Here I am trying to write more than once a month! Whenever I’ve not been in school, I haven’t been the greatest updater. I think, in part, it’s because being in school means I have homework to avoid and the internet/writing here is a great way to do that. Now I don’t have as much stuff I want to procrastinate on since my time after work is my own, which is awesome! But I also miss writing here.
I also find it difficult to write about work. I never want to give too much back story on my patients and I don’t want to give away any unique or identifying information. But then I feel like I’d be writing things like “I spayed a dog today” or “I have this complicated case but owners are unwilling to do any diagnostics so I’m having a hard time coming up with a treatment plan that might be appropriate.” Kind of boring and vague, yeah?
The more I work, the more I am realizing that I really don’t want to work full time. And it’s not so much that the work I’m doing is hard (it is, but it doesn’t usually wear me down too much), it’s all the people I’m interacting with. I need more down time away from people. I currently work M-W and Friday 9-6. I also work alternating Thursdays and Saturdays 9-1, so every other week I get a full weekend off and alternating weeks I get Thursday and Sunday off. Most days I’m there considerably past 6/1 to finish up paperwork. Anyway, eventually, I would like it to be that I get every Thursday off and continue with alternating Saturday half days. Breaking up the work week like that is really nice. I’m not really in a position to ask for that yet being new an I don’t want a pay deduction for fewer hours (not even sure how that would work as I’m salaried), but my hope is that when we discusses raises, whenever that may be, I can negotiate for fewer hours rather than greater salary.
Yesterday, Aaron and I went to an apple orchard with Kat, Genevieve, and Eric. We picked and ate apples, got baked goods, drank some cider, wandered through a ridiculously short sunflower maze, had many silly/inappropriate conversations, at more foods. It was great fun and much silliness was had! But I’m in super introvert mode today and am fiercely wishing for another day off to continue to recharge. Why are weekends so short?
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