Working 24/7 can really take a toll on you. Especially when you're still a high schooler with other commitments you have to follow while trying to keep the rest of your life in order. I never have time to clean my room, do laundry, or care for my other pets (cat and rabbit). I'm either working to keep my horse, cleaning stalls to keep my horse, or struggling in school to get into a good college with my horse. There are a lot of expectations people have been putting on me, and I'm sorry to say, but I can't please everyone. My dad always wants us to visit, my teachers expect me to be some great 4.0 student when I can't anymore, my barn manager needs me to clean stalls all the time, work usually takes up 6 days a week, my dog and other animals require attention, and I never have time to take care of my own personal things. I'm starting to get a feel for the "real" world.
One thing I'm dead set on is never having kids. I can put up with animals on top of all the stress, but I'm not a people person. Plus, if I want to own my own stable in the future, I need all the money I can get. Kids are too expensive. Speaking of which, Blondie destroyed her NEW winter blanket all in one day. Demolished, totaled. I get the honor of buying her a new one and waiting until next month to make another payment on her loan. Ugh. She also got her shoes done on Jan. 5th which made her walk better. The barn manager said she could wait to get her feet done, but when it comes to horse feet, it doesn't pay to wait. So I shelled out some more cash and got it out of the way.
