As most of you may have noticed, I usually post my blogs late at night and I'm a little bleary-eyed when I do it. Tonight is totally different because it's almost 90 degrees and I thought chilling (not literally) in the house might be better than going out and getting heat stroke. Call me crazy! At any rate, I have been very excited over the past couple weeks because I feel like I'm just starting to hit my stride on the original purpose behind this blog, even though the time between blog entries still is long... I'm excited about this post because I am almost to my lowest weight in two years. I have lost about 13 pounds to date! I am finally out of the 330's... My first goal is get out of the 300's forever. Still have a way yet to go, but am excited for the momentum!
So, as many of you may have seen from my recent posts on Facebook, I have started to play tennis. Mostly with Don C, but with others as well. I'm having such a great time playing and I can already tell a difference in my body. Funny story: After three games of tennis in 4 days last week and a couple weeks playing, I was concerned that my legs were feeling kind of funny. I sometimes get that thing the TV wants you to believe is some horrible malady, "Restless Legs Syndrome" (which is a crock if you ask me, but I digress) and was concerned I was getting it again. But it was then I realized the horrible malady I really had was.... muscles in my legs! I went from concern to celebration because I was actually starting to get strong legs from tennis!!!!
So, Don and I have agreed on rules for tennis for our "games".... The point of our games is to get the ball over the net. Period. We don't care how many times it bounces on either side of the net, but just to get that ball back to the other side. We also have our baseball rules... If you hit it over the fence behind the other player, it's a home run. If it bounces first and then goes out, it's a ground rule double... Wednesday I hit my first (tennis) hole-in-one. Let me explain... So, I hit a tennis home run, cleared the fence, crossed a semi-busy road, lightly hit Don's car, on the up-bounce and landed on his trunk, falling into the low spot at the rear of the trunk and held by his spoiler and sat there for some time until we finished our game. It was really quite stunning and we both had a good laugh, so I actually got a hole-in-one on my home run.... I was feeling very good about myself, I have to admit. Three different sports achievements in one hit. LOL!
So, there's one more rule we play and you'll just have to accept, because it makes no other sense than to make me feel better about just stinking at the game. So, you "win" by having all the balls in play (we usually use 3-6 balls) standing on your side of the net, usually because you couldn't get them over the net by bad hits or serves. I tend to "win" a lot in our games.... I love our special rules, tennis rules seem so stuffy... :P
I was meaning to mention earlier in this entry today that I am very grateful for a conversation that I had with my dad a few weeks ago. He reminded me that I have not been keeping up on the blog and was wondering when the next one would be. He then asked me about how my weight loss was going and suddenly a light went on in my head... DUH! The whole reason for the blog was to share the revolution that I wanted in my life and to share with the world my journey... So, thanks Dad for brining me back to the reason for doing this, it helped me get back on track after a few months!
Life has still been very busy lately. I finally got done with the roofing project, although there are a few minor details that I will still be taking care of. But the VAST majority of the work is done on the back of my house. I am so grateful it's done, hopefully now I can try to enjoy my summer a little more.
Well, I think that's about it for now. Thanks for following and I appreciate your interest in "what's up with Tim". As Bart Simpson says, "Smell ya later!"
Friday, July 9, 2010
Monday, May 31, 2010
Memorial Day
Wazzzzzzaaaaaaaap? Well, it's late and I'm very tired, but I am happy to report that the long weekend was a good one. Brandon Renfro was here all week and we had a great time just chatting and hanging out. He's definitely a new best friend. Thanks for all your help, you are a really great brother! Hated to see you go back, but hey, you can't work out of a coffee shop for the rest of your life!
Oh yeah, the weekend.... So, I don't remember Friday night (tired, remember?) but Saturday was great! Got to go see a really cool wedding in an orchard, Tim and Jolynn are now married and off on honeymoon now. The ceremony was cool (literally) but it didn't rain! I guess it's really true that the prayers of righteous men are powerful and effective (James 5 I think)... So then we went to the "Service Station" for the reception. It's a coffee shop on steroids. Has meeting rooms, a stage, the whole nine yards. Very cool and much fun was had by all.
Church was awesome as usual, but there were tons of people from Seattle and Boise and even Missoula in town for the wedding, so got two weekends of incredible fellowship in a row!!! Then helped Diane move and then pool at Farwest, as is our custom. Also over the past few days I have been preparing to finish off the roof project over the back patio. I finished it all off except putting the tin up. Now I just have to find someone who will cut it (and wait until I can afford it... That could be a little while... :)
Today was one of those typical spring days. Sun, rain, cloudy, sprinkling, wind, rain, sun... you get the picture. So I had to halt the work a few times because of rain, but never more than about 20 minutes. But the cool thing was that I GOT IT DONE!! Yay!!! No kidding, two minutes after I got the patio cleaned up, sure enough -- rain. Within 5 minutes, p-o-u-r-i-n-g rain. Thanks God for allowing me to get it done in time! Talk about helpin' a brother out! THANKS!!!!!
So, tomorrow starts a very interesting chapter in my spiritual life. Nothing earth-shattering, just the challenge to read the Bible in 90 days. Since I am not much of a reader, it will be difficult, but I am really looking forward to it. My goal is definitely to finish in 90 days, but if I go a LITTLE longer, it's still a huge victory.
As far as the weight loss goes, last week I hit a bit of a plateau. Not feeling very well, stomach issues, blah blah blah, but I am still at about 8 pounds lost in the past 6 weeks or so. Yay! Fit into my jeans a size smaller today and felt comfortable. Now I need to get to the gym!
Finally, I just was excited to go out for German food tonight. I got a schnitzel and Spaetzle and a very tasty cheddar broccoli potato soup. I don't get German food very often, but tonight was extra cool, because I can take leftovers to work tomorrow for lunch! The schnitzel itself was humungous! I miss Germany. Gotta save to take a trip back there!
Night all, have a great week!!!
Tim
Oh yeah, the weekend.... So, I don't remember Friday night (tired, remember?) but Saturday was great! Got to go see a really cool wedding in an orchard, Tim and Jolynn are now married and off on honeymoon now. The ceremony was cool (literally) but it didn't rain! I guess it's really true that the prayers of righteous men are powerful and effective (James 5 I think)... So then we went to the "Service Station" for the reception. It's a coffee shop on steroids. Has meeting rooms, a stage, the whole nine yards. Very cool and much fun was had by all.
Church was awesome as usual, but there were tons of people from Seattle and Boise and even Missoula in town for the wedding, so got two weekends of incredible fellowship in a row!!! Then helped Diane move and then pool at Farwest, as is our custom. Also over the past few days I have been preparing to finish off the roof project over the back patio. I finished it all off except putting the tin up. Now I just have to find someone who will cut it (and wait until I can afford it... That could be a little while... :)
Today was one of those typical spring days. Sun, rain, cloudy, sprinkling, wind, rain, sun... you get the picture. So I had to halt the work a few times because of rain, but never more than about 20 minutes. But the cool thing was that I GOT IT DONE!! Yay!!! No kidding, two minutes after I got the patio cleaned up, sure enough -- rain. Within 5 minutes, p-o-u-r-i-n-g rain. Thanks God for allowing me to get it done in time! Talk about helpin' a brother out! THANKS!!!!!
So, tomorrow starts a very interesting chapter in my spiritual life. Nothing earth-shattering, just the challenge to read the Bible in 90 days. Since I am not much of a reader, it will be difficult, but I am really looking forward to it. My goal is definitely to finish in 90 days, but if I go a LITTLE longer, it's still a huge victory.
As far as the weight loss goes, last week I hit a bit of a plateau. Not feeling very well, stomach issues, blah blah blah, but I am still at about 8 pounds lost in the past 6 weeks or so. Yay! Fit into my jeans a size smaller today and felt comfortable. Now I need to get to the gym!
Finally, I just was excited to go out for German food tonight. I got a schnitzel and Spaetzle and a very tasty cheddar broccoli potato soup. I don't get German food very often, but tonight was extra cool, because I can take leftovers to work tomorrow for lunch! The schnitzel itself was humungous! I miss Germany. Gotta save to take a trip back there!
Night all, have a great week!!!
Tim
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Singles Retreat
I would love to spend some time sharing with everyone about my weekend, but I feel I needed to take some time to really process how really amazing the weekend really was. The singles retreat here in Spokane was very remarkable, and on Friday night they showed my video. I was super nervous if it would be good (when you edit and re-edit the video dozens of times, it's not so funny any more!). I got tremendous feedback from people that it was funny. I hope to add music to my copy of the video and post it some time this week.
In the meantime, I need to kind of pull myself back together and get my life back to abnormal. I want to take some time to pour over the notes from the weekend. I have to be honest, I was cynical about Roger Lamb being here, but I was so glad that he came. I am so grateful for the Kingdom of God!!!! Good night until next time... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....
Tim
In the meantime, I need to kind of pull myself back together and get my life back to abnormal. I want to take some time to pour over the notes from the weekend. I have to be honest, I was cynical about Roger Lamb being here, but I was so glad that he came. I am so grateful for the Kingdom of God!!!! Good night until next time... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....
Tim
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
The Haps
Hey!!!
Welcome back to another exciting of episode of "What's Up With Tim." When we last left our friend Tim, he was keeping his chin up and fighting the good fight... Let's see what he's up to tonight....
So it looks like I let a few weeks go by without updating... sorry. Thanks Jessica for the reminder last week. I have been so busy, I just never seemed to have the energy lately to sit down and write... So it has been a very eventful last couple of weeks...
In March I received a letter from my insurance company informing me that they would be cancelling my homeowners policy as of May 5 due to disrepair on the roof on the rear of my house (over the dining room addition) and my broken front steps. Since I had planned on repairing these anyway, I decided to go ahead and do the work. Me. And my roommates.
So, I somehow was able to talk Steve and Cole into climbing up on the roof, tearing off about 4 layers of shingles and putting new shingles up. Sounds pretty easy, doesn't it. How I wish it was!! So, the day I was hoping to get the shingles up on the roof, we barely got the roof cleared off. I thought to myself, "Okay, we can finish this on Sunday".... Famous last words. For the next two weeks, I spent every spare moment of daylight I could to finish the roof. Finally on 5/2, it was done! FINALLY!!! Steve Stewart is my hero and Cole Johnson is my sub-hero. I seriously couldn't have finished the roof without both of them. THANK YOU!!!!
That night, I sent photos and receipts to the insurance company and called the next day to find out that they decided to go ahead and continue the coverage on my home without interruption!!! The moment I found out I was SOOOO relieved! All that hard work had paid off in a serious way. I took the guys out for dinner at the Golden Corral that night to celebrate.
After the major work was done on the roof, I am still left with the task of putting up the canopy over the patio. Of course the sheets I removed were 50 years old and 11' long. (Home Depot only sells them in lengths of 10' and 12') so now I have to cart them somewhere (somehow) to get them cut. Well, at least the roof is done, that is not as important. You can see the photos of the progress of the roof on my facebook page.
So if that wasn't enough to keep me busy, I decided that I would have enough time to put together a video for the Singles retreat this weekend. It has been a lot of fun and I finally finished editing the footage on Sunday night, but need to have Phil S help me put music to the video, which he is doing tonight so we can get it to Andrew asap.
The first half of the video is to showcase how cool Spokane is, it REALLY IS a cool and beautiful place to live. The second half of the video will showcase some of the singles (not everyone wanted to be filmed for the video) doing funny stuff a la "The Monkees". It was so much fun filming this part of the video. It's really funny!!! I have to admit I'm a little nervous about showing it. I think it's good, but it's my first try at a real video.... Eek!
I can't believe the retreat starts in two days. I am way beyond excited for this week. I will get to see so many people I haven't been around in a very long time. There will be singles coming from all over Spokane, even from across the country, but mainly Seattle, Tacoma, Bellingham, Calgary, Edmonton, (Vancouver?), Boise, Missoula, Ashland (OR), Portland, and Spokane of course. I am so excited to have over 100 people coming to Spokane this weekend, plus all the Spokane people! This is such a great opportunity for us because the retreat is being organized by the leadership of the Edmonton (?) church, but we get to host it and don't have to travel. I think more than anything I am excited to "show off" our church and our city and to have people come visit us here. I travel to Seattle at least a few times a year and it's nice for people to come this direction!!!!
I am very excited that spring is here. I have moved my watermelon plants outside and have planted 3 kinds of tomatoes, cucumbers and I still have the pumpkins inside waiting to be planted. Maybe tomorrow night! Anyway, thanks for keeping up with me. It's been hard to keep up with myself lately! Love you guys, talk to you again soon!
Tim
Welcome back to another exciting of episode of "What's Up With Tim." When we last left our friend Tim, he was keeping his chin up and fighting the good fight... Let's see what he's up to tonight....
So it looks like I let a few weeks go by without updating... sorry. Thanks Jessica for the reminder last week. I have been so busy, I just never seemed to have the energy lately to sit down and write... So it has been a very eventful last couple of weeks...
In March I received a letter from my insurance company informing me that they would be cancelling my homeowners policy as of May 5 due to disrepair on the roof on the rear of my house (over the dining room addition) and my broken front steps. Since I had planned on repairing these anyway, I decided to go ahead and do the work. Me. And my roommates.
So, I somehow was able to talk Steve and Cole into climbing up on the roof, tearing off about 4 layers of shingles and putting new shingles up. Sounds pretty easy, doesn't it. How I wish it was!! So, the day I was hoping to get the shingles up on the roof, we barely got the roof cleared off. I thought to myself, "Okay, we can finish this on Sunday".... Famous last words. For the next two weeks, I spent every spare moment of daylight I could to finish the roof. Finally on 5/2, it was done! FINALLY!!! Steve Stewart is my hero and Cole Johnson is my sub-hero. I seriously couldn't have finished the roof without both of them. THANK YOU!!!!
That night, I sent photos and receipts to the insurance company and called the next day to find out that they decided to go ahead and continue the coverage on my home without interruption!!! The moment I found out I was SOOOO relieved! All that hard work had paid off in a serious way. I took the guys out for dinner at the Golden Corral that night to celebrate.
After the major work was done on the roof, I am still left with the task of putting up the canopy over the patio. Of course the sheets I removed were 50 years old and 11' long. (Home Depot only sells them in lengths of 10' and 12') so now I have to cart them somewhere (somehow) to get them cut. Well, at least the roof is done, that is not as important. You can see the photos of the progress of the roof on my facebook page.
So if that wasn't enough to keep me busy, I decided that I would have enough time to put together a video for the Singles retreat this weekend. It has been a lot of fun and I finally finished editing the footage on Sunday night, but need to have Phil S help me put music to the video, which he is doing tonight so we can get it to Andrew asap.
The first half of the video is to showcase how cool Spokane is, it REALLY IS a cool and beautiful place to live. The second half of the video will showcase some of the singles (not everyone wanted to be filmed for the video) doing funny stuff a la "The Monkees". It was so much fun filming this part of the video. It's really funny!!! I have to admit I'm a little nervous about showing it. I think it's good, but it's my first try at a real video.... Eek!
I can't believe the retreat starts in two days. I am way beyond excited for this week. I will get to see so many people I haven't been around in a very long time. There will be singles coming from all over Spokane, even from across the country, but mainly Seattle, Tacoma, Bellingham, Calgary, Edmonton, (Vancouver?), Boise, Missoula, Ashland (OR), Portland, and Spokane of course. I am so excited to have over 100 people coming to Spokane this weekend, plus all the Spokane people! This is such a great opportunity for us because the retreat is being organized by the leadership of the Edmonton (?) church, but we get to host it and don't have to travel. I think more than anything I am excited to "show off" our church and our city and to have people come visit us here. I travel to Seattle at least a few times a year and it's nice for people to come this direction!!!!
I am very excited that spring is here. I have moved my watermelon plants outside and have planted 3 kinds of tomatoes, cucumbers and I still have the pumpkins inside waiting to be planted. Maybe tomorrow night! Anyway, thanks for keeping up with me. It's been hard to keep up with myself lately! Love you guys, talk to you again soon!
Tim
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Yikes, it's been WAAAAY too long...
It's been well over 30 days since my last entry and I have to admit, I'm feeling bad about that... So, to remedy the situation, my goal is to write at least one entry per week so that not only can I keep all of you up on the craziness of Tim, but I can also just get stuff off my heart and organized so that I can hopefully see my own progress.
Well, I could certainly go off on a million things that have been going on since March 19 when I wrote my last entry, but I will try to keep it somewhat brief. I have to be honest, I'm kinda tired right now and I want to get to bed early tonight. Wish me luck with that....
I think I should start off with the whole reason that I started this blog in the first place: Personal revolution. The great news is that I have lost a total of 7 pounds, 5 of which were this past week, I'll go over more of that later on... As far as the personal revolution is concerned, I am very excited that I decided to shut off cable so that it would not be so easy for me to veg for hours on end in front of the toob. It really hasn't been that bad, I really don't miss it most days. Any more, I am just more eager to get up and get some stuff done. I do still watch some shows on the internet and an occasional movie, but nothing like my couch-potatoness of yore...
So, the other really good thing has been activity. Lots of it. I've been hiking, replacing the roof over my addition, helping a brother fix his brakes, and lots of other stuff. That's how I lost 5 pounds this week. I am super excited about that, and really want to continue my momentum on all that exercise. I may be able to even walk Bloomsday this weekend, over 7 miles. I'm not sure how I feel about that right now, because I am honestly just exhausted from the past week and a half. Not a bad tired, but a good tired... I am feeling like I am getting lots done.
Last Friday night (4/16), Conan O'Brien was in town and I was super excited to try to make it to his show. I had looked online and there were no tix left, so I went to the box office that night, and they actually did have some tickets! I was beyond excited to see him, he is one of my favorite entertainers and he definitely didn't disappoint. I was however incredibly bummed to find out that he went out to the big red wagon after the show to meet fans. I would have loved to meet him. He seems like a really stand-up kind of guy (no pun intended). Oh well, nothing I can do about it now.... except follow him around to every show to meet him. Well, maybe not, I don't have the money for that and it frankly seems a little creepy. LOL!!! Anyway, thanks Conan for coming to Spokane, I really enjoyed your show!!!
This past weekend my new roommate (Cole) and I went to Missoula, MT to visit friends, hang out with the church and pick up the rest of his stuff. It was a great trip, and fun to spend some extra time with him, Darvin, Viki and Rendee. It was really nice to get out of town and take some time off from all my hard work. As a side note, I'm very grateful for my roommates, Cole and Steve, they helped me out a TON on the roof. I couldn't have done it without them. Truly, I couldn't have... Thank you so much guys!
Well, there was something more I wanted to say, but I can't think of what it was now, so I think that's my sign to hit the sack. If I can remember what it was, I'll try to post again in the next day or two. Thanks for looking in on me and for all the feedback. I love you guys and I hope that God blesses your life more than you can imagine. He certainly has for me. Night!!!
Well, I could certainly go off on a million things that have been going on since March 19 when I wrote my last entry, but I will try to keep it somewhat brief. I have to be honest, I'm kinda tired right now and I want to get to bed early tonight. Wish me luck with that....
I think I should start off with the whole reason that I started this blog in the first place: Personal revolution. The great news is that I have lost a total of 7 pounds, 5 of which were this past week, I'll go over more of that later on... As far as the personal revolution is concerned, I am very excited that I decided to shut off cable so that it would not be so easy for me to veg for hours on end in front of the toob. It really hasn't been that bad, I really don't miss it most days. Any more, I am just more eager to get up and get some stuff done. I do still watch some shows on the internet and an occasional movie, but nothing like my couch-potatoness of yore...
So, the other really good thing has been activity. Lots of it. I've been hiking, replacing the roof over my addition, helping a brother fix his brakes, and lots of other stuff. That's how I lost 5 pounds this week. I am super excited about that, and really want to continue my momentum on all that exercise. I may be able to even walk Bloomsday this weekend, over 7 miles. I'm not sure how I feel about that right now, because I am honestly just exhausted from the past week and a half. Not a bad tired, but a good tired... I am feeling like I am getting lots done.
Last Friday night (4/16), Conan O'Brien was in town and I was super excited to try to make it to his show. I had looked online and there were no tix left, so I went to the box office that night, and they actually did have some tickets! I was beyond excited to see him, he is one of my favorite entertainers and he definitely didn't disappoint. I was however incredibly bummed to find out that he went out to the big red wagon after the show to meet fans. I would have loved to meet him. He seems like a really stand-up kind of guy (no pun intended). Oh well, nothing I can do about it now.... except follow him around to every show to meet him. Well, maybe not, I don't have the money for that and it frankly seems a little creepy. LOL!!! Anyway, thanks Conan for coming to Spokane, I really enjoyed your show!!!
This past weekend my new roommate (Cole) and I went to Missoula, MT to visit friends, hang out with the church and pick up the rest of his stuff. It was a great trip, and fun to spend some extra time with him, Darvin, Viki and Rendee. It was really nice to get out of town and take some time off from all my hard work. As a side note, I'm very grateful for my roommates, Cole and Steve, they helped me out a TON on the roof. I couldn't have done it without them. Truly, I couldn't have... Thank you so much guys!
Well, there was something more I wanted to say, but I can't think of what it was now, so I think that's my sign to hit the sack. If I can remember what it was, I'll try to post again in the next day or two. Thanks for looking in on me and for all the feedback. I love you guys and I hope that God blesses your life more than you can imagine. He certainly has for me. Night!!!
Thursday, March 18, 2010
It's been waaay too long
Hey All,
Remember me? It's been way too long since I sat down and wrote out the goings-on in my mind and in my life. Life has been good, but certainly feel like it's been a roller coaster. I actually do like roller coasters....
So, it's been almost two weeks since I last wrote and a lot has been on my heart. Knowing my own tendency to lean towards negativity (understatement), I will start with the things that are great and that make me happy. First is God, it's good to start with the best thing in my life. It's easy to focus on the little annoyances and struggles, so I want to just thank God for all the little miracles of life. I am grateful to God, who gave me a roommate when I was starting to wonder how I would cover all my bills. I am grateful that God is also giving me another roommate as of Monday, Cole Johnson is moving over from Missoula to start work at KHQ. Poor guy has to start work at 3:45am. I only try to recognize one 3:45 per day, and the A.M. one is not it!!!
Anyway, I am grateful to have an amazing family, both spiritual and physical. I am grateful to have my life, my breath and a warm bed to sleep in every night. I am grateful for a seriously great dog, who just makes me laugh and gives me snuggles when life is tough. I'm grateful that God is incredibly patient with a wretch like me and has never given up hope on me, even when I am tempted to...
Confession time: I have been bad. Part of the reason that I have not blogged lately is just plain guilt. I have not been good about keeping my diet or my workout regimen. I watched The Biggest Loser last night and am inspired and convicted by these amazing people, who are much larger than I am, continue to lose weight week after week, the way they push themselves to the limit is very inspiring. I want to be like you guys...
As I mentioned recently, I started my job about two weeks ago and I'm really liking it. I still have so much to learn and am continually confused by all the systems and frustrated by not always knowing where to find stuff, but I know that will all come in time. I am grateful to have Bridget there, she is fun. So is the rest of the staff there too for that matter. I am getting comfortable with the issues people need help with and that has been very good. It's just good to be working again.
On Sunday, I began not to feel so well. I began to have stomach pains and thought I had eaten something bad. I took a long nap and hoped for the best, but still didn't feel that well. On Monday, I went to work, but the stomach aches did not go away. By the end of the day, I felt awful. I HAD to run two errands and then I went straight home. That night, I was very ill. High fever, stomach problems, sore throat, exhaustion, etc. I can't remember the last time I was that sick. I did some research and found that most of my symptoms were consistent with H1N1. For feeling that crappy, I better have had something that bad!!!!
Tuesday and Wednesday I stayed home from work. It was very hard, knowing that I do not have any sick leave available to me, so no pay for those two days... As tough as my finances have been, it's hard to lose two days work. I am nonetheless hopeful that God will continue to help a brother out!!!
I am very excited for this weekend. We are having our men's retreat in Liberty Lake and I am glad to be able to go. It'll be good to get away and hang out with the bros. I would like to try to get some time with some of the married bros, especially that are a little bit more my age. I love to hang out with the singles, but I think this will be a good opportunity to expand my circle of influence (their influence on me) this weekend.
There have been other challenges this week too, but I really cannot focus on those right now. I feel like I have had some failures and certainly my fair share of weaknesses. I really need to pour myself into my relationship with God, because I feel like I am seriously trying to make some progress in my life. I could use your prayers and your accountability to see how I am doing. I am grateful for everyone who reads this blog. I know there is more to write, but it is just too late tonight to write much more.
Thank you again for reading, and I will be posting again soon. (Really, I will. I promise!)
Love,
Tim
1 Cor 15:58
Remember me? It's been way too long since I sat down and wrote out the goings-on in my mind and in my life. Life has been good, but certainly feel like it's been a roller coaster. I actually do like roller coasters....
So, it's been almost two weeks since I last wrote and a lot has been on my heart. Knowing my own tendency to lean towards negativity (understatement), I will start with the things that are great and that make me happy. First is God, it's good to start with the best thing in my life. It's easy to focus on the little annoyances and struggles, so I want to just thank God for all the little miracles of life. I am grateful to God, who gave me a roommate when I was starting to wonder how I would cover all my bills. I am grateful that God is also giving me another roommate as of Monday, Cole Johnson is moving over from Missoula to start work at KHQ. Poor guy has to start work at 3:45am. I only try to recognize one 3:45 per day, and the A.M. one is not it!!!
Anyway, I am grateful to have an amazing family, both spiritual and physical. I am grateful to have my life, my breath and a warm bed to sleep in every night. I am grateful for a seriously great dog, who just makes me laugh and gives me snuggles when life is tough. I'm grateful that God is incredibly patient with a wretch like me and has never given up hope on me, even when I am tempted to...
Confession time: I have been bad. Part of the reason that I have not blogged lately is just plain guilt. I have not been good about keeping my diet or my workout regimen. I watched The Biggest Loser last night and am inspired and convicted by these amazing people, who are much larger than I am, continue to lose weight week after week, the way they push themselves to the limit is very inspiring. I want to be like you guys...
As I mentioned recently, I started my job about two weeks ago and I'm really liking it. I still have so much to learn and am continually confused by all the systems and frustrated by not always knowing where to find stuff, but I know that will all come in time. I am grateful to have Bridget there, she is fun. So is the rest of the staff there too for that matter. I am getting comfortable with the issues people need help with and that has been very good. It's just good to be working again.
On Sunday, I began not to feel so well. I began to have stomach pains and thought I had eaten something bad. I took a long nap and hoped for the best, but still didn't feel that well. On Monday, I went to work, but the stomach aches did not go away. By the end of the day, I felt awful. I HAD to run two errands and then I went straight home. That night, I was very ill. High fever, stomach problems, sore throat, exhaustion, etc. I can't remember the last time I was that sick. I did some research and found that most of my symptoms were consistent with H1N1. For feeling that crappy, I better have had something that bad!!!!
Tuesday and Wednesday I stayed home from work. It was very hard, knowing that I do not have any sick leave available to me, so no pay for those two days... As tough as my finances have been, it's hard to lose two days work. I am nonetheless hopeful that God will continue to help a brother out!!!
I am very excited for this weekend. We are having our men's retreat in Liberty Lake and I am glad to be able to go. It'll be good to get away and hang out with the bros. I would like to try to get some time with some of the married bros, especially that are a little bit more my age. I love to hang out with the singles, but I think this will be a good opportunity to expand my circle of influence (their influence on me) this weekend.
There have been other challenges this week too, but I really cannot focus on those right now. I feel like I have had some failures and certainly my fair share of weaknesses. I really need to pour myself into my relationship with God, because I feel like I am seriously trying to make some progress in my life. I could use your prayers and your accountability to see how I am doing. I am grateful for everyone who reads this blog. I know there is more to write, but it is just too late tonight to write much more.
Thank you again for reading, and I will be posting again soon. (Really, I will. I promise!)
Love,
Tim
1 Cor 15:58
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Woo Hoo!! The Last Day of Being Unemployed!
Hey all!
So I am not sure how to start the blog tonight. I'm pretty tired from the day, although I'm not exactly sure why. Maybe because it was just a gloomy, rainy day.... At any rate, it was eventful if nothing else, a good day...
This morning I was feeling a little bit down. I was feeling annoyed that for all the work I have done to find a job, I just wasn't getting ANY feedback from any of the companies I had solicited employment from. Most of the jobs I had applied for I was (in my mind at least) more than sufficiently qualified, yet.... not a peep. I was on the verge of just plain discouragement, however it did not take long before I received a call from the recruiter asking if I would be available for an interview this morning. Of course, I agreed.
I went to the interview and Bridget Vawter (thanks, Bridget!) came up to say hi to me and shortly thereafter went in to talk to the boss-lady, Cheryl. I thought the interview went well and within a few hours, I was offered the job. Yay! I am excited to get up tomorrow and have somewhere to go and something to do, and also to have a paycheck from it! I will be taking calls for a company that produces stamps, signs, insignia, etc. I was impressed by the samples they had in their showroom, very professional.
I was encouraged later in the afternoon to have Lionel stop by. He wanted to see his nephew (Wolfi) and got lots of puppy kisses and was able to get off a few Wolfi pulls for a workout. I decided to go ahead and make some dinner and since I have been wanting to make my famous stir fry all week, I figured it would encourage Lionel to make it for him. He was very encouraged and even Steve got to have some.
Later I got a chance to hang out with my neighbor Alex. Alex is an all-around good egg and I appreciate his friendship and his willingness to help me out. Last week it was to fax some paperwork to the unemployment agency. Mucho appreciado, Alex! Anyway, we just chatted for a while while his little mini Yorky loved to just climb all over me. She is pretty cool...
Oh, and I almost forgot the update on my weight loss. I weighed myself on Monday and despite slipping on my new agenda, God has somehow allowed me to lose 5 lbs in my first two weeks on the regimen. I know slow and steady is good but I am very impatient. Pants ARE fitting better now, am very encouraged to continue and to do even more. Now, I'm not complaining here, but I recognize that having to work is going to make my new goals a little more challenging. I don't just have all day to go to the gym and I have to plan my lunches ahead, etc. Since most of the working public does these things on a daily basis, I feel confident I will be able to adjust. ;)
So, on that note, I started to write my update tonight right about 11pm, my new bedtime. Now it's after 11:20 and I am starting to get pretty tired. Thanks, all for continuing to follow my blog. I hope I didn't bore you too much tonight. ;) Buenos nachos!!
Tim
So I am not sure how to start the blog tonight. I'm pretty tired from the day, although I'm not exactly sure why. Maybe because it was just a gloomy, rainy day.... At any rate, it was eventful if nothing else, a good day...
This morning I was feeling a little bit down. I was feeling annoyed that for all the work I have done to find a job, I just wasn't getting ANY feedback from any of the companies I had solicited employment from. Most of the jobs I had applied for I was (in my mind at least) more than sufficiently qualified, yet.... not a peep. I was on the verge of just plain discouragement, however it did not take long before I received a call from the recruiter asking if I would be available for an interview this morning. Of course, I agreed.
I went to the interview and Bridget Vawter (thanks, Bridget!) came up to say hi to me and shortly thereafter went in to talk to the boss-lady, Cheryl. I thought the interview went well and within a few hours, I was offered the job. Yay! I am excited to get up tomorrow and have somewhere to go and something to do, and also to have a paycheck from it! I will be taking calls for a company that produces stamps, signs, insignia, etc. I was impressed by the samples they had in their showroom, very professional.
I was encouraged later in the afternoon to have Lionel stop by. He wanted to see his nephew (Wolfi) and got lots of puppy kisses and was able to get off a few Wolfi pulls for a workout. I decided to go ahead and make some dinner and since I have been wanting to make my famous stir fry all week, I figured it would encourage Lionel to make it for him. He was very encouraged and even Steve got to have some.
Later I got a chance to hang out with my neighbor Alex. Alex is an all-around good egg and I appreciate his friendship and his willingness to help me out. Last week it was to fax some paperwork to the unemployment agency. Mucho appreciado, Alex! Anyway, we just chatted for a while while his little mini Yorky loved to just climb all over me. She is pretty cool...
Oh, and I almost forgot the update on my weight loss. I weighed myself on Monday and despite slipping on my new agenda, God has somehow allowed me to lose 5 lbs in my first two weeks on the regimen. I know slow and steady is good but I am very impatient. Pants ARE fitting better now, am very encouraged to continue and to do even more. Now, I'm not complaining here, but I recognize that having to work is going to make my new goals a little more challenging. I don't just have all day to go to the gym and I have to plan my lunches ahead, etc. Since most of the working public does these things on a daily basis, I feel confident I will be able to adjust. ;)
So, on that note, I started to write my update tonight right about 11pm, my new bedtime. Now it's after 11:20 and I am starting to get pretty tired. Thanks, all for continuing to follow my blog. I hope I didn't bore you too much tonight. ;) Buenos nachos!!
Tim
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