Ooh scary ... i just applied for my first veterinary office job. This is a front office position but would work out nicely while still being in school. I am nervous. I haven't worked at a paying job for over 13 years. A paycheck of any kind will be very exciting.

Blog to come

Please be patient ... i'm starting this new blog and it's been over a year since I've worked with Blogger and I am trying to reacquaint myself with how to do everything.

This blog will be about my adventures in school, work experience, and the quest for a job that I will enjoy doing until it's time for me to retire. Yes, I'm a little old to be having a career change, but it's really never too late to follow your dreams and go for something you are passionate about.

I have been an animal lover my whole life. Ever since I was little, I was always bringing home some kind of animal, rescuing rodents that our cats had corned outside, tricking my mom into buying me various other creatures (telling her I needed them for school) and of course the classic act of crying my eyeballs out at the neighborhood pet store BEGGING her to PLEEEEEEEASE let me have a turtle (or fish, or hamster, or rabbit). Mom usually gave in (thank God she was an animal lover herself).

I am a student at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, CA. Their RVT (Registered Veterinary Technician) program is great. The only problem is that is so crowded that it is taking me much longer than the estimated 2 years to complete. I am hoping that I will finish in June 2013 (same time as my youngest child graduates from high school !!) In the meantime, I am looking for an entry level position in a veterinary hospital so I can as much as I can in addition to going to school.