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Medicated Management is an experiment in journaling for me.  It’s a form of self appointed therapy that I hope will provide benefit to others as well as myself.  The art of managing people is something I suspect few have ever really conquered.  Certainly we have some great masters to look to; Shawn McVey, Mark Opperman and Denise Tumblin to name a few, but I would wager that even the greats would say they continue to improve upon themselves and work diligently to sharpen the their skills.

I often joke that if I am survive this, my anti-anxiety meds are going to be have to tweaked or someone should set me up with an IV drip of my favorite wine.  I fuss that I want people (my staff) to have common sense, to be enthusiastic about this profession and not just show up for a paycheck.  I want clients who are reasonable, who can and will provide the best for their pets and who won’t bail on the bill at the last minute.  I want doctors who collaborate on cases, who strive to provide the best medicine they can and who support one another at every turn.  In a word, I want perfection!

(I will pause a moment so you can get back into your chair…I am certain you fell off it laughing at the list of expectations that could only exist in a utopia.)

The truth is my anti-anxiety meds probably really do need to be upped!  But I can also chose to approach my role with reasonable thought, a good sense of humor and the realization that owners and managers across this profession all deal with the same issues, we are all on the bus (as Shawn McVey would say) together.

So all aboard my friends… there is plenty of Lexapro and Vino to go around.