It's been a while..
Hi LJ. No I haven't forgotten about you, I just feel oddly uncomfortable when I write about my life these days. I have been sticking to pen and paper journals for the most part.
How has life been... well pretty intense. But life is good.
I've been scuba diving, snow boarding, cross country skiing, hiking the subway, ect. ect. Everything for free (except the subway hike) due to the awesome rec-therapy program at the VA. Once I complete my open water cert I will be going to the Catalina Islands and scuba diving in the ocean.
I got a dream job working with Wasatch Adaptive Sports, working on the trail crew program which involves conservation of Utah's natural parks and trail heads, as well as working in some educational capacity, and doing activities with disabled children. I'm learning so much about conservation, and the ecology, and it is amazing to be part of two non-profits that work towards maintaining the national parks I grew up with, and love so much. I also am technically employed through Snowbird, so I get resort perks as well.
I got married to the most beautiful person in the world, and the love of my life. And now she gets free health care through the VA, so we don't have to pay out of pocket anymore. I can also use her on my VA loans now, which helps because her income is a lot more than mine. My disability rating went up, most importantly they have given me a rating for my asthma, so I no longer have to worry about the VA charging me for my medications.
I stopped drinking, and started living life. I've been more active, lost 20 lbs, eat healthy. I am fit again!
And today I am meeting with an academic adviser for SLCC's green energy program to hash out adding an AAS degree to my engineering degree so that my VOC rehab counselor and I can re-do my graduation training plan. I am super excited, the AAS degree in energy management is brand new, and exactly what I was looking for as far as education goes.
Robin and I are preparing to move to Summit County and get out of the city. I am excited to live surrounded by nature. I am excited to own my own place, and to start converting it to sustainable energy.
While anxiety, agoraphobia, and insomnia make my life difficult at times, it is nice to know that I can take life at my own pace. That if I need the day off, I can take it without any sort of penalty - job wise, or relationship wise. And I have found a lot of happiness in cooking, and taking care of my wife when she has rough weeks at work.
Unfortunately my grandpa Jones passed away, and we held his funeral on the 26th of May. His 80th birthday is Saturday. It was hard to say good bye to a person who has had such a positive impact in my life, but he was ready to go, and he was in a lot of pain. I miss him, but I am pretty good at mourning him through bird watching, and nature.
I guess that I have pretty much covered all the bases.
How has life been... well pretty intense. But life is good.
I've been scuba diving, snow boarding, cross country skiing, hiking the subway, ect. ect. Everything for free (except the subway hike) due to the awesome rec-therapy program at the VA. Once I complete my open water cert I will be going to the Catalina Islands and scuba diving in the ocean.
I got a dream job working with Wasatch Adaptive Sports, working on the trail crew program which involves conservation of Utah's natural parks and trail heads, as well as working in some educational capacity, and doing activities with disabled children. I'm learning so much about conservation, and the ecology, and it is amazing to be part of two non-profits that work towards maintaining the national parks I grew up with, and love so much. I also am technically employed through Snowbird, so I get resort perks as well.
I got married to the most beautiful person in the world, and the love of my life. And now she gets free health care through the VA, so we don't have to pay out of pocket anymore. I can also use her on my VA loans now, which helps because her income is a lot more than mine. My disability rating went up, most importantly they have given me a rating for my asthma, so I no longer have to worry about the VA charging me for my medications.
I stopped drinking, and started living life. I've been more active, lost 20 lbs, eat healthy. I am fit again!
And today I am meeting with an academic adviser for SLCC's green energy program to hash out adding an AAS degree to my engineering degree so that my VOC rehab counselor and I can re-do my graduation training plan. I am super excited, the AAS degree in energy management is brand new, and exactly what I was looking for as far as education goes.
Robin and I are preparing to move to Summit County and get out of the city. I am excited to live surrounded by nature. I am excited to own my own place, and to start converting it to sustainable energy.
While anxiety, agoraphobia, and insomnia make my life difficult at times, it is nice to know that I can take life at my own pace. That if I need the day off, I can take it without any sort of penalty - job wise, or relationship wise. And I have found a lot of happiness in cooking, and taking care of my wife when she has rough weeks at work.
Unfortunately my grandpa Jones passed away, and we held his funeral on the 26th of May. His 80th birthday is Saturday. It was hard to say good bye to a person who has had such a positive impact in my life, but he was ready to go, and he was in a lot of pain. I miss him, but I am pretty good at mourning him through bird watching, and nature.
I guess that I have pretty much covered all the bases.