Beth Bluestocking

Finished my Vet Tech shadowing!

Did 20 hours over the past -slightly over a- week… It was a lot having to fit it into my schedule, for 3 days I was up at 8 (or today I was up at 7 to be there at 8) to get to the clinic by 9, then had an hour before I worked on campus at 1 in which I had to drive back (half hour right there) and also eat lunch… It was pretty intense but I loved it. I was really nervous to do it at first, but then I really started to enjoy it and look forward to it. I got to see so many animals and met some really nice people too. Also got to see some cool surgeries- yesterday the vet let me stand across from the operating table to watch! Jeez one of the pitbulls getting neutered was huge… lol… But overall it was a great experience… I feel like in life I never say I want something 100%- I’m just so watery I guess… But I feel like I would really like to do this. When I think about everything the techs do it makes me nervous/feel like I wouldn’t be able to do it, but I think with enough experience and education I would, and I would like it…

Hopefully my plan works! All I really have to do now is wait to see if I get accepted into the program. If nothing else I feel really proud of myself for everything I am doing to make this happen- all on my own for once… That in and of itself it great :)

Now I just need to make it through my last semester! The one sucky part of this is that I think I will always beat myself up on the fact that I spent so much money over schooling the past 4 years (well, so many loans :P) that might not do anything for me- if I do the vet tech thing I would’ve been graduated by now, and probably could have everything paid off, rather than attending a private college and having wayyyy too much in loans… But I might not have learned enough about myself to come to this decision… Blargh- I guess I will always have a bit of regret, but when I think about how much I learned going to this college- about the world and myself, and all the friends I made and the experience I can’t regret it… I guess I just regret the money I’ll be paying off for years and years…

I’m really excited for this next week now that my shadowing is done and I don’t have anymore work days- Going to Jim Thorpe on Sunday with my boyfriend and staying in a super cute bed and breakfast for our one year anniversary! <3 He had suggested NYC or something but I said we should save that for later- it’s only a dating anniversary (I don’t even know if those count!)… And before that on Saturday totally going to see Beauty and the Beast in 3D- YAY! Then classes start Tuesday- I’ll be so happy to be back. Hah- I’m always excited about classes the first week or so and then after that I just want to be done!

Although I want to get a job in a vet office/as an assistant to get some experience, I’m going to have to wait till the end of the semester- I just don’t have enough time unless I can fit something very small into my schedule, but that probably isn’t worth it… I’ll figure something out eventually. Right now just need to get through this semester and graduate! But yeah… I’m just babbling now… So I’m going to stop lol.