I've noticed lately that I've been more prone to becoming ill. Part of it may be the my body is simply aging and I need to start taking vitamins; I think the bigger part is how hard I'm pushing myself at work. I've never had to push this hard and I think it's taking it's toll on me physically. Friday comes and I wake up feeling beat up, I don't enjoy my weekends much and we (at work) don't see the relief coming anytime soon. I'm thankful for my job, and I realize that I'm here because of decisions I've made in my life.

interesting read, given today's culture...and by the way, if you are talking to me, I'll pull both ear buds out if it turns into a conversation


http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=410721

before I go to bed tonight, I'm gonna do some writing since it's been a while

I woke up today feeling refreshed for the first time in a while. I only slept 6 hours, but it was nice to not wake up and feel like I hadn't slept at all. Work went pretty smooth, even though we had to pull an extra couple hours as mandated by the boss...

I've had some good conversations lately with close friends...you know who you are...

I've seen people that I've missed...and realized how much I missed some of them, and how much I didn't miss the rest...

I love Holly more each day...and why, you ask? She lets me be me, in all my fractures, faults and failings, valiance, victories and vigor.

I know that my life isn't perfect, but I live in the hope that I am made perfect by Christ, the One who paid for me, a worthless sinful wretched person and that one day, I'll be next to Him...

I'm preparing to batten down the hatches, as I think it's going to get bumpy soon

it's been a long week

it's been a long week for me, and it's not over yet...

Monday...the inventory server at work went down...2nd shift called off....we'll work 4 ten hour day to make up the lost night

Tuesday...the cold I feared I had Monday has materialized...no work for Chad

Wednesday and Thursday....work 3:30 to 2, wind down, crash...up around 1 both days

Friday..up about 12:30ish..clean the bathroom, get ready for work, head to work...only to find out we have MANDATORY overtime on Saturday...12-4....I'll have to make arrangements with my assistant coach for my basketball game, since I won't be there to coach....last week too...oh..and I didn't quite beat my cold, so I think my bronchitis is flairing up now....dandy

I believe that Saturday night and Sunday I will do as little as possible so I don't wear myself out even more....lots of vitamin C and fluids are the order of the weekend...

what sucks is I was just getting into my groove when I was getting to bed at a reasonable time, and I let this week derail me....I'll start again next week, assuming we aren't up to our eyeballs in work....

ah, the joys of winter

have I ever mentioned that I love being sick? I hate head colds, espcially when they migrates to my to my chest. called in sick to work....we had last night off due to a computer problem with our inventory server, so we couldn't work. I'm feeling better now after a hot shower and some soup and OJ.

Not much else to report I suppose...I started reading Blue Like Jazz last night...so far I like it...hopefully I don't do my normal book reading thing and not finish it

I like hymns....

So Alan Jackson has a new cd of hymns out...I love hymns...and it's refreshing to hear them sung honestly, not just to end a service on a Sunday morning.

tired...so tired..10 hours