Cleaning and Visitors

Hello everyone!

I hope you all have had a good week so far. My week was pretty busy but relaxing. I had my phone screening on Tuesday. I think it went pretty well, but I’m still waiting to hear back. Hopefully, they want to move forward, but if not it is what it is. I have other opportunities coming up that could keep me more local. I was also able to take my driving test this week. I passed and now I can get my license. It’s been a long time coming, but I’m ready to start driving. The rest of my week was spent cleaning. I was able to move everything from the rooms I needed to and now I can focus on actually cleaning the rooms to get them ready. So that’ll be one of my other projects during the week.

My aunt also flew up to Seattle and has been hanging out. It’s been fun to chat with her and help her out as I can. It’s been a long time since I last saw her so it’s been nice to be around her. We also planned a movie night to have while she’s here so that she can see people. I’m happy that she was able to make it up here even with covid. Slowly travel might get better and easier, but it all depends on how people treat covid. Currently it feels as though some people have forgotten what covid has already done to us. I’m happy that we’ve made progress, but that doesn’t mean we can relax.

Well till next week you guys! I hope you have a good week and that I have more info for you next week.

Trip to Redding

Hello everyone!

I hope this week has been good for all of you. My week was pretty easy. I went on vacation to Redding, California. It’s the first vacation I’ve been on in a long time. For a while the idea of taking time off has been very stressful for me. While working, I never liked taking time off as I was worried, I’d waste my PTO, I’d miss some important work, or it would reflect badly on me. This vacation stressed me out as I have no job, so this would be taking time from me looking for a job or working on my portfolio. I was able to relax on the vacation though and have fun with my family. It reminded me that everyone needs to take time and unwind periodically. You shouldn’t go at 100% constantly and you should take the time you can to relax. It’s all about finding the balance and that is often my issue.

The vacation itself though was very fun. It had some bumps but ultimately it was a good time. I was down in Redding checking out a new property my dad and stepmom are investing in. We were able to spend the week there with my siblings appearing at various points. It was the first vacation in a while that I had been able to join them on and it was a bit nostalgic of our past vacations for me. For the most part we stayed at the house and in the pool, but one day we went to Lake Shasta. It was my first time ever to the lake and it was very dried up. However, we were still able to go jet skiing on the lake. It was my first time ever going jet skiing and it was a lot of fun. I was probably a bit more cautious than I needed to be, but it was fun to go 40+ mph on the lake and explore around. I’ve always loved boating, so this was just boating by yourself.

Well till next time you guys. I hope you guys have a good week and that I have some exciting news for you next week.