Where in the world have you been?
I just logged onto my personal web site and noticed I hadn’t posted a blog entry in over a year. WOW! The truth —I’ve been:
- Working: Really, no excuse, but I have nothing else to blame that dead space on. From 2006 to 2009, it was tough. Then, 2010 hit. I contracted for a year and threw our finances into a bit of a tizzy. Translation, we barely made ends meet compared to what I was use to bringing to the table.
2011 – Found the PERFECT job. Well, the perfect day job anyway. It started out rough, little shaky as I figured out where the software company was headed. About three months in a major shift in focus happened, one I was thrilled to see as I was considering looking for another “opportunity”. I was placed into much higher responsibility, offered a lot more money and working heavy, heavy hours. 2012 doesn’t look much better on the hours, but I have a great day job that takes all the pressure off the old bank account. Jodi’s happy. (Happy wife, happy life – yeah, I just said that.) We’re comfortable again and I have a great team. So, what’s the negative? I’m doing what I know and not writing. Instead, I’m now Managing a Customer Support department focused on a complex software solution and managing people again. - Health: My health has gone down. Well, not like I have one foot in the grave, but I have put on some weight. I’m not jabba-the-hut, but I’m as heavy as I’ve ever been and my waist has gone up two or three, okay, four inches from two years ago. Considering I was 135 pounds, dripping wet, when Jodi married me and now I’m **cough** 215 **cough**, I think I need to shave a few off the old mid section. So, we’re starting to excercis, a little, it is winter in Colorado you know. Jodi has focused on a good diet of non-processed foods, so that should help.
- Planning: For what, you might ask. Well, Dylan is almost done with his high-school senior year. He’s worked hard, focused on his studies and was accepted to Colorado University in Boulder into their Aerospace program. (Good news, it’s prestigious, the hardest program to get in and is exciting. Bad news, it’s the most expensive program at CU.) GREAT! He’s now getting ready for college, which means, I’m getting ready to lay down some hefty coin. So, we’ve been planning for him leaving home going “All-the-way-over-to-Boulder”… (Like 15 miles from the house). But, it’s the checks that need to be written, the support we need to provide and the dollars that need to be figured out. Even though I have a 1,200 square foot commercial building I own, which is up for sale, by-the-way, it’s not going to cover much if/when we get the equity from the sale. Did I mention, I own a wonderful, high-end, commercial building that’s perfect for any business that, well, needs to be in or near Longmont Colorado? (Make me an offer!)
- Writing: This one took a back burner for about 9 months, but late last year, I brushed the dust off a novel I was working and reinvigorated the characters, the plot and story arc. Okay, I actually started over. Not completely, but I revamped the characters, punched up the premise, started with a fresh focus… meaning, I stopped over thinking it and over analyzing the details… started hitting the keyboard again and well, it’s coming along. First draft is done, I’m now working through second review. Meaning; I’m tightening it up, fixing the plot holes, sorting through inconsistencies, making the characters come alive, slashing the ”TELL” adding lots of “SHOW” and generally preparing it for release in a few months.
So, that’s it. No other excuses, no other time bandits, just getting things back in order. Hope to “punch” up the ole blog again as this year gets kicked off again. 2012, here I come!
