I feel Fine

I have this somewhat new (for me anyway) philosophy on life. WORK HARD PLAY HARD I know it sounds incredibly corny. But it's the reason for this blog. Let me give you a snippet of my recent life.

See, I went through highschool knowing I would probably major in engineering. Sure enough, college came and went and I got a degree in chemical engineering. I only chose the major to be different. I had friends in college with me, and they were majoring in various engineering disciplines. We had mechanical, electrical, civil, and even industrial engineering. So when asked which engineering I wanted to major in, I said chemical.

After a couple of internships, I realized I hated chemical engineering. But dangit, I was way to far into the program to bail out now. Money doesn't grow on my parents trees, so I couldn't, in good conscience, extend my college career another couple of years on their dime. So I stuck with it, and told myself to just finish. Perhaps God will intervene somehow.

Here I learned something of myself. I learned that my efforts on a task are in direct proportion to my enthusiasm for said task. I only cared to pass classes, to get out. The only thing that really motivated me was competitiveness to finish with my classmates. And show them I'm not just some stupid freeloader whom everyone likes but sure doesn't seem to really get anything done.

Well, as said, I graduated, but struggled to find a job. The company I interned with said I needed a job I could jump in heads first with. They saw me as a trouble maker because they couldn't give me anything useful to do. Oooh, they burned my bacon. But that's a different story.

Well, I landed a job in a sales office as an inside salesman. That eventually led me to regional sales manager in my home area West Texas, where I'm still working. I have been here for 5 years and things started getting boring a little while ago. I couldn't stand my job. Going home only meant more useless chorses. I thought my problem was an unfullfilling job. So I determined I wanted to be a police officer. I really scared my wife with that one, let me tell ya. But after taking personality tests, and doing some inner reflections, I realized I was simply bored. I had no real adventure in my life. I'm the kind of guy who needs to be doing something exciting. In highschool I had sports. In college I had sports. But since graduating I have only had a fledging hobby of mountain biking. For a while, I was simply working and coming home. Then doing crappy projects around the house on weekends. BORING

Hence my new take on life. I work hard during the week, and try to have something exciting planned for the weekends or vacations. So here I am, chronicling my effort to keep my sanity of sorts. Here is where I'll tell the stories, archive my dreams, expose the effect on my personal relationships, and even let you comment about them. Consider this the residue of my life. It may not give a full picture of my life, but will at least be a view through the peephole. I hope you enjoy.