Recovering from the holidays

I realize I haven't posted in a little while. I really don't have any excuses, like vacation or other fun things, just internal struggles that were making it difficult to express what I'm thinking in writing. Now, on to random thoughts......

1. My Christmas wish came true, only it backfired on me. The saying "Be careful what you wish for" definately has some meaning here. I went to interviews at two different places for two completely different jobs, and was offered both of them. One is clinical (ie, I'd be a traditional veterinarian seeing appointments and patients, etc) and the other is more in the field of industry and research (ie, I'd be able to become a specialist, but not work directly with the animal). So I've been struggling with which job to accept. They both have their pros and cons, but what it comes down to is the clinical one would require moving to a different city. The other thing that is making my struggle harder is that even through vet school I've always taken a more non-traditional approach to my veterinary career path, and have seen myself getting out of private practice to work in laboratory animal medicine, pathology, or public health eventually.

2. Christmas itself was fun. My family and Chuck's family came to our house this year to celebrate (because Chuck was on call). It was actually a lot of fun, and everything went smoothely. I received everything I wanted, and a few surprise gifts as well. The only disappointing thing was not being able to watch our siblings open their presents from the rest of the family. I think that is one of the best parts of the holiday season-watching people open their presents and enjoy them.

3. New Year's was spent on the road. Chuck and I went to Indiana with Dave to visit friends at a party there. Chuck and I are not very close friends with many of the people there, but we knew almost everyone from football tailgating, and it was nice to see everyone. Luckily there was only one incident, and it involved Chuck, but it was somewhat easily resolved (although it cost me heavily in sleep). We really had a good time, but there's just something about being able to sleep in your own bed at the end of the weekend.

4. New Year's goals (not resolutions, because that implies immediate changes, whereas goals give you something to work towards, rather than just change):
-Continue with the work-out/weight loss program throughout the year (I actually lost a little weight between Christmas and New Years).
-Work hard and be happy with my choices.
-Move out of my comfort zone more often.
-Finish painting and decorating the house.