#NerdsUnite: The secret life of a veterinary technician
<editorsnote> Nerds, meet my buddy Lindsay. She and I met ... well, somewhere in the social space. I think we might have started talking through this site directly, then through facebook - maybe ... I'm not sure. But she's awesome. I talk to her on twitter almost every day, and she's really rad and TOTALLY a big huge animal lover. Like crazy huge!! In these series of posts she will be talking about her life and random adventures with sometimes more than two legged creatures. I guess there's only one more thing left to say ... HIT IT LINDSAY!! </editorsnote>
#TalkNerdyToMeLover's @TheCraftafarian
This past week has been kind of crazy. My car broke down over the weekend and my friend/coworker and I switched days off this week so I could get the car taken care of Tuesday. And then all the crazies have been coming out of the woodworks lately (basically if I was there tuesday I would have been screamed at by a client instead of my coworker who took it very well, sometimes are screamed at, insulted, I have been called heartless before). I think I need a vacation...not even to go anywhere, like a staycation. I think I just need some time off for me.
My boyfriend David tells me all the time I need to be more positive and that it will help me feel better. I know he's right but sometimes its so hard when you deal with depression, work in a veterinary clinic (in not the best part of town, aka kinda poor), and in general I can be very cynical. I know I feel best when I'm positive and optimistic. With the week we've been having at work its been extremely difficult.
We received a fax this week from a group called ExecTech Management Consulting. They send us daily or weekly faxes with tips (usually for our boss or manager) on how to deal with certain things. One of the faxes we got this week was about being optimistic. I read it and since I already planned on writing about being more positive it fits right in!!
So to give credit to their company (http://www.exectechweb.com/) this is an excerpt from 2011 ExecTech Services Inc part of their ExecTech Management Consulting Tips and Ideas. The paragraph is titled: We Can All Be More Optimistic. They call this the "Optimist Creed."
Promise Yourself....
To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.*
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel that ther is something in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.*
To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.*
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.*
I know many of us are always trying to better ourselves and when I read this it really put a huge smile on my face because I knew I needed to do this. I've put asterisks near the ones I need to work on the most. I know this is just a piece of paper or a excerpt on the internet but I really feel like I can do this :)
Update on kitten: One of my pretty good friends in Gainesville, FL may be interested in adopting him! So happy!!
Sending happiness and positive thoughts and energy to you all. If you would like to share any ideas with me please feel free to drop me a line on twitter: @thecraftafarian or email me: craftafarian@gmail.com or check out my blog: http://craftafarian.blogspot.com or find me on almost any social media.
<3 Lindsay @thecraftafarian
Thanks for tuning in guys :)