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Noobs

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 As we know the vet field is struggling for help just like everyone else is in the world. All the seasoned ones are leaving because they are done with the bullshit and so we have all these fresh young faces applying to the vet field and really have no idea what they are getting into. I can say things are tougher right now then they were when i started for sure. This is a challenge for sure.  At my work we have hired three new techs. One has been in the field and took a break and other two are babies to the field (we all started there). One is almost done her schooling for vet tech degree and the other is in school for a science degree.  I was lucky enough when i started to have some incredible mentors to teach me, patient, kind and wise and a sense of humor. These two really inspired me and showed me to love this job and i continued to meet such amazing techs who taught me great things. The biggest thing we all have to remember when starting out is patience and understanding. we litera
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NOMV- Not one more Vet

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 NOMV. What is this not one more vet that is talked about in the profession you may ask? The veterinary profession has one of the highest suicide rates known. And i can tell you Covid made it twice as worse. People are mean and nasty, the profession as a whole is overworked, underpaid, and under appreciated. Its not just about the veterinarians its about all the staff, the techs and receptionists. We all get beaten down. Unfortunately a lot of people in this profession go into it already having there own mental struggles to begin with and the field exaggerates it.  See my previous post for more on this topic. I signed up to do the virtual walk this year. It is the second year they are doing it. I am very passionate about this cause. I have talked about it in a previous post. They are trying to start a chapter in Portland Maine and i signed up to be a part of that. Zoetis is the biggest sponsor behind it. We need to spread more awareness and get more resources and help change this field
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Mental AWAREness

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 Growing up I can't say I was never really exposed to a lot about mental awareness or even people who had mental problems. I learned about my family history as I got older and knew that depression, anxiety and, adhd were in the family. No shame about that. I am in my 30's now and thankfully have yet to experience any of that enough, where medication is needed. As I ventured out into the world and met more people, some of them did have problems; social anxiety, anxiety, ocd, bipolar, depression , addiction etc. I learned more about certain issues and how it impacted their lives and how they tried to cope with it.  Going into the veterinary field I knew, relatively, that it was not all fun and games but I did not realize how bad it really was. Not only is this field in the top dangerous fields to work in but it also has some of the highest suicide rates of any profession. I can say that is not something to be proud of. The toxicity, the burnout, the lack of pay/benefits, compassi
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Time just blurs together

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 I was doing weekly updates but really all the weeks just blurred together with not too much going on.  I had my usual vacation up to East Grand Lake. The weather was great and the pup and i were in the water every day! did a lot of kayaking. saw some otters :).  ran every morning. vacation was not long enough. work is a mess. chaos almost every day. we have lost receptionists and so techs have to step in to help which takes them away from the back and we become short handed as well. its a constant problem. thankfully we haven't had to work any Saturdays yet. has been really nice. the weather in Maine has been hot and humid which is not me so i have not been hiking as much. went yesterday because it was finally cool enough for me and it was great. not a soul there. traffic is also an issue depending on where i want to go.  Debating on doing the VTNE this year. have had no urge to study because im tired when i get home from work and i go right to cooking dinner and then pretty much
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Week 11

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Little behind but things are kind of just becoming the norm now. Nothing too big changing in maine other than the rest of the counties have been able to open up the rest of their stuff again with rules of course. Work is what it is now. Extremely busy and still chaotic. Days go by fast at work. Next month we will start Saturdays again yuck not fun. We will also have one less doctor to work on a Saturday as well. So the other doctors do not want to rotate more often. Meal prepping going well. scored two for two so far. I think this week will also be a good one. I am enjoying it i must say. Making them healthy of course. Went to Sebago Lake all day yesterday in the 90 degree heat. it was perfect! crowded as all hell but the lake was so nice to swim in and the pup had a blast. Today is a more chilled day. got up to take care of medical boarders and did groceries, came back and started meal prepping and then made cookies. had to give away my sea dogs brewing hard seltzer to the n
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Week 10

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alright a little behind on my weeks. Last week was back to a sort of normal schedule. only 3 doctors each day but it was a better transition that way. it went okay. I had Thursday off, usually wednesday but my day will change for now. Still doing curbside which can be hectic at times. Definitely getting my steps in. But it is what it is now. Getting hot wearing masks all the time and wrangling dogs and cats but that's life now i guess. super busy at work, summer always picks up more. Started meal prepping on Sunday for this week and it went well. I think i will enjoy it. Corey eats them too for lunch. I wont do breakfast or dinners but i can eat the lunches for dinner if i want. I have found a lot of recipes to work with. Im excited. Didn't do too much on the weekend. Went boating last week after work. really nice way to end the day.  Not much else to say about last week. took corey to the ER because he fell cleaning the boat so having to cater to him. didnt break anything
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Week 9

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Busy week at work but went by fast. This week is my last week off before we go back to working every week...should be interesting..not. It's going to be all hell on wheels. They want us to be together but stay separated in the building from one another..just keep us separated it is just much easier. I was starting to enjoy my time off. Especially with the nicer weather here. Saturday I turned 30. Uneventful. Highlight of my day was free Starbucks beverage and free fried shrimp basket from Schutty's. Got some chowder and steamers from my favorite place last night with the neighbors but other than that quite uneventful. Didn't ask for anything didn't get anything. When you are an adult you can afford to buy what you want on your birthday I suppose. I kind of missed out on having a cake though. I do like a good cake for my birthday. Didn't do any hiking because the tourists plowed right in to Maine this weekend so avoided all that. I did dye my hair well more like t
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