So I probably should be asleep right now, but honestly I am not very tired! Besides I really wanted to write about the first couple days of my life as a vet tech student.

First off I am on the search for the perfect bag. Since my bag that I was planning on using as a book bag didn’t turn out to work that well, I now need a different book bag. The problem is that I have a very specific ideal in mind, including size, shape, non-backpack, messenger bag with no flap, comfy strap, lots of pockets on the outside. Hmm, like the bag I made! So the search continues since honestly I don’t think my sewing machine could handle the amount of layers and thickness of material that I would need in order to carry these really heavy books around in.

The first two days of school have gone pretty good. I am enjoying my classes and looking forward to working with the animals that we have at school. The dogs are all around the 30-40lb range, so not very large, and also seem pretty calm and nice. The cats also seem pretty nice and friendly. Overall, probably better than a real clinic setting (it doesn’t seem like we will see many bad behavior problems like I did at the shelter). It should be pretty nice though, because in order to learn everything it is going to be easier than trying to learn on crazy hyper dogs and attitude cats:) Of course, you still have to be just as cautious and aware when you are working with them. It may not matter whether the dog is hyper or not during the exam, but let me tell you that it is easier to get a calm dog out of a kennel than a hyper one. (Don’t get me wrong, I love hyper dogs and cats with attitudes!)

I have Anatomy & Physiology this semester which will probably be my most challenging class. It is actually human anatomy & physiology, but animals and humans are actually very similar. Luckily, the vet tech students do not participate in the human cadaver labs (icky!!!!), we get our own labs during those working on animals instead. (Sorry if that is tmi for some people!)

This has to be the first time in my life that I have actually found the textbook reading assignments to be interesting. Tonight Ben & I went to a bookstore and hung out while I studied a little. I kept reading him little things out of my textbook, because some of it is so fascinating to me. (I am one lucky girl, he listens even though it probably isn’t quite so interesting to him.) Anyways I think that is probably a pretty good sign for the rest of the semester.

The rest of this week… homework and more homework. This weekend, what of course but more homework and maybe a little bit of sewing. I want to use up some of my scraps for things like fabric bookmarks and wrap headbands. Plus I think my stethoscope needs a little pouch of its own (don’t you think so:).

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