Time for change

I have been in a career rut for years. The work day goes by fast enough since I'm always busy but there has been something missing and I now need to change and find that missing "something". What to do next....I really don't know what I want. I've tried meditating, researching, praying for inspiration, you name it and nothing really jumped out at me.

So I went on Kijiji to see if anything struck my fancy. Surprisingly something did -housekeeping - the old fashioned kind of housekeeping. It satisfies most of my needs: to be of service, to work in a healthy environment, to be physically active, to have control over how I do my work, and to have more free time for personal pursuits. I realized that what I miss most is eating breakfast at home, being able to schedule exercise before work, relaxing in the evening without feeling guilty. Right now I'm spending 15 hours a week commuting - working close to home will free up 10 hours minimum depending on where my clients are located. I'm already in discussion with a potential client. Very exciting.....

A major shake up in my career zone is probably the best thing that I could do for myself. I will have lots to learn, set up, figure out, and do ... life isn't so boring now .... phew.

15 Months

So.....the last four weeks have been interesting. I opened a tax free savings account and deposited my first $50.00. Very exciting. Still putting 10% into my savings account every pay but will need most of it to cover things. Our car was stolen Friday night ... it's happily back in the garage tonight - lower on gas with a parking ticket but none the worse for it's adventure. Started exercising.... 4 days in a row and counting. I'm not exercising in the morning, that's just not working out but I have been going after supper. Tonight I was late with rescuing the car from the tow lot so I skipped the exercises and went straight for my walk. My weight is 223 ... down - not much but happily down. An interesting by product of the car drama is that I actually wasn't hungry ... that's right I lost my appetite instead of eating everything in sight. Wow! Get ready people, I feel some craziness is due ....

Enough - time to move

This week's challenge: exercise first thing in the morning everyday. I can do this - I must do this - If I get up at 4:30 I can have a glass of lemon water as the dogs do the morning pee pee thing, do my exercises which take no more than 15 minutes then go for a walk around the big block which takes 20 minutes. I could then have a quick shower, pack my lunch and be on the road before 6am. It's very doable. I'm writing this sweating up a storm because I just came back from doing the above. It's just not 5am. :)

I'm angry, frustrated, lots of negative energy. Some from the stolen car issue, most from my lack of pushing through blocks. I've done it before so I know that it's not as hard as my ego tells me it is. I am self aware enough to know that it all stems from a fear of success but now it's time to find out what will happen as I start to do the things that will make me successful. Fear/ no fear - it's time. Back to the negative energy.... exercise and good eating habits will be what helps me turn this energy into something positive. I've had enough of procrastination ...

10 Years and counting

Ten years ago today my life went from having dinner with fat cat Harry trying to paw the fish off my plate to having all the dining rooms chairs filled with a partner and two young teen boys and skittish Pearl giving Harry a hard time. Wow! It doesn't seem that long ago but then the two teens are now grown men living under different roofs then us. Huh! Both Harry and Pearl are gone now and have been replaced by Monkees and Squeeky with their doggy friends Shaggy Dude and Juanita. ( I still miss Pete the minpin - the little PITA (pain in the ass) dog- he was always good for a laugh and a snuggle)

Yes Lynne and I have had our fair share of ups and downs, some of them quite dramatic at times but I wouldn't change one minute of it. If anything the past couple of years have been too quiet.... moving to Cambridge was an adventure but a really tame one. We are due to bust out with some crazy scheme and get back into the adventure of life together. Not another dog .... no .... though there is a cute one at the pound .... I would call her Phoebe ... no! no! no!

Lately our focus has been on medical issues - some of them frightening but we are both on our way to getting healthier - day by day - small changes - restarts - eyes getting brighter - hopefully trouble (the good kind) soon to follow.

I look forward to the next 10 years... how can I not when all Lynne has to do is walk into the room I'm in and my soul sings! (Telephone calls work too). There is nothing better than that. Can't wait to see what we get up to next.

Hey my honeythebunny, Happy Anniversary!