April 14, 2010
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Last week my father and I got layed off, being that work was apparently thinning out and our boss wasn’t making enough money. It was quite a shock being that we’ve been so busy, but I suppose that’s the way things go and I’m getting over it. So, I have officially worked for this little electrical company from April 11th, 2005 to April 9th, 2010. Five years! Holy shit. Anyways, I’ve applied for EI and am going to wait it out and see what type of work my dad might land and maybe I can apprentice for him. Being an apprentice and searching for a job alone is a lot more difficult than being a fully trained journey man.
Meanwhile this should be considered an opportunity for myself to do things that I haven’t been able to do for myself. Such as work out to an insane degree of absolute overkill and restore my car to its former glory. Plus all these months I haven’t gotten my shit in gear and got my schooling done, I should either consider retaking my course or wait it out for my test to come out again after its done going through review. Blah.
Recently, I read an article about purging half of the things you own and am planning to do something along those lines just to give myself some sort of mental clarity. Everyone has shit they don’t use, but keep it because it holds some form of monetary value. Things are just things, they are not people or memories.
“One does not accumulate but eliminate. It is not daily increase but daily decrease. The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity”
- Bruce Lee
Comments (7)
Good luck!
You can do it!
Shitty deal man. Can’t believe it’s been 5 years already. Don’t worry, when the hst comes, it’s supposed to boost the trades workforce. On the bright side, think of it as a mini vacation break
Getting laid off may be a good thing. You’ve worked there for 5 years- time to move on and have an adventure elsewhere
. And having time to yourself to do stuff must be great too. There’s a thing called the “Insanity Workout” that I plan on trying, since it seems pretty interesting. Here’s the link http://tryinsanityworkout.wordpress.com/ and the pw is tryinsanityworkout. There are dl links, and you don’t need any equipment.
I hope you and your Dad each find something good soon!
Time is money.
aiya, 5 years eh?
become a minimalist, everytime i look at my room. yet i can’t help but accumulate; hhaahah.
wow, 5 years has been a long time.
i had trouble leaving my 4 year job, but i thought it was time for me to quit.
you sound very calm about it=)