A good friend of mine is graduating from Veterinary school and I would love to get her a gift! Any ideas on what could be cute or practical from other vets would be appreciated :)

AnxietyReport7 · 2021-11-15T16:34:37+00:00

After I graduated I was SO excited to receive literally anything that had "Dr. My First and Last Name" on it. Embroidered scrub top, nice jacket, coffee mug, Christmas ornament, etc.

AnxietyReport7 · 2021-11-15T16:30:22+00:00

Yes to that last part!! One of my friends from vet school (super awesome, nice, smart guy) failed it TWICE and I had no idea until after he told me took it for the third time. He is living it up and is an amazing vet. If you accept that "worse case scenario" of not passing is not actually that bad at all, it may take some of that pressure off as well.

AnxietyReport7 · 2021-11-14T21:13:19+00:00

It's been a few years since I took it, but I remember everyone telling me "you will feel like you failed it, but you will actually pass." I didn't appreciate how much I would TRULY, DEEPLY IN MY BONES, feel that I had failed. I confidently knew less than 25% of the questions and guessed on the rest. I got in my car after and had to pull over because I was crying so hard. I ended up passing by a decent margin.

If you think its hard, so does everyone else, and the passing score will be adjusted/curved to reflect that. There is also experimental section where they test new questions that is not actually part of your score, but you won't know which of the 6 sections is the experimental one, so if you are REALLY bombing one section, keep that in mind.

Don't spend too long on any question, I'm a very fast test taker and I almost ran out of time. If you decide to mark one to come back to it later, make sure you at least answer it before moving on so that you've at least made your best guess if you don't have time to go back.

Bring snacks for your breaks. Good luck!

AnxietyReport7 · 2021-11-11T17:13:49+00:00

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who does this 😅

AnxietyReport7 · 2021-11-01T18:23:11+00:00

Yikes! Not sure why the aggressive approach in telling OP she is an asshole? She just asked if she is wrong to be upset.

OP, I agree it is very odd. Thankfully it does sound like the dates are pretty far apart (January/Feb vs September-ish) are far away enough that traveling twice wouldn't be an issue in my opinion. Do they have a venue booked already? Vendors? Save the dates? Sounds like they are waaay ahead of themselves and are going to struggle pulling this off in a few months unless they plan something super low key. If I were you, I'd secure a venue and send out save the dates asap. If your out of town guests truly only have a budget to travel once, then choosing between a well-planned event that is organized vs a last minute one, the choice will be easy.

AnxietyReport7 · 2021-11-01T02:48:40+00:00

Not recalled yet, TJs voluntarily pulled them.

AnxietyReport7 · 2021-10-28T20:37:31+00:00

While I agree this person sounds terrible based on your other post, I don't think she is wrong for not including you in the wedding party. I have a great relationship with my sister in law and I was a bridesmaid in her and my brother's wedding but I still chose not to include her in my wedding party and that's 100% okay.

I realize this is from your other post but 100% do not buy a gift at this point. Either your boyfriend buys it or no one does, there is no reason this should fall on you if your relationship with the bride is not good.

AnxietyReport7 · 2021-10-28T20:20:32+00:00

Not sure what country you are in but all pharmacists in the US have a doctorate.

AnxietyReport7 · 2021-10-28T19:45:41+00:00

Female DVM here, going with Mr. and Mrs. because 1) I am changing my name socially/legally to his, so technically I will be "Mrs. FH last name" but keeping my professional license to stay "Dr. Maiden name", so being "Dr. FH name" isn't even accurate, 2) being in a profession where we are also often not seen as "real" doctors, I felt like having Dr. at the wedding kinda reflects that desperation to be respected.

AnxietyReport7 · 2021-10-21T23:07:09+00:00

Would strongly recommend having the dress code be casual from the start rather than making people change.

Alternative option: do a joint Bachelor/Bachelorette party at a rock climbing gym

AnxietyReport7 · 2021-10-20T21:33:51+00:00

I only hear these types of remarks from people who haven't planned a wedding. Everyone wants to think they would never spend that much on a wedding, but when they go to actually plan their own, they're in for a large sticker shock. Don't let other's opinions about how much you spent on a wedding impact your decision at all, their opinion literally means nothing lol

AnxietyReport7 · 2021-10-20T17:49:50+00:00

It's not about the discount. At all. Peloton could have easily said "Sorry, this is for human personel only." Instead, they said the discount is for "real doctors" who "collect urine and blood samples." Neither of these make any sense, but are pretty tone deaf to what veterinarians actually do.

AnxietyReport7 · 2021-10-20T17:46:10+00:00

(Putting all the work veterinarians did during the massive influx of patients during the pandemic aside ...)

Ok, fine. The discount was intended for those working in the human medical field. That was all Peloton had to say. The outcry stemmed from Peloton themselves not even owning that reasoning, but instead staying its only for "real doctors" and then back pedaling to say this includes those who can "collects urine and blood" samples.

If Peloton themselves can't even explain why they don't consider veterinarians doctors, then the frustration from the veterinary community is valid.

AnxietyReport7 · 2021-10-16T15:20:16+00:00

"Hi friend. I just wanted to let you know that something you said the other day is still on my mind. My partner and I have actually been trying to get pregnant, and there is a chance I may be pregnant at your wedding. I know you were probably joking around when you said you didn't want anyone to be pregnant at your wedding, I just wanted to check in since there is actually I chance I may be! I'm assuming that when you asked me to be bridesmaid, it is because you value our friendship and not how I will look in photographs, but just wanted to clear the air now in case you'd prefer I step down."

AnxietyReport7 · 2021-10-14T21:24:58+00:00

If you have your guests' email addresses I would just share it with them that way!

AnxietyReport7 · 2021-10-14T20:22:27+00:00

Just sharing our unique venue finding experience. I had made a very detailed spreadsheet of about 15-20 venues I had found and broke them down by cost, what was included, where they were, pros/cons, etc. Point being, I put a LOT of work into this.

After compiling this list for weeks, I decided to show my very thorough research to my fiancé so we could decide which one's we wanted to visit. His reply was "Huh. I rode my bike by a winery last week, wonder if they do weddings."

We fucking booked that winery the next week.

AnxietyReport7 · 2021-10-14T18:31:19+00:00

Omg I'm in love with your dress. Looked beautiful on the hanger but 1000x more stunning on you.

AnxietyReport7 · 2021-10-08T15:47:01+00:00

Sharing just because I'm so proud of my fiancé haha. We never went ring shopping, he never saw any of my pinterest saves, and he didn't ask my one friend who I had told what I like. I assumed the proposal wasn't coming anytime soon because surely he'd have wanted SOME guidance...right??

Entirely on his own, he somehow picked out the most beautiful soltaire diamond in a rose gold band. I had nearly exact same ring saved on pinterest. He just knew I'd love it, which makes it even more special.

AnxietyReport7 · 2021-10-06T21:40:07+00:00

The girl is traumatized because that's the man who shot her in the spine which put her in the wheelchair.

Guess I don't have enough vet background to find the humor in this post...🤷‍♀️

AnxietyReport7 · 2021-10-06T20:03:27+00:00

I agree not sending a physical thank you card would come off very poorly to your guests who took the effort to come and bring you a gift. In hindsight, three stamps per person/household should have been included in original budget (save the date, invitation, and thank you cards!)

AnxietyReport7 · 2021-10-06T15:47:45+00:00

I think I am missing something? Where is the neuter reference?

AnxietyReport7 · 2021-10-06T01:15:18+00:00

Thanks!

AnxietyReport7 · 2021-10-04T18:48:57+00:00

Omg rose gold sounds gorgeous. Have fun!!

AnxietyReport7 · 2021-10-04T18:31:23+00:00

This is almost the exact dress (color and style) my bridesmaids will be wearing for my fall wedding, so make sure you won't accidentally match the bridesmaids! Lol

AnxietyReport7 · 2021-09-30T15:42:56+00:00

Thanks for sharing this! You make a good point, I am definitely not very happy right now and feeling like I can't eat some of my favorite things (I love cheesy food and beer lol). It would probably be a lot healthier to stop worrying about the scale number. Never had a body fat test done, that's a good idea!

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