Posted by on Jan 16, 2009 in Personal | 0 comments

Once in a while I get overwhelmed…maybe I get hit with headaches, the work commitments I have pile up, I got stacks of stuff on my desk.  I get this feeling where I feel like giving up my business and have an “easier” life working for someone else in an actual job.

And then I think, “WTF, why would I want to do that?!  UGH!”

Yeah I don’t think I want to go back to a jobby job just yet unless the economy was in so dire straights my business just can’t keep us alive.  And then, would there even be jobs for me?  I don’t know about this year!

In any case, I’m doing fine…I’m overwhelmed because I have a lot of work!  How many people can say that during this dismal economy!  I better not complain!

I just have to take stock.  Let’s see:

  • Work – going strong. My only complaint is not being able to relax one bit. I’ve been “experimenting” by trying not to stress out over the little things. You know, like organizing my receipts on a regular basis.  Every time I do this, something messes up.  Like I might forget to transfer money into my checking account one day and my bank sends out a check for me. BAM, I get hit with some stupid fine.  I really don’t know how some people can be so laid back about these things….
  • House – great. Condo feels like the home we’ve always wanted for now. It’s cozy, reasonably easy to manage.  My wife and I have kinda settled into a rhythm where we both help each other keep it clean (she’s a bit of a clean freak – nurse habits?). I’ve discovered she has super magnification eyes – she had lasic done a few years back and now she can spot the TINIEST of specks on our floor from halfway across the room.  I walk over, kneel down to see what she’s seeing and I STILL can’t see it.  She says, “It’s right THERE!“.   “WHERE?”  “Right there it’s a little dead fruit fly or something!”  “I still don’t see it“.    Crazy.   I need lasic.
  • Classes – great so far.  Afternoon class this time so I don’t have to get up to teach in some crazy hour and the students seem more awake. I’m trying to get them more involved in working collaboratively with one another in their projects.  We’ll see how effective I am in doing that this time.  Everyone’s so shy.  People tell me it’s the “asian mentality”.
  • Baby – coming!  2 or 3 weeks.  It could be ANYTIME now actually.  I’m nervous, but this part is unavoidable and I’ve had enough fathers tell me what to expect.  I’m prepared for a lot of sleepless nights coming very soon.  Still… I’m looking forward to holding the little one instead of staring at some little blob in my wife’s belly.

What else?  I guess that’s about it.  Not so daunting when I look at it all typed up like this.  I guess it’s not all so bad huh?