What a great couple days it has been in regards to the weather. When I left to go on holidays the weather in June was dry dry dry and the farmers were not getting enough rain to sustain their crops. The time I was away apparently they received a lot of rain including the mother of all storms. In speaking with my family and friends in Ontario I guess they have been getting nothing but rain, and the week I was there it was about 50/50 with the weather. It really has not been a perfect summer. I suspect this weekend was good for Edmonton because of Capital Ex and the Indy being here.
I head off this afternoon to Calgary and then onto Saskatoon for the night. I wil be meeting some folks there tomorrow and most likely a final interview for a position I started interviewing for almost 4 months ago. It will be interesting as this is an owner company with little construction experience. I am not sure how I feel yet about the position, but I guess I will get a better feeling once we have the interview. Financially it may be a bust as well depending on the offers on the table.. I do have the options of contract versus Staff. So we will see.
I must say I am almost all settled in Regina, and I am content for now, not happy, but content. I think that I like a lot of others at the site, am waiting to see if there are some positive changes going to happen. I think I am building a relationship with the client, and I will be comfortable in that aspect. I am trying not to sound greedy but it’s the compensation that really sucks on this job. None the less when you are pretty much the only dance around (for now) you can dictate the terms. Once things start to turn around, and they will, that all changes. I can survive and I can wait. In the meantime I will finish off the couple interviews I started before this role just in case there is a better opportunity.
My back has been killing me the last lil while. It has been a while since I have had back problems, and for those who don’t know I injured my back in a car accident 25 years ago and then again in a helicopter crash in Africa about 15 years ago. Have been able to build enough muscle and use them that it has been a non factor most days. I realized as I typed this though, I have stayed in so many different beds the last while9stop thinking dirty) I mean with the trip home, the reunion, Toronto trip, Regina and now back home. That’s 5 beds in 2 weeks. And now it will be 4 beds in 5 nights, Regina, Edmonton then Saskatoon tonight, then Calgary tomorrow. I bought Robaxacet and it seems to be helping. I think that I just need to start working out again and build the muscles up a bit more.
Speaking of which, I am now exactly .6 lbs away from loosing 50lbs! That’s right; my first MAJOR goal will be reached hopefully within the next few days. I have reached all my short term goals in pretty much the time I allotted. In most cases it was within a couple days.
SO Officially I have lost 49.4 lbs as of today. What I think is amazing is I went on holidays and gained maybe 2 lbs back in 10 days, and I dropped them almost 2 days after I got back. I have been eating pretty much normally, not diet like the last week, even had Steak 3 nights is a row (long story). I basically have been trying to fill at least half my days with salad and the other half with normal foods. I even sucked back a big bag of BBQ chips last week! I believe my metabolism is picking up and I think that I am burning more calories daily now. I know I still need to focus on eating right, I think I am aware of the foods I eat and the calories in them and I think that definitely helps with the portion controls. I have a couple more plans for my health kick right now, and once the dust settles and I see where I land, I will institute them. Hopefully the next time I blog I can say I have reached the -50lb mark!
That being said I think I should have some interesting blog schtuff later this week after Saskatoon and Calgary. Stay tuned!
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