Category: my story isn’t over yet.

A BUSY Couple of Weeks…

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A Camaro marked up as Bumblebee from the Transformers movies, and an R-5 droid at Calgary Expo 2021. The last couple of weeks have gone by in a blur. Last week was fairly busy, with interviews and meetings for work, which I tried to get caught up on before Lynn and I headed to Calgary … Continue reading A BUSY Couple of Weeks…

Growth in challenge…

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Photo by David Selbert on Pexels.com Unfortunately, I've had a little bit of a reality check lately. I got my second assignment done for my Prose class, as well as the first course for my Communications. The assignment for the Communications course was okay, however the Prose I am finding challenging. I ended up with … Continue reading Growth in challenge…

Holding onto the feeling…

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Photo by Leon Ardho on Pexels.com With work slowing down a bit this week, I have turned towards my studies. I am approaching the half way mark on both my Communications and my Prose Forms classes. All told, I probably have about another ten to twelve weeks of work to get through for each course, … Continue reading Holding onto the feeling…

Learning to make adjustments…

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Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com The last few days I have fallen into a fairly easy rhythm. After getting knocked off track for a few days, I've gotten back in to the groove of my workout routine, the reading is for my coursework is going well, and work has slowed down enough so as to … Continue reading Learning to make adjustments…

Shining through…

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Today was definitely productive. It honestly wouldn't have been anywhere near as productive if it hadn't of been for Lynn. Fortunately she was able to get someone to cover the store today, so I could settle into the office and catch up on some work. And catch up I did. I still have a couple … Continue reading Shining through…

Feeling fortunate…

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This has turned into a crazy week... Aside from a doctor's appointment on Monday, the day was pretty light. I got some reading done for school, and got my first assignment done and submitted for my communications course. Tuesday is where all hell broke loose. I had a pair of meetings on Tuesday, as well … Continue reading Feeling fortunate…

Progress…

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Photo by Polina Zimmerman on Pexels.com Well, I managed to get my second assignment submitted for my Prose course, along with the first assignment for my Communications course. I've also managed to start on the first of three novels I'll be studying as part of Prose. Slowly but surely, I'm making forward progress. This week … Continue reading Progress…

Lessons learned after a week of media tracking…

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Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com After tracking my media use over the last seven days, I have learned a few things about myself and about media in general. The first thing I learned about myself is that Facebook is my nemesis. It is a major time suck, even though I don't intend for it to … Continue reading Lessons learned after a week of media tracking…

Enjoying the challenge of the assignment….

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The entrance to the town I live in. I am five days into this media tracking assignment, and it has been an eye opening experience. It has made me re-think what and how much media I consume on a daily basis, as well as my contribution to it. Even in my job running our used … Continue reading Enjoying the challenge of the assignment….

Using media in all aspects of life…

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Photo by Flo Dahm on Pexels.com With back-to-back meetings yesterday, as well as having to deal with the vet due to all three of our critters being ill, I didn't have a chance to do a post. Continuing the theme of media use, I did have a realization, though. During the first of my meetings … Continue reading Using media in all aspects of life…

An eye-opening exercise…

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Photo by Vlada Karpovich on Pexels.com I attempted to take a bit of a day off day. I was somewhat successful. The reason I was only somewhat successful is because I still ended up writing a couple of articles for the paper, as well as continuing on with my media tracking exercise for school. This … Continue reading An eye-opening exercise…

Tracking my media use…

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Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com As many of you who follow my blog know, I have been taking university courses for the last two years. My current course load has me taking an introduction to prose course and an introduction to mass media course, simultaneously, while working as well. As part of the first assignment … Continue reading Tracking my media use…

Going through the motions

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Photo by Victor Freitas on Pexels.com Mental illness recovery is challenging. It's ugly. It's hard. It's a day-to-day grind with no real finish line. I've been contemplating a lot about my mental health recovery, and the journey I have been on. The fact is, I am doing well. Actually, I'm doing a hell of a … Continue reading Going through the motions

Making the transition from living in crisis to just living…

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Photo by Polina Zimmerman on Pexels.com It's been a minute since I've written. I actually can't believe my last post was the review I did for F9, back on July 18. The last couple of weeks have been a whirlwind. Between the editor going on holidays for a week, and general gaps in staffing, my … Continue reading Making the transition from living in crisis to just living…

Getting back into things

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Photo From July 10, 2021 Ranch Rodeo, Stettler, Alberta Well, today has definitely been a day. With the restrictions more or less fully off across Alberta, events are are starting to happen again, which has been nice. It's nice to actually be getting out and covering things for the paper, and I know that the … Continue reading Getting back into things

All in

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Photo by Craig Adderley on Pexels.com One of my favourite shows on television of late is SEAL Team. The show follows the lives of Bravo Team, one of the teams in the elite SEAL Development Group (DEVGRU). Led by Bravo-1, a SEAL by the name of Jason Hayes, the team takes on missions around the … Continue reading All in

Changing chapters…

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Photo by Markus Winkler on Pexels.com It is time to close one chapter, and begin another; at least as far as school goes. After an intense week of studying, I wrote the final exam for my twentieth century history class yesterday, and received my results this evening. I ended up with an 85 on the … Continue reading Changing chapters…

A bitter sweet day…

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Photo by Anna Tarazevich on Pexels.com Today was bitter sweet. After nearly a year, I had my final appointment with the therapist from the local mental health unit. She is leaving the service as the end of next week, which has me sad. I had a good therapeutic relationship with her, and I feel that … Continue reading A bitter sweet day…

Crazy…

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Photo by Bich Tran on Pexels.com How did we get past the middle of June already? The last few weeks have absolutely flown by. When I have weeks like I've had this week, that is not hard. This week has gone from zero to stupid in a heartbeat. Just because of how the calendar fell … Continue reading Crazy…

Looking at the positives…

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Photo by Ivan Bertolazzi on Pexels.com I've been struggling a bit over the last week. Work has slowed down a bit, which has allowed me plenty of time for me to work on my schoolwork. This is not a bad thing, as it's allowed me to get my second assignment done for my twentieth century … Continue reading Looking at the positives…

Finding growth in challenge…

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Photo by Olya Kobruseva on Pexels.com As usual, this last week has been steady, if not overly busy, at least compared to some weeks. Work has slowed down some, which has had me focusing my efforts on my next, and final, twentieth century history assignment for the current course I am working on. The assignment … Continue reading Finding growth in challenge…

I don’t think I’d change a thing.

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I haven't written much lately, for a few reasons. First, I've been busy with work and school. The last week had me catching and writing-up several meetings, as well as conducting several interviews for a project. As far as school goes, I've been pushing hard to get my history course done as well as begin … Continue reading I don’t think I’d change a thing.

Building on successes…an update

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Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com I love productive days. In honour of the long weekend I let myself sleep in a bit this morning. After I finally got up, I spent some time playing Star Trek Online, a free-to-play game I have downloaded on my PS4. I've had the game for years, however I haven't … Continue reading Building on successes…an update

Tired, but not overwhelmed…

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Despite this week being significantly quieter than last, I am feeling trashed. I've had my workout regime derailed, due to bad cramps occurring in my right calf muscle, which is not helping things any. I had a soak last night, which helped, but as it sits right now, I am still feeling. I think if … Continue reading Tired, but not overwhelmed…

Best laid plans…

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As much as I try to slow down, the void in time always seems to be filled with something else that needs my attention. This month, I have deliberately stepped back from my writing for the paper and have been working on getting back into my school work. I got my essay submitted, and I … Continue reading Best laid plans…