Learning Experiences!

I don't express much of the bad on my blog, which I feel like.. 

I like to be positive, but I also want to be real with you guys. 

My life is certainly not perfect.So I decided to tell you some of the mishaps Ive had lately.

The silly mistakes/back luck I’ve had lately:

•  Learning Lesson #1 - Mayhem with Bliss in Denver.

 I wanted to get affordable vet care for my little Bliss, So I chose a place in Denver. 


I was trying to get three services that day: Spay, Microchip and Rabies Vaccine.

I called and set up my kitten for this on a Wednesday. I needed to get her dropped off between 7:30 and 8:30. At 8:15 I was moments away from pulling up to the clinic (or so I thought). This was in downtown Denver and there was some construction going on and a whole lot of traffic!! 

I had my GPS all set up and it kept saying "recalculating" ..."recalculating"

I called and asked for directions.. tried to memorize it. I hung up and still couldn't remember each and every detail. I went down the same streets like crazy. I kept "flipping a bitch" and turning around time and time again. 

Finally I was sort of freaking out because I knew I'd be late. I thought about heading back to the highway and then thought.. come on, I CAN DO THIS!!

All the while my little kitten is whining and probably thinking "what the heck! we have been in the car forever!! Where are we going?!"

So then I called the clinic once again, while I am parked and had this woman guide me  with directions until I finally got there. I arrived at 9 or so. Guess what? Luckily, they still decided they would take me in even though I was late.Then I'm filling out paperwork. Lots of it too.. I get about halfway through and It clearly states you cannot have them getting spayed if they haven't eaten for at least 8 consecutive hours.  

 I totally forgot about this. Its funny because I have had many surgeries and know for a fact you have to fast before surgery. It risks a lot during the process. My previous doctors/surgeons would most certainly remind me of this detail....aaaaand guess what? no one from the clinic reminded me or even told me to begin with when I SET UP the appointment. My little kitty may or may have not eaten, but its not worth the risk.

 So as it turns out.. I started bawling my eyes out. In front of everyone. Took my kitten back to the car.. freaked out a little more and called the two people who help me the most in life. Chris, and my mom. Chris told me it would all be okay, and that we all make mistakes, and he suggested to just get her rabies shot done. So then went back inside and asked the clinic if she could get her still get her rabies shot, so it wouldn't be as much of a waste of time..

The front desk lady said no, because she would have to be under anesthesia??? Without hesitation I peaced out pretty fast. I was so embarrassed. I went home and I did some research.

I'm glad that I didn't have any services done that day. I read that a cat shouldn't be under anesthesia while being vaccinated. Here's what is says. "This makes their immune system have to do two things at once, get better from their illness or clear anesthesia and build immunity from the vaccine. It also can lead to a vaccine failure if their immune system can not mount a proper immune response against the vaccine because it is busy with other things. It is better to make a second visit in to the vet for the vaccine when your animal is well."

 Anyway, now I've realized I need to act more like a parent to this kitten. What I learned from this is to research everything a little more before setting up appointments. Shop prices, look at reviews and also make a check list so nothing gets skipped over.

•  Learning Lesson #2 - Parking Ticket

I recently received a parking ticket. In Chris's Car. Why? because I paid for parking, at the machine, took the receipt that came out and placed it on the dash.

You're probably wondering what I did wrong then huh? I thought the same thing myself when we received the parking notice.

 I didn't even GLANCE down to AT THE RECEIPT to see that it took my information down correctly. We went to the Colorado Symphony event and then came back and had this fun stuff on the dash. 

We got a ticket for parking in space #11, because the receipt says #6.

FAILING to even look to see if it were the correct receipt would have cost $75 (if I didn't get it appealed). Actually $85 because it was $10 to park there.   Luckily I got it taken care of.. But, really...taking my time a little more on that would have been good. Next time, I will glance down at the ticket and be sure that its mine, and if its not then I would try and call the lot supervision to let them know. Luckily my bank statement was ultimate proof.

 Here I am with the Symphony Tickets. It turned out pretty cool but... the parking ticket put a damper on the night.

•  Learning Experience #3  Even if you trust people to not make mistakes, you may have to go behind them and double check.

I recently got another policy for insurance. It was suppose to cost $10.41.

Instead, someone accidentally added another 0 into that equation and withdrew from my account this amount: $1,041.00

When you are doing transactions over the phone.. Make sure that person does the transaction with you ON THE LINE, and check your bank account as soon as possible to make sure the person on the other end ran the transaction correctly. If I didn't check this and verify, I could have been in DEEP CA-CA !! Their mistake could and does cost YOU. The sooner these type of errors are noticed, the sooner they can get resolved.

Learning experiences accepted. 

Tell me about some of your mishaps/learning experiences in the comments section below. ;) 


If you have had a bad day like that .... Here's from me to you: