Hello! My name is Ali and im 24 years old. Born and raised in Nebraska. I have loved animals my entire life. Bringing home strays was a common thing for me when i was younger, i knew my parents wouldnt be happy about it, but i still did it. I found myself becoming attached to every animal i came into contact with. My sister did a well, but ill get into that later. I graduated high school in 2011, and a normal person wouldve jumped right into college or starting their journey to their desired career choice.. But instead of doing that, i let drug use and bad friends take over my life. I still wanted to be immature and party. My brain was so clouded by the terrible things i was doing, i didnt want to settle down and start a career, i was “having fun”. I look back and really regret not getting started right away, i can only imagine where i would be now if i had started a long time ago. It took my nephew being born to finally make me become sober. I knew i couldnt be a good aunt if i was constantly strung out. And when my sister asked me to be a full time babysitter, so that her and her husband could work, i of course said yes, and immediately cleaned up my act. Along with taking care of my nephew during the day, i also looked out for my father who is retired and handicap. The past 6 years have been taking care of other people, but not taking care of myself, and not doing what makes me happy. I love my family SO much, but it isnt something i can do forever. My nephew starts school in the fall, and my i have 5 other immediate family members that are capable of checking in on my dad throughout the day. Ive let so many things hinder me from doing what i want, and i refuse to let it happen anymore. If i dont act now, ill be stuck forever, making no money and being unhappy with my life. Sometimes its okay to be selfish. So that brings me to say, within the next couple months i will be starting my online classes to become a veterinary assistant. I was going back and forth if i wanted to be a vet tech or an assistant, but i decided being a vet assistant would be best for right now. And if i later decide i want to go to college to become a vet tech, then i will do so. And thankfully i have one of the best people by my side to help me through my journey, my sister. She is a vet tech and a damn good one. The knowledge she gives me, soaks into my brain, and i never forget it. She has inspired me to do what i want to do. She has also always loved animals, and when i would bring home stray animals, she would help me clean them up and feed them, even though we know we would get into trouble for it. It was worth it though, because thats how we found out what we wanted to do with the rest of our lives! So with all of that being said, this blog is dedicated to my journey of becoming a veterinary assistant, and just sharing my love of animals in general. I hope youll follow and join me, and i would love to follow other vet assistants/vet techs/and veterinarians. So if you are one, message me! Lets be friends.