Before Lent began this year, I blogged about my goal to give up caffeinated tea for 40 days. It was a modification on the 30-day challenges I had been tackling, and you can read about it in my March 5 entry. As a true tea aficionado, I wasn't sure how well it might go, but … Continue reading Positive Changes: The 30-Day Challenge Revisited
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Barnyard Adventures, Part 2: Surgery in a Barn
I remember watching several episodes of All Creatures Great and Small where Helen, wife of the 1930s veterinarian James Herriot, assists her husband with surgery. As I mentioned in yesterday’s entry, I sort of fall short in my ability to be quite as confident on a farm as Helen, but I’m not giving up yet. … Continue reading Barnyard Adventures, Part 2: Surgery in a Barn
Barnyard Adventures, Part 1: My Introduction to Life as a Vet in Training
If God had wanted me to be a surgeon, God would not have given me shaky hands. This was just one of my many thoughts as I watched Dr. B, the veterinarian I was shadowing, cut into the side of a live cow to fix an LDA (otherwise known as a twisted stomach). You see, … Continue reading Barnyard Adventures, Part 1: My Introduction to Life as a Vet in Training
Contemplating Change: The 30-Day Challenge
I don't really like change. I enjoy drinking the same brand of OJ each morning. I never stray very far from Raisin Bran. I've been known to contemplate a haircut for at least six months before committing to the chop, and I'm still working up the courage to buy new glasses despite the fact that … Continue reading Contemplating Change: The 30-Day Challenge
Connecting with My Home State Through Water
January has been an interesting month at my office. In addition to the usual hectic feeling that comes when interviewing job candidates and helping interns get settled, I had the unpleasant task of explaining to one of my interns why he could not use the bathroom or drink from the water fountain on his first … Continue reading Connecting with My Home State Through Water
Megan Mallory Martin 