with comments like "Don't be frightened of it." Dudes, I think I'm good.🙄

 

[LyraGardenia]

I know I shouldn't complain because some people don't get to see their family for the holidays at all, but I really wish I had more time to spend with my family this Christmas. 🙁 I was in Kansas all this past weekend for my interview at K-State, and then today, tomorrow and Wednesday I'm working pretty much all day from 6:45 am until around 7:30 pm (I work two jobs). Then I have to work Christmas Eve morning until 11:45, and Christmas day I have to go into the clinic to do treatments that evening. Which will possibly mean missing Christmas dinner, or opening presents with my siblings and their families, unless everyone's willing to wait over an hour for me. I know someone has to do holiday treatments and no one really wants to, but usually the office manager checks with everyone before making the schedule to make sure it won't interfere with their plans too much, and this year she never asked me.

I don't know, it just seems like I'm missing out on so much this year compared to last, when I was also working both jobs. I don't have time to go Christmas shopping with my dad, I won't get to help bake Christmas cookies at all, and I'll have to do all of my wrapping Christmas Eve rather than just relaxing watching Christmas movies. Last year I was able to go home to my parents' for a few days before Christmas, because they live just outside of town so it's not much farther to either of my jobs, but with my schedule this year there's really no point. I know this is probably something I'll have to get used to, because most vets don't get much time off for the holidays. But if I'm in vet school next year, I'm definitely not taking holiday breaks for granted!

 

[pp9]

Womp. Stain also got onto a pair of my workout capris. It's an obnoxious pattern so it's not likely anyone will notice (plus who really cares when you're at the gym), but since I didn't notice it initially, the capris went through the dryer so the stain is now set. =(

I got most of a red ink stain out of a scrub top using rubbing alcohol. I let it soak until I saw the alcohol was turning red, then changed it. There are also ink stain removers out there, my mom had a few. It didn't get all of it out, but it made the scrub top wearable.

It's actually kind of funny now. The scrub top has cats all over it....it just looks like one of the cats was shot or something.

 

[dyachei]

I had a migraine every day for 8-9 days until Sunday. Yesterday I had no migraine and I thought maybe I was in the clear. Nope. It's back.

And yes, I've been in touch with a neurologist about it and we have a plan...but yeah...it's getting really old

 

[rockatiel]

I agreed to watch my roommate's cats since I was an usher for fall graduation and had to stay in town later than most do. I thought "this will be okay, I'll find someone to hang out with most nights and we can go out drinking to celebrate the end of the semester and my interview invites" lol, literally everyone has jumped town. I leave Wednesday when she flies in and I am suffering cabin fever to the max! I need to find something to do but I can't find the motivation to do it lol. 😕 I just want to go see my family, which is crazy considering if you look back at this thread to after thanksgiving, I was wanting to avoid them at all costs. Oh well, at the least the kitties have taken to me!