Frustration, and day 7

Well I did it! Day 7! One full week of training! That is the longest that I've ever stuck to any kind of diet/exercise routine. I'm pretty proud of myself. If it weren't for the support of my Tina, I'm sure I would have given up days ago. So I bumped it up to the next level today. I walked for 30 minutes. I have a few more days of it before bumping it up again. We'll see how my sugar holds out on that one.

As for the frustration, that is regarding the reactions I received when telling people, mainly my family, about my exciting school news. I'm so excited about going to school to be a vet tech, but my excitement wasn't shared. It was mostly met with a disappointed look, or questioning. I definitely did not get the support that I was hoping for, and even expecting. Somehow my leaving nursing is the worst thing possible, and being a vet tech just isn't good enough.

Now I'm very aware that I won't make near as much as a vet tech as a would a nurse, but I don't care about that. I want to love what I do, and not do it for the paycheck. I truly think this line of work will make me happy, and it hurts to have people that don't believe that and don't agree with it. I didn't even get a congratulations, or a "that's great!"

Thankfully I did get much needed support and encouragement from my friends, and I also got that support from my mom. I just wish the rest of my family approved of it and were as excited for me as she was.

Anyone that really knows me knows what an animal lover I am. This just feels like a perfect fit. To those that don't approve, I'm sorry you feel that way, but it isn't going to change my mind or the way I feel. This is my life, and my decision.