I didn't sleep very well last night and maybe it was just as well as I awoke early to do a new entry in my blog. I seem to be doing an entry once a week......or so. I suppose this would be easier if it was a daily blog, then at least I would have more of a routine. Routines are funny, they are hard to get into, but once your in one, it feels good to have some order in your life. Take the gym for example, I have been in Regina for 3 months now, and I want to join the gym. I haven't yet, I did however go visit the YMCA and check it out. So I am a a step closer to joining. I suppose I need to just sign up and make the commitment and then get into a routine of going. I think I am one step closer to going to the gym as I am making another commitment by joining the Army Reserves again. I will need to be in better shape if I want to do that and in order to be successful. I suppose once the gym becomes part of my weekly routine then the training in the reserves will also become routine once I make that commitment.
I went off to Minot North Dakota this past weekend and did some shopping. The only thing I can say about North Dakota is, it is pretty and it is pretty boring. More boring than Wyoming. I went on a Friday night and between the border and Minot which is about 80 miles, I seen maybe 12 cars on the road, past 3 on my side and 6 coming the other way, and 3 at stop signs. When I got to Minot they had a huge mall there with no one there! A Friday night and the mall was dead. Maybe there was a fishing derby going on somewhere, or everyone was off driving their combines. I will say this, Saskatchewan has a lot more going on then North Dakota.
Work is chugging along and although I have made the commitment mentally to be here for a while, I am still struggling with infrastructure issues , warehouse, staffing, equipment etc. I am making it work and able to get what I need done but it is not the perfect scenario for an $800 million job. I have decided to play nice with the other kids including the ones that are clueless, and rather than butt heads, I just ignore them now and do my own thing which is normally the right thing. That's the problem with inexperienced people, they normally get things right 50% of the time, based on a decision not experience. And experience is gained from making the wrong decisions. Unfortunately when they get it right, they think that they are smarter than they are, and the next 3 decisions bomb...and creates havoc. None the less, I have drawn the boundaries of my responsibilities and made it clear to these people where they will not make decisions when it comes to my area.
Speaking of decisions, When I filled out the paperwork with the reserves this time, I have decided to enroll as an officer. I figure the challenges I have faced and the positions I have help in my civie life in the past 12 years would closer mirror that of an officer in the military. I think I have worked in all the operational areas of EPC work and taking on a "Command" role in the functional manager position with Bantrel. I desired to get back into the field and now am working on the operational side of things. I think this will be the case when I get into the reserves...if I get into the reserves...I just hope I am making the right decision based on my experience for this commitment.....it is amazing how well them three words come together eh....experience...decision.....commitment...and with that I welcome Fall in and say good bye to a decent summer!
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