It's been a while, huh?
I have a lot of catching up to do with this blog and apologize for the absence. It is no secret given the title of my blog that I deal with dysthymia. This can be a pain in the ass as I haven't felt motivated to do much of anything these past few months.
In my quest to be more active I bought a walking pad that I had to return. False advertising and the thing was horrible to adjust. So, I returned the walking pad and bought an exercise bike. Honestly, I should have bought that first. I have been on it every other day so while not great, it's better than nothing. Plus, I'm not training for the Tour de France, so I'm fine with slowly working up my time spent on it.
I recently tried a book nook kit, which was fun. I opted to try another kit, so we'll see how it goes. The newer kit is more complex so it will take longer to put together but I'm okay with that.
My day job is okay. Some days it drives me nuts, not so much the work but my co-workers. Honestly, I don't know what it is with 20 somethings not knowing how to problem solve. They want you to give them the answers instead of finding them on their own. There are videos, guides, so many resources that the company provides to help someone do their job, but do they look things up? No. It's much easier to ask your co-worker who has been around for 20+ years. When started with the company, there were no guides, no videos. The woman who trained me gave me a half page document with the basics and that was it. I had to figure the rest of my job out on my own.
I try not to write about work here but while I'm at it, if anyone reading this blog is looking for work - do yourself a favor and put your contact information on your resume!!! I can't stress this enough. It does not matter if you filled out an online form or submitted a cover letter. Your resume will get passed around to others who don't have access to your application submission. I could give more advice given the amount of resumes I've processed through the years but contact information is the big one.
My project in my spare room moves slowly and at times not at all. Like I said, motivation to do anything while dealing with dysthymia is a tricky thing. I do have moments where I can chip away for 30 minutes and then my motivation vanishes.
I guess you could say I dabble in things. I do a little of this and a little of that all the time. I have been doing brain games to entertain myself and other little projects. Trying new things is a nice change of pace.
Even listening to music is a welcome change of pace. I have added new albums to my collection, in genres that I normally wouldn't listen too. I have turned back to bands that I listened to a lot in years past such as Megadeth. It's interesting when you put an old album and reconnect with it. When you listen to older songs, they may sound dated and then there are other songs or albums that have stood the test of time. You might find a hidden gem or a song you forgot about.
I leave you not with a hidden gem but a song I forgot about but was happy to rediscover. For your music treat I leave you with "Almost Honest" by Megadeth from their Cryptic Writings album which came out in 1997. Can't believe it's been that long!
Rock on!
~Maynard