Sunday, February 28, 2016

Alive and Kicking

Progress.... is slow. Sometimes faltering, sometimes stagnant. But I'm still here. By now I've signed up for dozens of online courses. Let's not go into how many I've finished... lets not even talk about how many I started.

I mean, I've branched out at least right - expanding beyond the yesteryears of javascript, I've mastered the.. fundamentals... of C++, dabbled with SQL, explored a plethora of IDEs, honed my google-fu from a dull blade to a slightly less dull blade. Book marked or made note of then immediately turned around and forgot about hundreds of websites, blogs, video series, books, etc. Why.. I even made started github account with nothing to show! Spread out too much you say? Maybe a bit too much, definitely a bit too much.

I've got an idea, how about we draw up another list. This time of excuses reasons why I've failed to launch on so, so many endeavors, and then we can write a list of how to change that!

Too depressing. Instead, I'll go with  a list of the positives from the last two-ish years. Yeah, that sounds better.


Let's see, personal life...
  • Married, stable, no - rock solid.
  • Recent acquisition of first child.
  • Sleeping well enough, despite newborn.
  • Energy levels have normalized since changing shifts. Despite newborn!

Yuh huh, now, professionally...
  • Working among the living, no more graveyard shift. Thanks newborn!
  • Concentration fluctuates, but better. Never underestimate the value of access to daylight.
  • Taking pride in my work ethic once again. Keeping a seat warm and getting paid is great. It's the dream job for many. Not me.
  • Stable employment right in next to the desired field! 

Academically...
  • Three years on. I. have. not. given. up.
  • Second year of classes. Slow and steady.
  • Honor Roll, honors society, accolades, enjoyment.

So, to really get down to it, to really break this down like I absolutely love to do, here's the perfect image of how these last few years have gone.



However fast or slow, you better damn believe I'm going to keep playing with those switches.