Testosterone - HOOO-RAH!

HAH!

 Anyways, things have been pretty quiet around here. Think I am losing my edge a little bit, and work has been challenging.

 Sigh, who am I kidding. Work has been a total cluster-fuck of an organization. Being in retail sucks, considering that it is not something that can easily set themselves apart from the competition, so drawing people in is the challenge. In response, the company I work for has decided that the best reaction to the crunch is to cut hours for staff, reducing what can be done, while increasing the forecast budget for further growth in an industry that has so much competition. Oh, they add more top end staff, further swelling the "corporate expenses".
 This has more than some people upset, or down right pissed off. Perhaps this is a sign of things to come. I should start looking for something else, just in case.
 I highly doubt that HO and the Executive will be able to pull their swollen heads out of their puckered asses anytime soon, or...soon enough to right the ship.

 No more ranting about work......today. I am done for now.

 Couple of things to note though....

 Signed up for Golds Gym today, time to start getting into some semblance of shape. I would like to lose some weight and tone up. Perhaps put on some muscle mass to round things out.

 And...

 Ordered me up a Utilikilt. utilikilts.com Got me an Orginal in black. Looking to add a Survivor in camo, or another colour. Sounds like they are adding more "models" as well, with one called the Spartan making a return, and the Leather UK coming back for winter. I should point out, that they are located in Seattle, (and a franchise in SanFran) so their winter, will in no way, compare to our winter, up here. Perhaps I should inquire about a model for those that live north of the 49th, and experience winter in a much different manner. Maybe something with a nice sherpa lining inside. Anyways, looking forward to being able to wear this more, and pants less often. Will be a nice change for things all around.

 Like I said, things have been fairly quiet around here, and not too sure where to go with things.

 I did miss doing this, usually meaning to sit down to do it when I have something to rant about. Nothing major.

 This one will probably be my last for a few days, as I head out for the long weekend, and enjoy the last long weekend of the summer season, and get drunk and make an ass out of myself in front of people that I really shouldn't do that in front of.


 Best wishes to you all,


 Cheers!

Pants no more!

Just ordered me a nice looking Utilikilt, Original model, black in colour. Looking forward to it. I will post more soon enough, but for right now...Im tired....Im gonna go to bed. Just to get up and work tomorrow. Hopefully, for a half day, thinking my boss will be kind enough to let me go home early.

Cheers!

Starting all over....

No no, I am not talking about deleting this, and starting all over again here. I am talking about the desire I think we all get from time to time, to quit our current job, and go into something else. You know what I am talking about, that point in time, where we look around us, at what we are doing for a living, and think...."Why?". I am sure that there are those of you out there that think that they have their dream job, and wouldn't give it up for anything. I think for every one of those people, there are probably 100 or more in the other line up. For those of you that think I hate my job, you really aren't far off the mark. Actually, I honestly do not hate my job, but some days, most days, I think I would like to try my hand at something else. Given that I have been in this job for pretty close to 20 years now, and have that comfort zone. In this case, starting over will mean exactly that.

 Starting over again, right at the bottom.


 In my case, the length of time in one job could work against me, when applying for another. For one thing, it would mean that I would not have applicable skills required to do the job, not that I would apply for a job that I could not handle, but why would I apply for a job that was the same as what I am currently doing. Not that I am too old to learn a new skill, or polish skills that I do have that are applicable. On the other side of things, parts of my job have developed skills that would make me desirable in some industries. Some thing Customer Service orientated? Perhaps.
 
 Realistically though, I would like to be into something different from what I am doing now. Something in which I am part of a team, and I can create something. For this, I would require myself to get back into school, and get some courses under my belt. I really do not have an issue with this, none at all. Happy to do it in order to get out there. The issue with this, lies in the fact that it will be harder than hell to get the time I would need off (one night a week) in order to pursue the education. Though it never hurts to try. I will have to press my luck here in the future with the boss.

  Now, this desire for change isn't because I can't see myself doing what I am doing for another 10 years or so, it is because I can see myself doing something else for the next 10 years. Moving up the company chain isn't on my list right either. That is something I just do not want to.

 No, I think it is time for something else, and this time, it feels different. This isn't me just saying, "I need change" and then heading back into the same old, same old.

 Change is in the air



 Either that, or rain!