John’s Blog

This has been a rough week for me so far. Tuesday I had a job interview, that went pretty well, although it was a very long grueling interview. Had lunch with a friend afterward and headed home. About 20 minutes after I got home I started feeling not right. It started there and got worse. By the time I went to bed Tuesday night (after sending in our taxes…we owed yet again) I was feeling like death. I woke up yesterday morning and made it about as far as the couch. I spent pretty much the whole day there. Which for me says a lot since I am not a “couch potato”. Woke up this morning feeling a little better, but have been taking it easy all day. I am still coughing like crazy, my sinuses are still killing me, and my ear ache is still hanging around. But on the plus side at least I am not still dizzy, runny a fever, and half out of it.

I was hoping today might be a productive day. But seeing how it is almost 4:30, I don’t see myself getting much done. The ironic part is that I got sick for the 2 nicest days of the year here so far. It got to almost 70 degrees here today. Which for this area is pretty nice, New England is not known for it’s early spring warm days.

Looking forward to getting outside tomorrow if I am feeling a little better and enjoying this warmth and sun before it goes back into hiding again as it always does.

Well it has been a while since I have posted anything on here. Seems like everytime I say I am going to get better about posting more often something comes up and I never do. This time it has been both work and the impending holiday. I manage a business that also has a retail shop, so with it being Christmas time that has been extra busy. Add to that the fact that the end of the year is approaching, which means that many business are looking for end of year write offs. We have been building out and installing servers, desktops, and laptops for business clients all month. Which has had me running like a mad man since 99% of the field service calls are done by me. All that has left me with little free time at home, and what free time I do have has been spent preparing for the holidays. I am at the office today finishing up a few things here before taking 3 days off for Christmas. We have our Chrismas party tonight for work and then I will be doing some work from home on Monday before heading to Maine to spend Christmas with the wife’s family. I hope to do some updatting of the blog and such during the break.  But if I don’t post again before the big day…Merry Christmas!!

Well I put it off to the last moment, but I did do my taxes today. As I had already known, we ended up owing alot more money than I care to admit to. Seems like the last few years we always end up owing money. I look back to some years ago and remember what it was like to be looking forward to a refund, and planning in what to do with the money, i.e.. what to buy, take a vacation, etc… Nowadays, I find myself looking at how I can save the money to pay Uncle Sam.What a depressing Sunday.