I am NOT a morning person. I trip out that after 5 years my son STILL wakes up like a light bulb, fresh and ready to go. Always happy, always ready to play. He definitely did not get that from me. As a child, I remember just drrrraaaaggggging myself out of bed every morning before school. Then as an adult, it really hit me how much of a night owl I am when my job essentially forced me to be. My company is based overseas, so it actually behooves me to stay up late because that matches their office hours better. I love the quiet of the night, and I love sleeping in. continue…
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Oh well…
As I’ve probably mentioned before, I sort of began this site at the urging of many people who told me I was a good writer/storyteller. A lot of my friends are long distance, so when they ask me what’s going on I go into these long, detailed stories about all the adventures my son and I have together. They seem to get a kick out of it and tell me things like, “You should write a book!”, or “You should be writing this down!” Or, when I talk to my friends face to face, it’s hard for me to control my enthusiasm for all things being a dad, both good and bad, so echo similar sentiments.
So, I guess I was thinking I was all hot sh*t in this writing thing (despite having no direct experience in this field), because a while back I submitted a story to a company that’s creating interactive adventures for parents and their children. Well, apparently my ego needed a nice knock down to reality, because they didn’t accept the story. I guess I suck after all, but I’m still going to keep writing on this sucker! continue…
Don’t Focus on What You’ve Sacrificed; Focus on What You’ve GAINED
I’m trying to stay away from providing too many personal details on this site, but let’s just say my life before fatherhood was good. I was really, really content. After struggling for several years in office jobs trying to figure out my path, an opportunity to have a career that focused on one of my passions was presented to me. It was kind of sketchy and scary at first, but after a while I realized I could do this as a career, from home, with a flexible schedule. It was/is still a lot of work, but I found that I get so much more work done when I’m motivated to do it, and I quickly excelled in this position. I don’t make a ton of money, but who cares as long as it’s enough and you love what you’re doing, right? continue…
Being a dad is rad! 