Feeling a bit stale....

Re: Feeling a bit stale....

Emma Forde RVN — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:52:22 GMT

I'm hoping I'll be feeling inspired by it to be honest. I guess I thought this motherhood/family/working mum stuff would be easy. Turns out it aint so! There just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day at the moment and I guess that feeling will be just get worse when I have 2 kids!! I am blessed in so many ways but I just hate that I have to comprimise my work. I bet that sounds just awful doesn't it? I dont mean it to, I love my family and would never give that up for anything.

I think the move to Scotland will be great. I have worked in my current practice for 6 years and I guess a change will be good for the brain.

Re: Feeling a bit stale....

Mac Feather — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:33:03 GMT

All the best to you Emma with the move and pregnancy.

Think we all feel or get a bit stale in the job at times, talking about it helps I think.

You said youre going to the cpd day- I usually find cpd kinda gets the brain and enthusiasm going.

Re: Feeling a bit stale....

Jo Mackenzie — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:35:57 GMT

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Renfrew, are you from Scotland?

Lived up there before we moved down here, its been calling me back for years! I cant wait but only ever worked in my wee mixed practice in Cornwall. I am so scared of going to another practice and looking like an eedgit!

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I'm from Scotland too! Yay for Scotland! I'm from the Highlands but worked in Cumbernauld and Glasgow.

Don't worry, everything will come back to you once you get started! Starting anywhere new is always daunting but you'll settle in and within a day or two you won't know what you were so worried about!

Good luck (and congrats on the pregnancy!)

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Emma Forde RVN — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:42:32 GMT

You are all awesome, thanks for the encouragement. I cant wait to get up there now! My last week at the practice next week then jumping into the unknown....fingers crossed!

Re: Feeling a bit stale....

Louise B — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:42:55 GMT

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Glasgow, well just outside. Hopefully going to the BVNA CPD day to kickstart myself a little!

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PM'd you!

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Fiona Leathers — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:19:20 GMT

[quote user="Emma Forde RVN"]

Glasgow, well just outside. Hopefully going to the BVNA CPD day to kickstart myself a little!

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I look forward to seeing you there!! I'm the BVNA RCO for Scotland - anything you need just email or phone

Re: Feeling a bit stale....

Phrin Vernon RVN — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:21:58 GMT

I started nursing in 1998, and had 4 years out to have my son. I just started back in practice a year ago, and in mixed practice too, which I have never done before!

I am a single mum, and currently doing L3 VN, and it is hard work! Before I started back at work I stocked up on textbooks, and read them cover to cover (not sure how much I retained mind!), and it has been a steep learning curve - not only getting back into practice, but learning how to be a mum at the same time!

I think you need to give yourself time to get back into the swing of things. Read up on the newer drugs - for example hyperT4 cats were all on neomercazole before I left work - now there is felimazole & vidalta! Also the waste disposal rules changed - syringes could no longer go into clinical waste! Little things, but did make it harder to start with!

Good Luck! It is do-able! Just about!

Re: Feeling a bit stale....

Emma Dillon — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 20:12:57 GMT

Don't be so hard on yourself is my advice. Sit down with the people you work with and say you are feeling rusty and want to know the most important things they think you should brush up on and try and do that while you are at work.

I think all of us are good at being super critical of oursleves and its no good.

If you feel rusty in an area and its not mad busy then shadow someone doing whatever it is, Or ask them to talk you through it again just to re-afirm that what you have in your head is right and up to date.

I work at the PDSA and its mental crazy busy but every week there's at least an hour where you can grab some time to learn a little, so its def possible. When you have kids as young as yours work is work and home is home. You can't be super woman and study at night time too.

Hope it all works out for you. Word of warning though, if you opt for PDSA or Vets Now, you might feel a little out of depth cause when its busy you just have to crack on, no hand holding. Its scary but you do learn lots. Just it could go either way, you'll either feel back on top of the game, or it'll scare you silly and make you want to run for the hills. :)

Either way, good luck chick. The fact that you can VN by day and Mum by night you are already a very capable amazing woman.

Re: Feeling a bit stale....

loopylou711 — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 19:32:25 GMT

Be careful with RIG is all i will say so many people on here had bad expriences!!

Good luck though with it all!! Let us know how you get on!!

Re: Feeling a bit stale....

Emma Forde RVN — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 19:26:29 GMT

Just registered with Carlton Professional and Rig. Had an offer of work in Edinburgh so far for locuming but its just a wee bit too far even for locum work. Hoping to get some experience at somewhere like vets now or PDSA. A world away form what I'm used to but the ought to blow the ole cobwebs away!

Just looking for locum positions at the mo until baba is a few months old then I'll look for something more permanant. I am hoping I can get the locum work in the meantime just to keep me busy and for things to keep ticking in the brain!

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loopylou711 — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:48:02 GMT

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Renfrew, are you from Scotland?

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Live in Glasgow now, Aw I grew up in Erskine which aint too far from Renfrew. Renfrews nice, quite and avoids the busyness of Glasgow but Glasgow is only like 15 mins away so not too far. Your also near Paisley which has a good few shops and that! Your prob know allt his anyways!!

Hope it all works out for you. Do you have a job lined up?

Good luck. when you move?

Re: Feeling a bit stale....

Steph Phillips — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:42:56 GMT

I'm sure once your settled in your new employment, everything will come flooding back to you!!

Congratualtions on your pregancy!!! hope everything works out for you just the way you want it too

Re: Feeling a bit stale....

Emma Forde RVN — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:40:55 GMT

Renfrew, are you from Scotland?

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loopylou711 — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:28:00 GMT

oh where outside Glasgow? Glasgows good, of course am biased!!

Sorry no adivce! Just hope it all works out for you though, sure you will be back to your old self in no time!

Re: Feeling a bit stale....

Emma Forde RVN — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:05:34 GMT

Glasgow, well just outside. Hopefully going to the BVNA CPD day to kickstart myself a little!

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Louise B — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:34:33 GMT

Hi,

whereabouts in Scotland are you moving to?

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SmegSlayer — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:38:44 GMT

if you can afford to go part time. locuming is great and u can say u only want 2 work 2.5 or 3 days per week coz ur bubba's still so little