Cryptorchidness

Meet Buona: An Exotic (Stylish) Shorthair Cat from Japan

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When a turtle has pneumonia, it then swims… with a tilt.  

During my first month with my therapist, I was given this worksheet to read and work on. She noticed that while I was talking with her, that my thoughts followed a lot of these. I wasn’t aware that my anxiety had brought me down paths of low self-worth and stinky thinking.  After a couple of weeks of talking with her, she gave me this worksheet to work on. 

10 Things To Add To Your Self-Care Routine Today

1. Be kind to yourself - our words create our worlds. Use words that empower you rather than those that limit you. Instead of saying “I’m suffering” you can say “I’m in the process of healing”.

2. Treat yourself - you deserve it. Take yourself out on dates and spoil yourself with your favourite foods, movies & whatever else you love to do. This strengthens the relationship you have with yourself & invites more love into your life.

3. Spend time with those you love - surround yourself with positive energy. It’s pretty difficult to show yourself love when you’re surrounded by negativity. Spend time with those who make you forget to check your phone.

4. Be present with yourself - listen to your self-talk. Pay attention to the thoughts that run through your mind and observe the effect they have on your emotions.

5. Exercise - move into the body. Neglecting the body will result in poor physical & mental health over time - move into it to release energy that has been suppressed.

6. Healthy food - nourish your body & mind. The foods we eat will determine how we feel, both physically & mentally, choose the foods that will make you feel good.

7. Creativity - express yourself. Creativity is expression of the soul and can release built up energy that has been repressed inside of us - this is extremely important for self-care.

8. Nature - reconnect with yourself. When in nature observe how the animals & plants behave and see yourself reflected in them. The flowers are patient when waiting to bloom & the animals are totally present in the now.

9. Sleep - recharge your batteries. The most important aspect of self-care is knowing when you need to rest, sleep is vital for recovery of the body and our mind. You cannot feel well if you’re sleep deprived.

10. Mindfulness - be in the now. Looking after yourself means not missing out on life - when we spend any time outside of the present moment we waste our lives. Catch yourself when you project into the past or future and ground yourself in the now using your senses.

The root of all suffering is a lack of self-love.

I’m weirdly good with cows, strangely good

I still know nothing, but I know more than I did 365 days ago. An impossibly large amount more than I did 365 days ago to be exact.

It may seem impossible to cram 10000 bacteria, virology, parasites and toxins into your brain. It is, focus on the important ones 

You really don’t need to go to every class, sometimes its more efficient to teach yourself 

Making summaries during lecture is an effective and efficient way to get through material and have summaries made for exams

Second year is so much harder than first year 

Vet school prepares you for the NAVLE more than it prepares you to be a veterinarian  

Holy *$%* I’m half way through vet school 

Holy !(@*# I’m going to be a vet in less than 2 years

I still know nothing 

Everyone outside of vet school still thinks I know everything 

I still really know nothing 

Not getting kicked by the horse is the most important part of the horse physical 

Never eat chicken, you will get salmonella or campylobacter, you will get diarrhea and you may die 

Don’t eat pork either

Don’t eat anything, bacteria are everywhere 

Second year is the hardest for a lot of people because you’re not new anymore but your still so far from the finish line, and that can be overwhelming 

You can’t do vet school alone, I would never have made it through this year without my support systems 

Radiology is hard

This is such an exciting and amazing opportunity, and I hate how my brain is still trying to find hundreds of dumb reasons to back out. (What if I can’t deal with the giant bugs? What if I get a parasite? What if I can’t dye my hair and my roots grow in?) Like come on brain, you can’t think of any better reasons that that?

I’m so nervous because apparently the September class fills up the quickest. I spoke to the admissions counselor at the info session and he said I would definitely get an interview. I also emailed him my information and I’m waiting to hear back.

I started the application, but I realized I have to cut my personal statement down A LOT. It started at 2000 words and I had to cut it down to 800 for VMCAS, but Ross only wants 300. =x

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