Let’s be honest: Making memories is often a pain in the rear. It snowed in Greenville last Friday. The vet clinic shut down and the kids were home from school as the flakes began to pile up. I was working through a pile of important projects and had told everyone I would be unavailable until… Read More
Perspective
Taking Down the Holiday Lights
How do you feel as you disassemble the holiday season? Is it even possible to be as optimistic taking down strands of flashing lights as putting them up? For most of my adult life, I didn’t think so. I would always try to draw inspiration from the Dr. Seuss quote “Don’t cry because it’s over,… Read More
Is There Anything Good About Modern Vet Medicine?
Kelsey Beth Carpenter, RVT hosts a lively episode in which we find out what to do when we feel overwhelmed by the problems in our industry. On this episode of The Cone of Shame Veterinary Podcast, Kelsey Beth Carpenter Dr. Andy Roark to discuss optimism and cynicism in veterinary medicine. They dive into how choosing… Read More
Reflections and Predictions
As the year wraps up, I have been looking back at my goals and predictions from previous years. I found this piece from last year and thought it was worth sharing again. I hope you’ll enjoy it! I’m not a New Year’s Resolution person. I have never been able to keep any resolutions past February,… Read More
Are you standing in the pantry?
I love to eat. It’s probably my favorite thing to do. Deep down, I believe there are few situations that can’t be improved by a snack. Celebrating? Mourning? Nervous? Bored? Let’s get a menu! For me, food is a social and emotional swiss army knife. Obviously, this has some drawbacks that I have to manage…. Read More
Good decisions are underappreciated
It’s not hard to appreciate a bad decision. “I should not have given that client my cell phone number” “I should not have used the cheapest electrician I could possibly find” “I should not have eaten that shrimp appetizer” Bad decisions stand out because of the obvious and painful consequences they bring. Good decisions, by contrast, are… Read More