Don't shun me, guys! I haven't been running in 2 days :(
I have not been this tired since my internships in Kentucky. Oh. Em. Gee.
1st day of work in Kentucky with my awesome Medusa hair (July 2009)
Eventually I got used to all the work and managed to run after hours too. I also ate like a cow and had nothing to show for it. It was awesome!
So my shifts yesterday and today were from 7 AM to 3:30 PM. Honestly, not that bad. The only really sucky part is having to wake up at 5:15 AM, which is also similar to my wake-up time in KY. The exhausting part is being on my feet 8 of the 8.5 hours I am there...and having crappy inserts in my rubber boots that don't cushion (my bad for not buying Dr. Scholl's and getting an off-brand instead).
Yesterday was my first day. I did a lot of standing around watching everyone else work. I did get a little bit of training/education but not a ton and I felt so inept compared to all the techs. I have soooo much to learn! I did get to help in NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) with an enteritis foal and Medicine with a 106* fevering mare. I don't know if they figured out what was wrong with her yet.
The foal and her mama
Today I got to do a lot more, which was greatly appreciated. After helping out with the NICU foal in the morning and not being able to complete a basic math problem in helping create the proper dosage of meds (doh...so dumb!), I was put in the ICU barn where we had 3 horses. One was a 5 year old filly with a bowel torsion who eventually went off to surgery. I got to hold/twitch while they put in a new catheter, which was cool to watch. A gelding had had colic surgery yesterday and wasn't feeling well. I got to see how they put in a nasogastric tube to flush his stomach out (horses can't vomit, so when their tummies hurt, they have no way of eliminating the contents; the tube does this for them). Another gelding had also had surgery but was a few days post-surgery so he was bright and chipper. I got to walk him for 10 mins in the parking lot. I was warned he was flighty and crazy, but he and I had a great time on the lead with no chain shank. Baller status right here! I also ran a bunch of errands and got to fill up a syringe with some sort of solution.
Hopefully tomorrow I get to do more but I also don't know how to do much, so my "doing" might not be much. They don't exactly want me screwing up something important and having to explain it to the owner. I do need to learn how to do stuff, though, so hopefully I can get some training!
So much going on, I don't know what to think. The internship starts tomorrow.
I'm a little lotta bit scared. And nervous.
Eye twitching is totally normal. As are creepy faces.
Other good things are happening. But I've got questions, damn it, and no one can answer them except for the one person who can (is my vagueness bothering you yet?!). Hopefully all will go well, but it might not and I'll be disappointed.
So many nose freckles, like woah. I swear I wear sunscreen. They never ever go away.
Weird post. I know. I'm sorry. I'm in a strange mood thinking about a lot. I will go running today. And then post about it because this is supposed to be a running blog not just the crazy-thoughts-in-my-head blog.
I think that week where I didn't get the chance to blog because my computer was dead got me into a bad habit of not blogging. So, I'm sorry I'm not on the ball lately. I have lots to say but at the same time don't really feel like saying it. I make no sense, I know.
Workouts: Monday: 3.1 miles in 29:34 mins on the treadmill followed by an intense arm workout. Tuesday: 3.4 miles in 29:08 mins. This run sucked balls. I don't know what's going on with me lately, but I'm super tired and my lungs hurt. I was just not feeling this. The fact that I ran at noon and the sun was hot might have played a big role. I hate running between 10 AM and 5 PM.
So running just hasn't been great recently. I'm losing my motivation or something. I really am not sure what's going on. I get tired sooo easily and I'm eating a bunch of protein and carbs and veggies so it's not like I'm lacking on nutrients. My sleep for the last week or so has been pretty shitty. Normally I fall asleep and stay asleep all night, but in the last week I can't fall asleep or stay asleep for more than an hour. Maybe that's why I'm tired...duh Jen! I've also been basically lying around the house doing nothing now that school's done for the summer. Energy doesn't spontaneously occur from hanging out on the couch all day. I guess I do know what's going on but it sure isn't helpful when I'm trying to run. Oh well. The sleep schedule will change drastically soon because...
...I start my internship at the UC Davis Vet Med Teaching Hospital on Thursday!!!!!! I'm so stoked! And scared and nervous. It's pretty intimidating knowing that I'll be caring for sick horses but at least I don't have the super responsibility of a vet. As some of you may know (and if you don't, go read my About Me), I went back to school for a vet tech program (I swear to God, if someone asks me another time how I'm enjoying vet school even after I've explained that it's nursing, I may scream!). That's animal nursing. Not doctoring. Anyway, I got this suh-weet internship lined up for the summer and next year in which I get to take care of sick horses 3 days a week. One of my supervisors who I spoke to on Saturday for my orientation told me that just based on the amount of horse experience I have (been riding since I was 6, studied Animal Science at UCD, did 2 internships on Thoroughbred farms in Kentucky), that she would hire me right now if she could. The VMTH Equine Clinic is short on staff and many are retiring soon, so she thinks I'll be able to be hired in the fall of this year! So they're going to train me like I'll be working there soon, not as just merely an intern! This is beyond good news! If I'm hired in the fall, I'll have a job while in school (I'm so broke, it's not even funny!) and then will have a job as soon as I graduate and get licensed!!! OMG! Set. For. Life!
In other news, I had an awesome weekend that probably accounts for some of my exhaustion (I'm sooo not 20 anymore!). On Friday, I celebrated Erin's birthday.
We had delicious Korean BBQ, although I got a salad with tasty BBQ steak on top. Yummy!
Afterwards, Sarah and I went to downtown Sac for a Pirates and Wenches pub crawl.
Sarah, Petey the Parrot, me, and Kristen
About as wench-y as I get.
Daniel and Sarah
Cassie interrogated my date
Kristen and I found amazing faucets at Golden Bear
And we enjoyed drinks with cute lawyers at Golden Bear :)
On Saturday, I went out with my date from the previous night to see Tainted Love, a local 80s cover band. I had such a blast rocking out to "Sweet Child O' Mine", "Mickey", and "Don't Stop Believing", among others! Great night indeed. Except that I couldn't really walk very well the next day due to wearing 3.5" tall stilettos, but whatevs! It was worth it! :)
And The Rapture...totally didn't happen. Duh.
Ok, here's the belated Music Monday. I'm obsessed with this group and they're engaged! How cute! She can rap like no other. If you haven't seen this video yet, check it out!
