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		<title>Pubbin&#8217; for the Pets 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend is the first annual Pubbin&#8217; for the Pets. Designed to be a fun and creative way to help the animals at the Capital Area Humane Society, we currently have over 75 people registered for this event. It&#8217;s very exciting to see so many people, every day, looking for great new ways to raise much needed money for these very deserving animals. 100% of all money raised is being used directly for the care and needs of these animals.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This weekend is the first annual Pubbin&#8217; for the Pets. Designed to be a fun and creative way to help the animals at the Capital Area Humane Society, we currently have over 75 people registered for this event. It&#8217;s very exciting to see so many people, every day, looking for great new ways to raise much needed money for these very deserving animals. </p>
<p><strong>100% of all money raised</strong> is being used directly for the care and needs of these animals. </p>
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		<title>Run/Walk for the Animals 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 02:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For anybody that loves animals and wants to do right by them, please help the Capital Area Humane Society by donating to the 2011 Run/Walk for the Animals. This event takes place in September and is sure to be a heck of a lot of fun; a doggie-kissing-booth, pancake flipping, lots of animals and best of all, a chance to help our shelter animals! Please click the link below to donate now! I thank you, and the animals thank you so, so much for giving them a second chance as well as providing essentials every day! http://cahs-lansing.donorpages.com/Walk2011/jesper623]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For anybody that loves animals and wants to do right by them, please help the Capital Area Humane Society by donating to the 2011 Run/Walk for the Animals. This event takes place in September and is sure to be a heck of a lot of fun; a doggie-kissing-booth, pancake flipping, lots of animals and best of all, a chance to help our shelter animals! </p>
<p>Please click the link below to donate now! I thank you, and the animals thank you so, so much for giving them a second chance as well as providing essentials every day!</p>
<p><a href="http://cahs-lansing.donorpages.com/Walk2011/jesper623" target="_blank">http://cahs-lansing.donorpages.com/Walk2011/jesper623</a></p>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 05:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Road less traveled</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 01:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who would&#8217;ve thought that getting lost in my career would be a positive turn of events? Because of that, I started spending a few days a week volunteering with the Humane Society. I never envisioned that it could turn into a job that I love. Well the good news, scratch, GREAT news is, it has. I am officially working in the clinic and loving every day! Yay!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Who would&#8217;ve thought that getting lost in my career would be a positive turn of events? Because of that, I started spending a few days a week volunteering with the Humane Society. I never envisioned that it could turn into a job that I love. Well the good news, scratch, GREAT news is, it has. I am officially working in the clinic and loving every day! Yay!</p>
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		<title>No right or wrong, just happy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 03:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So this week is definitely proving to be quite the challenge. It&#8217;s interesting how things seem to come and go in a cycle. Sitting the fence on the life I once had vs. the life I think I want, yet numerous events and temptations seem to keep pulling me back in and with significant strength. I&#8217;m used to being tested and challenged&#8230;I guess it helps to keep me spry. However, I have found myself entertaining the question if all of this is what I REALLY want my life to read once it&#8217;s all said and done, a heck of a lot the past few days and that I do not like. I need to remember why I started this new path and cling to it with all of my might for I know that this will be what saves my &#8230; <a href="http://jessicaesper.com/recent-news/no-right-or-wrong-just-happy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So this week is definitely proving to be quite the challenge. It&#8217;s interesting how things seem to come and go in a cycle. Sitting the fence on the life I once had vs. the life I think I want, yet numerous events and temptations seem to keep pulling me back in and with significant strength. I&#8217;m used to being tested and challenged&#8230;I guess it helps to keep me spry. However, I have found myself entertaining the question if all of this is what I REALLY want my life to read once it&#8217;s all said and done, a heck of a lot the past few days and that I do not like. I need to remember why I started this new path and cling to it with all of my might for I know that this will be what saves my sanity in the end.</p>
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		<title>Smiles delivered daily!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 01:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every day I check my facebook newsfeed, the CAHS posts recent adoptions. Normally, I would be really excited to see all the animals that are adopted out, just because that kind of news is always heartwarming. However, now that I have contact with these animals a couple of times a week, I find myself cheering them on when I read that they recently were lucky enough to find their forever homes. Deep down inside, I feel a sense of accomplishment for having been a part of these little guys&#8217; (and girls&#8217;) journeys. It&#8217;s quite the mood booster, I must say, and I could not be happier to be even a small part of it!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Every day I check my facebook newsfeed, the CAHS posts recent adoptions. Normally, I would be really excited to see all the animals that are adopted out, just because that kind of news is always heartwarming. However, now that I have contact with these animals a couple of times a week, I find myself cheering them on when I read that they recently were lucky enough to find their forever homes. Deep down inside, I feel a sense of accomplishment for having been a part of these little guys&#8217; (and girls&#8217;) journeys. It&#8217;s quite the mood booster, I must say, and I could not be happier to be even a small part of it! </p>
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		<title>Adoption-mania!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 22:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is one very happy and satisfied girl today! Last week I was a little sad because an owner surrender came in, named Baby. He was HUGE but just a lover. His family gave him up because they didn&#8217;t know beforehand that his breed typically gets between 85-100+lbs and they could no longer take care of him. Well this morning, I found out that among many successful adoptions, Baby not only found his forever family within the first day of his availability, but he also got a new buddy, a Rottweiler that reportedly was larger than Baby! Totally awesome and one of the best feelings ever!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is one very happy and satisfied girl today! </p>
<p>Last week I was a little sad because an owner surrender came in, named Baby. He was HUGE but just a lover. His family gave him up because they didn&#8217;t know beforehand that his breed typically gets between 85-100+lbs and they could no longer take care of him. Well this morning, I found out that among many successful adoptions, Baby not only found his forever family within the first day of his availability, but he also got a new buddy, a Rottweiler that reportedly was larger than Baby! Totally awesome and one of the best feelings ever!</p>
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		<title>Hands-on</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another fulfilling day at the clinic! Two spays, two neuters and an exploration surgery. I can&#8217;t believe the things I am already absorbing from the wonderful staff and the animals I am able to interact with&#8230;so awesome!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Another fulfilling day at the clinic! </p>
<p>Two spays, two neuters and an exploration surgery. I can&#8217;t believe the things I am already absorbing from the wonderful staff and the animals I am able to interact with&#8230;so awesome!</p>
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		<title>Still flying high</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 21:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been a couple of days since my first official day at the clinic, yet I must say, the feel-good-feeling is lingering! It has been quite a while since I have been so excited for something. It&#8217;s awesome that I can turn this into my career and can&#8217;t believe it took me so long to figure out that this is what I want to do! In my gut, I know this is right for me.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It has been a couple of days since my first official day at the clinic, yet I must say, the feel-good-feeling is lingering! It has been quite a while since I have been so excited for something. It&#8217;s awesome that I can turn this into my career and can&#8217;t believe it took me so long to figure out that this is what I want to do! In my gut, I know this is right for me. <img src='http://jessicaesper.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>I survived!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 23:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No queasy, no fainting, no apprehension! I survived my first day watching our wonderful vet perform 1 spay and 2 neuters&#8230;I was actually intrigued and kept my wits enough to ask sensible questions before, during and after the procedures. Go me! Oh, and I survived the first-day hazing also!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No queasy, no fainting, no apprehension! </p>
<p>I survived my first day watching our wonderful vet perform 1 spay and 2 neuters&#8230;I was actually intrigued and kept my wits enough to ask sensible questions before, during and after the procedures. Go me!</p>
<p>Oh, and I survived the first-day hazing also! <img src='http://jessicaesper.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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