{"id":5962,"date":"2024-04-28T09:05:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T16:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/?p=5962"},"modified":"2024-04-28T09:05:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T16:05:09","slug":"misc-updates-from-the-other-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/?p=5962","title":{"rendered":"Misc Updates from the Other Side"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It\u2019s been a long while since I had anything to say. About anything really.<\/p>\n

Since I no longer travel for a living, there\u2019s not really all that much to report as far as day-to-day goings on are concerned. Sometimes this new path that I\u2019m on (and despite the fact that it\u2019s been 4 years it still feels new) feels very strange indeed. And sometimes it feels like everything that came before is a memory that belongs to someone else. Sometimes it takes looking at the pictures on our walls and the souvenirs in our display cabinet to make me realize that \u201coh yes, that did happen\u201d.<\/p>\n

But overall, life trundles along in a fairly contented series of events. After what feels like ages of unpredictability and very bad spirals, I can see light at the end of the tunnel \u2013 and I\u2019m pretty sure it\u2019s not on oncoming train!<\/p>\n

For one thing, little Proudfoot has remained with us. I am stunned at how tough<\/em> this little guy is. Just after we adopted him he contracted pneumonia- that should have been a death sentence for a pup his age! But no, he somehow shook it off and is back to trotting around after me, because obviously I need proper supervision before I complete any task!<\/p>\n

And then there is the little fact that I\u2019ve gone back to school.<\/p>\n

For anyone keeping track, this will be\u2026my third degree when its\u2019 complete. I\u2019m more than a little bit nervous about this to be honest. University\u2026well it was hard enough when you\u2019re in a traditional campus environment, when you had nothing else to really worry about *except* your coursework. But juggling a self-paced degree program plus day to day existence as a semi-functional adult? That\u2019s been\u2026a bit of a challenge.<\/p>\n

Especially since the program for my Vet Tech degree is a college program, which means there are certain classes I must take that may not be directly related to the actual degree. One of those was English Comp (which I successfully challenged and didn\u2019t have to take at all! Woot!) and then there\u2019s\u2026Business Math. Now, don\u2019t get me wrong I knew going into this that math was going to be essential to this degree because it\u2019s in the medical field. But THIS math class isn\u2019t about that, at least not directly, THIS math class is basically 10th<\/sup> grade math all over again. And 10th<\/sup> grade math I very nearly failed the first time around. To say I have a mental block on dealing with fractions would be a severe understatement!<\/p>\n

But I\u2019m getting there. And every time I think I\u2019m not going to get up this mountain, I look at Proudfoot, and I remember that in a very real way I\u2019m doing this for him, and for others like him. And because of that, I will find it in my stubborn heart to tackle the damn fractions….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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