Tuesday, August 15, 2006
...makes Tess a very grumpy wife!" Just ask John. Working two jobs, one gives 40 hrs/week and the other gives between 19-25 hrs, meant that I worked 7 days and 8 shifts a week. - Husband? Is that the furry body next to me in bed? No, wait, that's the cat! - So I gave up the salon job (it was falsely advertised as a manager's position, but it was only for a stylist). I'm still working one or two shifts a week there but I'm doing hair out of home for friends and family who want it, just ask.
Now I get to concentrate on the job I love so much I spent my first real day off there! In my last blog I mentioned that I'm also an office assistant for a vet. Turns out the position is really as a Veterinary Assistant in an Emergency Animal Hospital! OMG I love it! I get to do every thing the vet doesn't and somethings he does! He's teaching me about why we prescribe certain foods, and why we give certain vaccines. He's taught me how to take patient histories and what to look for in basic check-ups. I help him with emergency surgeries and taking x rays. I clean and sterilize instruments and make surgical packs so the Dr. can do surgeries on the spot without waiting for things to be cleaned first. I check and change IVs and write out prescriptions (under the Dr's supervision). Basically I'm an animal nurse! On the other side, though, I am still the office assistant so I still have to answer the phone, take appointments, and keep the place clean. Oh well, you win some...
John's been coming to pick me up at the clinic at the end of my shifts (he doesn't like the idea of me walking home alone in Surrey) and the Dr. loves him. John's even helped with a surgery himself (he got to hold a paw so the Dr could stitch it up)
I have no idea what I'll be doing with my days off, as I'm not used to having any! Dishes and other house chores I guess - someone has to do them !). At least I'll be able to see my friends again. I've only seen them five times since we moved here a month and a half ago. I haven't seen my cousins at all.
posted by Turnoc's Lady @ 1:22 PM,
