My new commitment is holding up so far. Fourth day of the week and fourth morning at the gym today. Had myself plugged into my new MP3 player as I was trotting along on the treadmill. It helps a great deal to stave off the monotony of not actually going anywhere. Though I hit snooze for the first time today. I got up at 5.09 AM instead of 5. Threw a whole kink into my schedule. So I didn't shave, personal hygiene be damned! I recovered part of that time. phew...
And this after staying up until 11 PM last night working on my laptop at the kitchen table. With kids and a burgeoning career, is it really gonna be, like, 20 years before I recover a significant amout of 'ME' time?! Conveniently, there's a 'Stress Sense' seminar being held here at work next Thursday. I've been averaging about 50-hour work weeks for the past year or so, down from closer to 60 for the previous two years when I was up in God's Country, i.e., Fort McMurray. Combined with an increased domestic responsibility from the time of conception 17 months ago (joyfully embraced), there has been a noted paucity of time in which I can romp around and revel in my glorious Me-ness. Most of that expression now takes place HERE and in a certain number of valued Email communiqués.
With work being much less of a priority relative to my home life, it is taking up a disproportionately large chunk of the pie. And I like pie, so I'm feeling selfish. Too much longer and I'll start to feel shellfish. And I don't like me when I'm crabby. Neither does my wife. Understandably.
So earlier this week, and keep this under your hat if you please, I printed off a job posting for a position at PCL, one of Canada's biggest construction firms, based here in Edmonton. At the moment, it's only food for thought. We're going through a very large growing phase here at work, which introduces its own elements of frustration, confusion, overtime and 'stuff'. It may also open up more potential to be in a position of POWER, moreso than the level with which I am currently suffused. So I don't want to close the door on that sort of possibility. Still, it may just be worth my while to throw a little bait on my resume and do some trolling. Though still Conceptual at this point, any change in career, for me, would have to move through the Serious Contemplation, Preliminary Action, Definitive Action and Follow-Through stages before bearing some sort of fruit.
I'm actually right about where I wanted to be at this point in my life, career-wise. (And otherwise, too.) I'm a 30 year-old Professional Engineer working under the title of Project Manager. Not too many folk can say that they reached that level of milestone in an acceptable time frame. I'm well aware of that. Still... close to six years with the same company may merit some investigation into other possibilities.
I've said before that although I do really like my job, I don't love it. I want to love it.
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