It's About Time!

It's about time I updated my blog. For many months it just wasn't on my mind. Now that I have some free time today, I am going to post. This post isn't supposed to be funny or tell a story like I have in the past, but rather it's just an update on what's happening with me.

Where do I begin? That is a tough one. I have changed so many things in my life over the course of the last several months that there is no one starting point for all of this. I can tell you this much though, change is good.

I'm competing in the fall again after four years. I like setting goals and completing them. My biggest problem is that I get lazy. I start strong and then fade faster than crappy cell phone reception in an elevator. I'd like to come up with a nice excuse as to why I do this but the bottom line is that when things require me to work harder than I'm used to, I slow down and then hang it up for a while. That turns into months or years and then the goal never gets completed. I'd like to think of myself as a fairly hard worker. However, I have been able to accomplish things in my life with less effort than some which leads me to believe that I should be able to do everything in this manner. Right about now is when you would hear the sound effect from the game show Family Feud where that big red "X" appears on the screen when you answer a question wrong. Why the loud buzzer and red "X" you ask? Because the statement prior to my Family Feud sound effect sums up much of what causes me problems and now I'm fixing this. I'm looking forward to the contest and journey that comes with it. I like that part of the sport. I like being able to challenge myself to achieve a new personal best and with that I am able to look past over inflated expectations and have fun. I'm also looking outside of the box and am going to explore other activities I've always wanted to try. At some point I would like to get back to my roots and start grappling again along with learning some ju-jitsu. I don't have plans on competing in MMA but doing some BJJ competitions sounds like a good time to me! I'm pretty amped! I've always cornered myself with whatever it is I get involved with and it was brought to my attention that I need to do whatever it is that makes me happy.

After reading the above paragraph/novel, I need to give a big THANK YOU to somebody that helped make most of what was typed possible. My girlfriend has been a wonderful part of my life and is helping me accomplish goals on a daily basis without her even knowing it. She pushes me to be better in all parts of my life and won't let me settle. I can only hope that I help her as much as she is helping me. I owe her the world and even though I may get grumpy and act like a total retard, I thank her more than these words are capable of doing. She is going to do big things in the near future and I know she will shine like she always does. Thank you sporty orty dope-a-licious angel! I hope at least someone will know what that's from.

Switching gears.....I'm going back to school! I'm psyched! This is something that is a long time coming and I am going to hit the ground running and not look back. I've never been this excited to go back to school but I'm pretty driven to get myself on a career path and build a future.

Those are the major changes. There are a handful of other things that I'm doing as well (stretching daily, eating better, managing finances better, ect) that could use their own paragraph but at this point in this blog most people's eyes are probably getting tired. Thanks for reading and hopefully I will stay on top of this darn thing. By the way, "Scoops" are a pack of skunks I think.

Until next time.....

JD