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About Me


My name is David Shedd and this is my about me page.

I developed an interest in the medical field and thought that it would be amazing to become a Medical Doctor. Fresh out of high school, I decided to enter an out of state college full time majoring in Pre-Med. I realized pretty soon that the coursework was very demanding and overwhelming. I got very discouraged with it all and after a year, I wasn’t sure what I wanted. My dreams were crushed.

I came home and tried to recover. Eventually, after a few months I took a job sorting packages with the Postal Service. The job gave me a lot of time to think about my life (maybe too much time) and I decided to start taking college courses again. I started by taking an evening class at the local community college. I wasn’t really sure what I wanted, but I knew that I wanted a job better than what I had, and something in the medical field.

After about 1 & ½ years I was taking a medical class at the community college and the student sitting next to me mentioned that her company was hiring. I filled out an application and got an interview. Later I was hired.

This pharmacy serviced the long-term-care market in NH and VT. Basically, they were a “closed-door” pharmacy that provided medications to residents in nursing homes in NH & VT. This was my very first job working in the pharmacy field. The work was mostly like working in a production environment. Each tech had their section of the alphabet of medications. A-E was one tech, F-K was one more, and so on. The drugs were arranged alphabetically and the medication containers came on trays. Metal rollers were arranged around the room for the trays to roll from one section to the next. We filled all the drugs in our section and then slid the tray on to the next section.


My next job is at an independent retail pharmacy in central NH. I enjoy the work a lot more. I have been able to learn a lot more about pharmacy and have received my national certification, which was a big boost to my confidence. I learned a lot on the job though, even with nearly 6 years of pharmacy tech experience. There was a lot I didn’t learn at the long-term-care pharmacy. In an independent setting there is much less politics and corporate red tape. If I needed to talk to my boss, his office was very close. I wish I had found this job a long, long time ago. It is rewarding to provide a service to the local community in this way.

In September 2008 I was talking about the internet and building a website with my brother-in-law, Scott while we were on an overnight kayak trip. He mentioned that he had built a website through a company called SiteBuildIt and they were a company I needed to check out. His website is disaster-survival-guide.com. It's always important to be ready for emergencies when they happen.

I took a few weeks checking out the SiteBuildIt video tour , looking at the videos, making sure that my money would be invested well and that it wouldn’t be one of those “get-rich-quick” schemes that leave you feeling broke and empty. But I trusted my brother-in-law. He was right! There is nothing else like SiteBuildIt on the web. The services and products SiteBuildIt provide are unmatched in the website-building and hosting industry. About SBI will tell you more about what SiteBuildIt offers and my experience with them building this website.

That’s my story. I hope you have enjoyed learning about my background. It is my goal that this website will encourage you along the way and you will find relevant information for wherever you are on your journey! What has your personal journey been like? I would love to hear about it. Contact Me to tell me about your story.

David

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