In The Light
I can’t help but wake up this morning with an overwhelming sense of accomplishment. Over the past month the following have occurred:
- The semester was finished out with all “A”s - even math!
- The keys to the apartment were turned in.
- A promotion was received at work.
- I went round’n’round at the Heartland Park Topeka during a track day and made improvements on my abilities.
For the sake of keeping my brags to myself, lets just say that school ended on a really high note. At this point, I have tentatively swapped my major over to Public Administration and need to sit down with an adviser at Washburn. I’m penciled in for my Fall classes, but I want to double and triple check with Washburn to make sure that I’m not going to be taking anything I don’t absolutely need. Once that’s done, I can just write them a check and be secure in my Fall schedule, which will be very similar to the one I just completed.
Last Tuesday I went into the apartment after work with a vacuum, some cleaner, and a roll of paper towels. I went through each of the rooms systematically and cleaned any surface that dared to be dirty. Once complete, I vacuumed each room from the back to the front until I backed myself up to the entrance. This left that “someone just vacuumed every inch of this place” look. By the time my tasks were complete, it was too late to return the keys to the management office. So, I returned on Thursday and handed them over. My mail has already been forwarded for a few months; the electricity and the cable Internet are scheduled to be turned off; and all of the necessary paperwork describing my intent to move out had long been submitted. This means that I am done with that apartment. It lingered as an awful reminder of how this past winter went and I am so relieved to be out from under it. This leaves my head much more clear.
Since January 7, 2008, I have been able to move through the lines of business at work with relative ease. We have “modular training” that we run through from time to time. With each “skill set” that we learn, we must “certify” in it before we can move on. Thus far, I have learned four and will be going back into training for the fifth this month. This last particular skill set is entirely different from the others and should be a ton of fun. I’m definitely looking forward to getting into it and seeing if I will be able to handle it smoothly.
Because Monday of last week was designated as a national holiday, I actually got the day off work and I got to spend it at the track. Though I spend a ton of time at HPT because of Phil’s racing and track days, I rarely get to spend my own time on the track. In fact, this was just my second track day. We spent a few hectic hours preparing my bike for the track - it got new shoes, taped of head & tail lights, the fairings were stuck back on there, and it even got washed! I should give my bike that kind of treatment more often. All of these things helped me to work my way safely around the track. I had no issues, only a few minor bobbles, and made good improvements on my entries & exits, apexes, body position, speed, and overall control. I left the place wanting to hug everyone - and did.
At this point, that is how I am feeling day in and day out. I want to hug everyone. Not just small embraces - rather, huge, squeeze-you-until-your-eyes-bulge clasp. I’m calm, cool, and just loving everything right now. Hopefully I can continue this natural high without much interruption. I’ll be leaving for Texas on Wednesday after work.
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