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Hoping these injections will work. But til then Valium will relax NY muscles enough to get me about 4 he's sleep but that's all. I'm an equine vet and work has shown no mercy either. 10 hours of horse emergencies after the injections yesterday so I didn't get a soeck of rest. Its been like that every day. This is our slow season in theory but I'm working 12+ hour days every day. Vacation camping on an island in Florida next week. Can't come soon enough though i m worried my shoulders will keep me from swimming or surf kayaking, my whole two reasons for going there. Too late to change plans now.

I tried to make a go of working in Boulder as a young vet ( similar housing cost issues tho not as bad as SF) and couldn't manage it but I have substantial student loans from veterinary school still. A few of my college friends work out there. Most do gave long commutes duevto the search for affordable housing.

Is your job miserable or just not getting you where you want to go??? If its miserable I'd take my chances on the living cost of SF. If its just not taking you where you want to go then I'd probably stay and see if the new project is a break through.

But I'm a bad advice giver. Being a vet isn't like a real job. Its long hours,hard work, no rest, constant stress of a small business owner but it's also my days are magically full of horses. So not a real job by any means..[/QUOTE]

We both have animal related careers, trust me yours is much more meaningful. I love what I do but it highlights how frivolous and strange we are as a society.

Thanks for your thoughts on SF-I hear people commute from oakland-eeek

This potential project could be the opportunity to work on something launched by a creative hero of mine. I could possibly endure another year and a half maybe as long as I don't ruin my health!! Meeting my creative hero would be one of the coolest things in my life ever. On a project like this it would be a slight possibility.

But worth staying, hmm don't know my heart is overruling my head

Hoping you were able to rest and take care of the pain