TW: pet loss

Just wanted to share that I am fulfilling big personal goal thanks to this job that I love, and maybe inspire others to do the same.

When I started dancing I was a broke grad student and I realized that, at age 7, my dog was beginning to be considered "senior" and if something happened to her I would have no ability to pay vet bills, and moreover that I was so busy working day and night that I barely got to see her other than to walk and feed her. So I left academia and started dancing full time. We've spent the past 10 years together so happily. Since my job has allowed me to come and go as I please, according to my needs, I've spent every day with her, stayed home many nights snuggling, and taken countless trips with her. My job has allowed me to make enough money to move us out of a crummy apartment in a bad, dirty part of town into a safe, lovely house surrounded by trees and grass and flowers. My job has allowed me to make enough money to buy her the healthiest food and pay all her vet bills, always, to never once have to sacrifice her health because of cost. And now, 10 years later, now that she's dying at age 17, I have the ability and the financial resources to just stay home and care for her and love her 24/7 before she passes, without fear of losing my job. So even though my heart is breaking, I'm filled with gratitude for this job and the life it has enabled us both to live all these years.

Thanks for reading. I hope everyone has a great Friday night and that you all make all the money. Love and positivity to all.