Apologies and Fleas

I have begun to neglect this part of my duties, quite regrettably. So here I will aim to stop that. My hope is to continue with this not just here and now, but also on into my air force career. This blog, and the e-mails that I get when I (as I have been) begin neglecting it from time to time - are an excellent proof of my supporters out there. I need it, I need the kick in the pants, and I appreciate every one of you.

Since my last post in May (which was itself rather emaciated) the whole of my life in Hollywood has been thrown into a bag, shaken up, and poured out haphazardly to create a whole new scenario - a much better one, I hope.

I have been through stress like even USAFA could not teach me about. I have been home for a week to remind myself of a military environment through JROTC Summer Camp. I boarded the plane back to Hollywood to finish up these last 28 days with enthusiasm. I will no longer be working at PATH as I have for the rest of this year - and I have embarked on a journey to both end this year well, and to leave this house in much better shape than I found it in.

To say the least, this amounts to only a brief recap. I anticipate, however, that there will be ample opportunity to write in the coming days. Tonight it hit me that I won't be going to work and I was ecstatic. There are many things around here for me to work on these 2 and a half weeks - from gardening to fixing our toilet . . . which completely died tonight, much to our discomfort :( . . . So I can add all of this to the list of *fleas* that I have picked up this year:

How to shoot a basketball

How to cook for five

How to delegate more effectively

How to fix a faucet . . .

How to fix a toilet (joy)

I have to go to bed now so I suppose I won't try to make everything make sense. What I really wanted to say is yes, I am still here, and OH YES!!! I am still learning at incomprehensible rates . . . I will share more in the days to come. What an underrated sounding board blogspot can be! I have missed how this time with my lawn-mower-wanna-be computer forces me to reflect and organize my reaction to what I am experiencing here. I will get back to it. I need it.