All Posts Tagged Tag: ‘P90X’

Many Things Have Happened Since My Last Update

There has been quite a bit going on in my life lately.  Most recently, I was hired on as a Technical Support Representative with ReachONE Internet in Lacey, WA.  This is officially my first job after receiving my Associate Degree in Computer Networking and Information Systems Security.  The people I work with have lived their life quite a bit differently than I have.  It is interesting working at a small company, but it can be fun when there is downtime.

Just a short while ago, I migrated my website to a virtual private server.  This has been a great move considering I am spending the same amount per month, but instead of an overloaded shared box, I now have quite a bit of bandwidth, I/O, and RAM alloted to myself.  I will most likely bring up more sites on this box, and will continue to improve this website.  Recently, I found a new theme that I enjoy looking at.  The previous theme was over used and it was annoying seeing it everywhere.

I keep looking at Subaru STIs and it sucks not being able to afford one at this point.  Even though I have a perfectly working vehicle, I enjoy driving too much, and wish I had a more nimble vehicle to take to the track.  The MY07 is what I have been looking over lately and I have found quite a few.  I’m hoping to be able to purchase one sometime in the near future, and not have to wait until I’m past my twenties.

P90X has been kicking my butt lately.  Tomorrow, I will be starting the 3rd week.  After many tries, I have finally succeeded in finding a groove and sticking to it.  For me, it really was tough trying to get into a routine and attend school.  I don’t really know why I could never make it past a week or two every once in a while when I would try again.  But now that I am done, and I am going to work, it is almost like something clicked, and I am now able to power through the workouts.  It has been fun, and I can’t wait for the 30, 60, and 90 day results.  I don’t plan on stopping right after 90 days are done, so my growth will hopefully continue well past this first round.

Havilah and I are still going strong at just over four years and four months.  We have our ups and downs like every other couple, but we seem to be learning more about what we specifically want, both individually and together.  I continue to struggle with communicating effectively with her, and I know that I have much to learn, but I feel like I succeed every once in a while in expressing myself.  A relationship takes time and effort to be successful.  If someone could really prepare another person with advise on how to stay in a relationship, it would be, to have the strength to make small changes to come to an agreement, learn that you have to sacrifice certain things to become as one person, and that arguments do not have to be the end of a relationship, nor are they a sign that it should be the end of a relationship.  Most of the time, arguments are just misunderstandings that get blown way out of proportion.  It can be from a lack of listening, or from an action that is against what the other person believes or expects of you.  For me, it sometimes takes a while to get to a point where I finally realize that I am closing down, and pushing Havilah away.  I have to force myself to snap out of it, and express what I need to, in order to clear up the misunderstandings that caused the argument in the first place.  In general, relationships are made, they are not gifted.  Don’t expect that you will have a great relationship by sitting on the sideline, being lazy, or not listening.

P90X 2nd Day

Tonight, I finished up my second day of P90X.  It is a tough workout, but after 90 days are up, I will have the before and after photos to show the results.