Category: My Grand Advice
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Little Things: Routine
In trying to stay true to my first ever list of New Year’s resolution, one of which writing something everyday, if I feel that there may be something remotely close to being good enough to share, I will. I want to talk about routines and how the lack of one gives me almost as much…
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April Fools
Of course my second-first day of college would fall on April Fools, a holiday rooted in hoaxes and pranks. Being able to shift my career path and go to a “real” school (sorry Penn Foster) is a privilege I do not take for granted, but the imposter syndrome is already rearing its nasty face. What…
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I did not fail. I did not Fail. I did not fail.
This is what I have been telling myself every day, no, every hour since I made the decision to leave veterinary medicine and pursue a career in writing/English. The end goal is still being worked out, but the initial feeling I had, was that of failure. Veterinary assistants, technicians, and even veterinarians leaving the field…
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Letting Go
I recently stumbled across a folder with a bunch of my creative writing assignments from high school. While most are cringe, there were a few that impressed me. Bellow is one titled “Letting Go” and was written as part of our eulogy study. My childhood beagle Sally, passed away from lymphoma a few years before…
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VICTORIA CANADA
NOVEMBER 2023 BLACK BALL FERRY PORT ANGELES, WA (Photo By: Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News) With the husband back home for the month, we wanted to take a trip and have a night to ourselves. My mother was gracious enough to stay with the kids at our house for our weekend trip. We had each been…
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October TBR
Spooky season calls for spooky books! Here are my creepy reads from my TBR list that I hope to get through this month! If you have any other creepy/horror book recommendations, let me know! A collection of short stories by the King of horror and spook. I have read the first one, Autopsy Room Four…
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Commitment Issues With Books
Only once have I ever not finished a book I was reading with no intention of ever picking it back up. However, I have abandoned a few for years. The book in question, was a book a friend of mine’s dad had written. He was self-published and had under 30 sales in a few years.…
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Quarter-Life Crisis?
Do you ever wonder about life like Carrie Bradshaw, dream to look like Mortitia Addams, fear like Stephen King, and love like Jane Austin? What happens when all of the aspects of your life collide and clash like a fatal land slide? Akin to most people with ADD, the endless hobby hopping is one thing,…
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Raw Diets for Pets: The Veterinary Perspective
For animals of all life-stages, having access to proper nutrition should be one of the top priorities of pet owners. Each species and breed of domesticated animal has different nutrient requirements, but a lack of proper nutrition leads to major health concerns that can be seen both immediately and overtime as the pet ages. There…
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How 5.5” Ruined My Day
The fact that this is the first post since the D-Day post, should say something. We are on month four since he departed the country and the first mental break has hit. It is always the smallest things that breaks the damn holding back the big. Home projects are one of the ways I have…
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