Weekly Posts

Hello all,

January was a month full of stress for me at my work. So far February has also been stressful at work but I'm making a greater effort to separate my work life from my real life. I work full time at a very popular retailer. My job there is not the typical job you might think of when you think of people that work there, I'm the person who gets to pay all of the bills that come to the store. I have found that many people at my work consider this an important job and a good career, I disagree because I think a career is one in which a salary is paid and not an hourly wage. So I, in all of my glory, have been for the past few months preoccupied with worry over this piddly job - to the detriment of my health and happiness.

February, I believe, is far enough from the holidays to have returned to a normal course of life and close enough to the new year to still work on resolutions. I have many. But I feel the most important one to mention at this point in time is my resolution to post weekly on this blog. Be warned, I lead a fairly predictable and somewhat boring life these days. Searching for new and interesting things to share is difficult for me, but I will strive to do this for the few friends and family members that actually view this blog. I find that a big reason why I refrain from posting regularly is lack of visual aids, I apologize for this. I will post weekly with or without photos of our life and I hope that this will be sufficient for our readers :)

On another note, after living here for half a year W and I have learned that Alaska is not our dream state to live in. This experience has been good for us. I think that moving to an entirely new place without work, friends, or family has helped us grow as a couple and it has also helped us learn more about ourselves and what we want in our life together. That said, we have bought tickets to move back to the contiguous United States in July. This will allow us to witness Spring and more of Summer before moving back. I am hopeful that many picture opportunities will occur in the coming months because we will have more daylight hours outside of work to go out and enjoy the nature around Juneau. But, truth be told, I am really looking forward to moving back and being closer to family and friends. I love you all and miss you all very much. I hope that this February can be a time of renewal and refocus for all of you who wish it.

P.S. Happy belated Valentine's Day!