Hi everyone. I just wanted to jump in and explain my absence over the last few weeks. First, I lost my job. I worked for a small business that went south (figuratively) this quarter and had to lay off most of its workforce. Bleh. For the last several weeks, I have spent every spare minute of time building resumes, making phone calls and interviewing. Result = SUCCESS: I secured a job that pays higher than my last one. I start Monday.
So, next, we got a letter from our landlords giving us 60 days notice to move out so they could move back in. So on top of worrying about a new job, I’m hurriedly scanning the horizon for a place to shelter my family and call home for the next year or two.
Change is good. Really, I like being faced with challenges and having to cope. It’s like fighting a new guy who comes into your school wearing a blue belt. You just don’t know what to expect, but without a doubt it will require you to be alert and creative. Problem is, change is also stressful. And right now it’s very…very…stressful.
I have lots to talk about, including some fun shirts that I want to share with you all. Training has been really great lately. Plus, you can expect an upcoming review of the Padilla lightweight, and an interview with Rigan Machado.
But first, I have to find a place to live. Excuse me while I go take 15 Advil.
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Congrats on the new job. Congrats on surfing through the stress. Glad you’re okay… just keep your chin up and this too shall pass. Good luck finding a nest
Congrats on finding a new job so quickly! Looking forward to that Padilla review. The gold weave is my favourite gi, so I’d be interested in seeing how the lightweight compares.
Good luck with the house-hunt: my gf is similarly stressed at the moment, as she is in the process of trying to buy one. Joys of surveys etc.
Thanks for the encouraging and kind words G and Slidey. I appreciate it. Looks like we will be buying in a few months, but the difficulty will be to find a place we can call home in the interim.
I’ve been out of the loop on line lately too due to external circumstances.
Sad to hear you lost a job!?!
Glad to hear you found an even better one!
Feel for you on having to move but hope you find a great place – being in limbo for awhile is always hard.
Sending good thoughts your way
Zen, I appreciate it, bro.