Yearly Archives: 2013
Studies, lameness, and other opportunities for critical thinking
January 23, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Farley is lame. At first I thought it was a hoof abscess. It was a reasonable conclusion – there is a ton of mud right now, combined with a relatively small pen, and not much riding or turn out, coupled with a sudden onset, acute, toe touching lameness. However, now I think it’s related to […] more
Things more interesting than studying for the onco test tomorrow
January 18, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Proving that I don’t make this sh*t up Playing with the cat Doing house work. The house is by no means clean, but the dishwasher is at least running. And it distracted me from looking at onco for a whole 20 minutes. Deciding to demonstrate how big Jonah actually is. You can see the […] more
An update on Melinda! (Good)
January 14, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Three days after the accident I’m feeling better! Just like the Urgent Care Doc said. 🙂 How do I know I’m feeling better? 1. I started reading my Tahoe Rim Trail book last night and this morning started making a gear list for my trip this summer. 2. I made Connor a bunch of foraging […] more
Breaking news!
January 11, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Literally. I managed to fall off my bike and give myself a concussion. No I wasn’t wearing a helmet. My feet were all tangled up in my bike so down I went. One hand broke the fall and then I was sliding across the asphalt on my orbital ridge and cheekbone after making brief contact […] more
Oncology
January 10, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I’m sure that you came here looking for some wonderful “cliff notes” version of vetmed onco, similar to other blog posts that I’ve had in the past. Sorry folks. I’ve never been so at risk for sleeping through an entire block at school. I can NOT make myself focus my eyes on the overhead or […] more
Just do one thing
January 9, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Make one change. Not a dozen, not three, not an integration of your perfect plan. Just make one change today that will change your life for the better, and when it is second nature, make another change. Also, no making a list of changes of choosing one and then another then another in a long […] more
Guilty confessions
January 9, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I let my bird, Conner, sleep with me the other night. I didn’t turn in a scholarship application this year because I was too tired and wanted to go to bed at 8pm. I didn’t write down the rather big spoonful of icecream I had in the myfittnesspal diary the other night I’m secretly proud […] more