Hello Readers!
Sorry to disappoint, but this is just a teaser entry. I just wanted to remind you all that I have not forgotten about the blog! We have our second big Behavior exam tomorrow, so I have been spending roughly every single night studying the eight chapters covered in this unit. On the bright side, I feel great about the exam! On the downside, I'm tired all the time and all this studying leaves little time for fun things like blog updates.
However, I do intend to keep my promise to update you all about the turnover process! I also have another bit of exciting news that I haven't yet shared ;)
Keep your eyes open for a long update coming soon!
Love and belly rubs,
Christy
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Saturday, March 8, 2014
A Whole Mess of Updates!
Hello Faithful Readers!
It feels like it has been forever since I last gave you an update. Life has exploded with things to do the past couple of weeks and it has been difficult to keep my head above the pile of busy.
Here are the highlights:
1. Extras have been posted! Along with Cain, James, Michele, and Mowgli, I also get to take care of Nadia the kinkajou and Miki the Orange-Wing Amazon Parrot!
2. My family was here this past week! I truly have to words for how great it was to see them. With all the craziness happening at the zoo it was so nice to have a fresh breath of normalcy. Having them around was truly like fresh air. I was thrilled to show them around my zoo and share this amazing place and my awesome life with them. I already feel lonely again, but I'm comforted to know I will be seeing them in July :)
3. The turnover process for my animals is going very well. I've been performing a delicate balancing act lately, trying to divide my precious and rare free time between painting the Spring Spectacular set, observing Michele for my Animal Behavior research paper, and working on turnover for each of my animals. This is no easy feat! But juggling all of this has taught me that I still have so much to learn regarding the level of work I am capable of handling. I thought I had hit my limit weeks ago, but every day I impress myself with how much I am able to accomplish. Today, for example, I finished my turnover observations, observed Michele for the Behavior paper for four hours, went to two adoption appointments, and did some research for my turnover papers. Compared to other people in my class, I am a few hours behind on the Behavior class observations but from what I have heard it sounds like I'm one of the few that has all my turnover observations done, and that is on top of devoting half my free time to painting the set!
Long story short, there is a LOT going on but I am pretty proud of the fact that I am hanging in there and staying on top of the pile.
Next time, I'll give you all an update on how turnover is progressing for each animal. I have quite a lot of stories there, so stay tuned!
Love and bellyrubs,
Christy
It feels like it has been forever since I last gave you an update. Life has exploded with things to do the past couple of weeks and it has been difficult to keep my head above the pile of busy.
Here are the highlights:
1. Extras have been posted! Along with Cain, James, Michele, and Mowgli, I also get to take care of Nadia the kinkajou and Miki the Orange-Wing Amazon Parrot!
2. My family was here this past week! I truly have to words for how great it was to see them. With all the craziness happening at the zoo it was so nice to have a fresh breath of normalcy. Having them around was truly like fresh air. I was thrilled to show them around my zoo and share this amazing place and my awesome life with them. I already feel lonely again, but I'm comforted to know I will be seeing them in July :)
3. The turnover process for my animals is going very well. I've been performing a delicate balancing act lately, trying to divide my precious and rare free time between painting the Spring Spectacular set, observing Michele for my Animal Behavior research paper, and working on turnover for each of my animals. This is no easy feat! But juggling all of this has taught me that I still have so much to learn regarding the level of work I am capable of handling. I thought I had hit my limit weeks ago, but every day I impress myself with how much I am able to accomplish. Today, for example, I finished my turnover observations, observed Michele for the Behavior paper for four hours, went to two adoption appointments, and did some research for my turnover papers. Compared to other people in my class, I am a few hours behind on the Behavior class observations but from what I have heard it sounds like I'm one of the few that has all my turnover observations done, and that is on top of devoting half my free time to painting the set!
Long story short, there is a LOT going on but I am pretty proud of the fact that I am hanging in there and staying on top of the pile.
Next time, I'll give you all an update on how turnover is progressing for each animal. I have quite a lot of stories there, so stay tuned!
Love and bellyrubs,
Christy
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