Growing into my Life Changes

 I’m fine for the most part, still trying to get my hip back to 100% and be able to fully function without pain.

My new job as a parts man at Chinook Equipment NAPA in Pincher Creek is going well. It’s a job that I could instantly see myself growing into. I have always enjoyed working on vehicles, being in the garage and have always had the desire to learn and be more diverse. This NAPA store is affiliated with a few brands of agricultural equipment sales, therefore all the parts sales and we also build hydraulic hoses, which is quite involved. Lots of client/ customer communications and suggestive sales, which I’m also really enjoying. There’s lots going on here and lots to learn.

When I get home, I have been bagged, I think more mentally than physically but the mental stress soon becomes physical fatigue. I hope to get past this exhaustive stage of the job and recapture a bit more personal joy for the off hours. The fact that I’ve also been working my eyes and brain into progressive glasses, I’m sure is playing a part in my fatigue.

 

Life is strange. I quit a very well paying career, mostly because I had no personal life and haven’t for nearly 32 years. Now I’d have to work 3 times the hours to make the same income…not going to happen. Honestly, I took this job knowing my income would be substantially less, my hope was to have more time for myself and with my wife. This has not worked out too great as of yet. I am at home every evening, which is nice. Hopefully as I get more time in with this company my hours can be reduced and more time can be allotted for personal enjoyment.

 

Never a dull moment, but my life has been really good; I am fortunate! 

 

Oct 28 (day 276) 

Acts of Kindness recorded - 959

Push-ups (& weights to strengthen upper body) - 16025,

Sit-ups and or equivalents - 17410, 

Rehab and fitness - Squats & step-ups started May 28th - 2105,

Kilometers (over and above daily function) - 1736, 

Meditation/ inversion table  (min.) - 910,

Stretching/ rolling. Physio exercise (started Sept 7) (min.) - 2720, 

Sparring/ grappling (min.) - 78, 

# of forms re-familiarized - 7.0

Form reps - 266, 

Form time (min.) - 742,

“Mastery” recite (min.) - 99

Blogs - 35