#future dvm

My life has changed so much since being a mother. Everything I do is for him. He’s always been such a good baby. He’s playful, learns very fast, loves to laugh, smiles so brightly with his beautiful eyes, loves to growl like a dog as if he’s Daisy Mae lol, and he is most of all sweet. He loves to crawl to me now (he’s 9 months next week 😭🥹) and hug me. He’s starting to stand and has said “mama” and “dada” already. I can’t wait to hear “I love you mom” from him too! It’s such a wonderful feelingI I never thought I’d be able to feel. 🩵 My boy is my everything and I have to make sure I raise him to be a good man who is smart and treats people nicely.

I have to set a good example for him which is why I’ve been working so hard to finally finish my bachelors degree in biomedical science after these last two semesters. I apply to a few vet schools next year and I’m so nervous. I’m doing this for my boy and I will never give up! 🩵

I have been home for 4 weeks now, at the clinic I will work at upon my graduation in May. I am so glad to be home, to be with my work family—the people who saw me from the very beginning of my career and helped to propel me forward. My mentor is so happy to have me home as well.

My work family has been taking to calling me a doctor already, which has taken me aback and confused me. My coworker referred to me as “Doc” and I turned around looking for my boss and told her she wasn’t in the room. It will take me a while to get used to. I am so lucky to get 2 more weeks here. Of course, I am loving having the company of Cooper at home as well.

I have one more rotation at school planned and other than that, I have a vacation block to travel to Georgia and Florida right before graduation. Sometime prior to that, I need to move into my own place back home and make a suitable place for Coriander to live (I love my family but Coriander has half my bedroom and he hates it/cannot get adequate exercise long-term here).

Cooper, of course, tore a toe nail at the base within 2 minutes of me arriving home. This wouldn't have been a problem on a weekend except he's allergic to trazodone so I couldn't just sedate him heavily at home and clip away. So, we went to an emergency clinic... Then he got a hot spot in between his toes since he lacerated his adjacent toe in this whole event. Good news is he's patched up and cone free now.

Send me some asks! I have the time and anon is on.

7.5 hours is the total time. Beyond that, the exam just closes.

The NAVLE is 360 questions on varying topics and most of them have long histories/scenarios/data to interpret.

I'm a very fast test taker. I have never not been the first to finish for any exam I've sat. I have a high reading speed with comprehension is what it really boils down to and I don't waffle between answers. It's a gut thing for me. If I don't know, I'm gonna pick my immediate best guess and move on. I just can't sit there and agonize.

I will not look at any question twice. I've learned the hard way it's not in my favor to change my answers, so I just don't look at the questions again.

Any jewelery other than a wedding ring had to be removed because I could somehow use it to cheat 🤷‍♀️? Wedding rings are subject to inspection, as are glasses to make sure we're not disguising cameras. I had to show my wrists and ankles, get scanned with a metal detector, turn out my pockets. Technically, in between my blocks, I could take breaks and access my phone to study if I wanted. I could even leave the building on a break.