Yes... duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh... they say it's my birthday!!!! LOL 38 really doesn't feel any different than 37... or 36... and so on and so forth. It's really just another day. Normally I would be treating myself to a trip to the casino on the weekend either preceding or following my personal holiday, but this year is a little different. There is no casino in the desert, so I have to come up with something else. Unfortunately for my gut... all signs point to food. LOL Perhaps just a treat of some ice cream for dessert after dinner will suffice. After all I just worked out like a crazy man for the 3rd straight day! So... why not partake in a little tasty goodness? I'm still reeling from the fact that I gained a pound last week, though, so we'll see.
The significant part of turning 38 is huge in my Air Force career, though. I will only have one more birthday before my projected retirement date!!!! That is crazy!!! When I get back from deployment I will have just over a year and a half to go. That's hard to believe. It's almost time for the career change to happen... which is both exciting and scary at the same time. It's exciting because I will be able to go back to doing something I want to do instead of the career field I was forced into. It's scary because who knows what the job market will look like? It could be like it is now... or worse... or (hopefully) better. I know that I am ready for it, though, and that's really what matters most. It's right there... so close... just have to get there. With the way time is passing here it won't take long, etiher!
I've now surpassed 10 weeks in the desert already! Pretty soon we'll be at the halfway point of our 6 month tour. I haven't done some of the things I originally set out to do, though. Yes, my negative side does tend to take over my mind sometimes in case you haven't noticed. The biggest one is not taking any classes yet... my excuse was because we're moving to another location... so that will make it difficult to take a class and then transition in the middle of it. Although that may very well be true, the fact of the matter is that the professors would be more than willing to work with you during those couple days of transit time. The real reason is that I just don't feel like I have time... how much of that is perception vs. reality I have yet to decipher.
The way I feel right now is that I have roughly a couple hours free a day during my 12 hour workday, which to me is not enough time to add school on top of it. How much of it is really perception? Hmmmm... if you read one of my previous posts I outlined everything through the course of the day that I either 1. HAVE to do... or 2. WANT/NEED to do but not necessarily have to do. The end result doesn't really leave any time for school to be added into it... let's just say even an hour a day. I would almost certainly have to give up any remaining free time I had... for instance my blog writing time like right now... or emailing my wife and friends... or even worse... my workouts! I just can't see giving up any of the things I do already... Skype time... working out... meals... SLEEP! As it is I only get somewhere between 6-7 hours of sleep nightly on average. It's obviously not enough as I'm tired constantly. Sitting 4 hours on scope requires one to not only be awake... but it requires a very high amount of focus regardless of how busy it might get.
So... until I can figure it out... school is going to have to wait until I get back to Boise and Boise State University's fall 2011 semester. Then I can try and move full speed ahead again in my pursuit of my bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance. I know I will get it done eventually. It very well could be after I retire and move on, but I am not going to stop until I finish that degree! :)
Well... that's about all for this 38th November 16th of my young life... at least for the moment. I have a couple more blog topics in mind, so you never know. I may just write a second one later tonight. I don't have to work until 10:30 tomorrow morning, so the time will be right. Stay tuned!!!
Peace, Love, and Poker
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