I appreciate your bit of positivity in this shit show of a situation. I'm just excited to move this year to get a place with central A/C and a dishwasher

Feeling exhausted. Accepting that it's okay for me to do nothing for this one weekend without any guilt. Made a pancake and ordered some protein powder online because gains, happy Sunday!

Drank a 5 hour energy once, and it actually made me vomit lol

You're likely just encouraging your cat to behave worse. Or take a nap lol depending on the personality. Positive reinforcement is the way.

Also how have you gone this long without an automatic feeder?

when did that happen? I had a blinding headache last night

That's probably because the avg salary for a dispatcher is $35K

tending to my sick dog, getting some sunday chores in, visiting a friend to get a couple anxiety meds for the return to the dentist on tuesday wish me luck 🫠 then prob ending the day with the last of us

I walk my dog all over & they seem fine, but I’m not a jogger so I’ll bite- what am I missing?

wondering why people jog in the streets here??

RICtoday on instagram posts local events and stuff going on! might be able to meet like-minded people at certain events

Previous vet tech here- and to be honest, it can be tough to tell if you are seeing a "good vet" until your pet gets sick or if you know people who work in the hospital that can be honest with you outside of work. For the most part, it is easy for any vet to be a "good vet" if they are seeing healthy animals just for routine annuals. Obviously customer service comes into play when speaking with the receptionists, vet techs & assistants.

I know I have for sure worked with a handful of doctors that I would never trust with my pets, but we are obviously not allowed to steer clients away from certain doctors.

With that being said I am friends with a vet tech here that has worked at 2 hospitals in RVA- Short Pump Animal Hospital they recommend Dr.Christina and Bell Creek Animal Hospital they mentioned all of the doctors there are great.

This is just one vet tech's opinion, but you may benefit from posting on r/VetTech and seeing if anyone works in the area with doctors they recommend.

There is a lot to complain about in Florida, as I see in some of the comments- and they're all true haha. So I figure I'll throw in some of the things I loved while I was there for 6 years (may be what you're missing)-

-Fresh water springs, visit them on the weekdays so it's not too crowded. If you bring a mask and some fins, you can practice your free diving and see some awesome views. Some of them you can see where the fresh water boils out of the earth, it's pretty magical imo. Devils den is different, and blue springs doesn't always allow people in the water due to all the manatees! I could go on but I encourage you to look into the springs for sure.

-Scuba diving, if you're interested in marine life it's life changing. Enjoy the salt water while you are still there, I miss jumping in the ocean after work once in a while. Feels so damn good. Anyway, you can see some reefs off the coast of southern Florida (starting around Ft. Lauderdale down to the keys). With a lil online research you can find some easy access spots with out a boat. Scuba diving or not, worth checking out SoFlo. Some places are cool with their own quirks, like Wynwood near Miami surprised me and with the art museums and graffiti art it may feel a bit like Richmond.

-Get yourself a kayak and explore. No need to be scared of the gators, the more you see them you'll notice they are scared of you. Plus you'll get to see a ton of birds that you wouldn't normally see in VA. Learn about the marsh environment and the mangroves then go out and see them, it is impressive.

-Interesting/different job opportunities. I job hoped a bit because it was all so fascinating to me, but it depends on what your interests are. If you don't plan on staying long, might as well check em out while you're there. During my undergrad I did some shark surveys for NOAA through my university as a research assistant, was a vet tech for sea turtles at the marine science center, and was a seasonal stewardess on a yacht in the Bahamas.

I eventually realized I didn't want FL to be my forever home and moved to RVA in hopes to find that. Been here a year and so far love it- I've done a fair share of exploring here so far, but I would love to hear some of the things that make you love this place so much.