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Fleabee99 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:51:14 GMT

thank you all for you support, its made the transition all the more easier

and for the person who called me mature, i am honoured thanks

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bongo — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:49:43 GMT

I know what it is like to want something soooo much and then for it not to live up to expectations. when I left uni I was so adamant that equine nursing was what I wanted to do and when I got a job straight from uni i was really chuffed but after a month i knew it wasnt for me, I found aspects of it scary and would cry most mornings if my day involved even setting foot in theatre. At the time i never even thought of small animal practice so I left my job and worked as a groom for a while. I then left after 6 months and was unemployed for a while. I then got a job in small animal practice but still remained dubious but I absolutely loved it and now I am at the end of my training and about to sit my final exam. for me I have found something which I love and something which I feel at ease and happy doing. of course the job is stressful and sometimes upsetting or frustrating but then again so are most things in life!

what im getting at is that I think you know when you have found your forte in life as will you and I hope whatever you do you are happy and enjoy each day. At the end of the day you are 20 years old so have lots of time to explore different career paths.

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Anonymous — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:38:29 GMT

That's great. You've made a go of it - sometimes you just have to give things a go. Good luck to you - it all sounds very exciting and something for you to look forward to.

And may I add from reading another post of yours how refreshingly mature you are for a 20 year old.

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Fleabee99 — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:28:05 GMT

lol freckle i know what you mean, and i also dont think its something you can grow into. but a goodness has come out of it as i do like lab work, dispensary and xray diagnostics so for the moment i am going to stay to see which one i like the best, all of these are offered as jobs in the RAF so i will just give it time until i can decide where my heart lyes, but like you said i want a career im happy with and im prepared to try everything to find it and im not ashamed of that, and also why not move from a job which is ok to a job i love and get paid 26k a year

thanks for your post freckle, its really made me feel more positive about my situation

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Freckle — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:06:07 GMT

i dont think ive spoken to you before, but i have read your threads. i am glad you will give working in practice a go - it is a fab, if very stressful job to do ;)

in all honestly though, and i am being brutally honest about how I feel - not about how others feel, but personally, i feel that vet nursing is either for you, or not. personally, i know it is all i have ever wanted to do, and as much as practice life brings me down at times, i know i could never be happy in another job/career.

i looked into radiography too, and even did some work experience there recently - looked into local uni's and almost actually applied. i enjoyed it, and it was interesting etc, but when i got there, all i could think, was ' i need to get my next vet boss to get a digital xray setup....'

probably unfortunatley for me, i'm all about the vet nursing, but i don't know if other people feel that way - is it a job you could 'grow into?' to my mind, no, but i am very single minded about it.

i don't want to put you off vet nursing - thats the LAST thing i want - i just wanted to try and explain my feelings on the whole career/vet nursing thing :)

to be quite honest, i think everyone should have the balls to follow that career that makes them happy, that they have a real love for.

i hope you find that career/job - the one that makes you happy to get up and go to work in the morning... (well... happy-ish... no one likes getting up to go to work! - me especially, despite all my nattering - my ideal job would be vet nursing when i feel like it LOL)

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Fleabee99 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:58:50 GMT

lol! i know, very confusing, ive pm'd you anyways caro lol

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:35:00 GMT

blow me down with a bloody feather read my pm am off to eat before work