Ok, so I know, it is about dang time that I posted again. Today, I want to start with a few shout outs of things I have missed back home in the states. First off, I want to congratulate my sister on completing grad school and heading out to Wyoming to to be the assistant stage manager for a musical called South Pass that my dad will also be staring in. I also want to congratulate my brother on his high school graduation. I know he is waiting expectantly on a couple of job offers and is also looking at going back to school in the fall. Whatever he chooses to do does not matter to me, because I am very proud of him. These are just two big moments in my siblings lives that I am unfortunately missing as I sit in the sand box.
But on another note, I am moving to a different base next week. Our battalion is jumping locations and I am trying to plan/ manage a lot of moving pieces (with a lot of help of course). But I just got back a couple of days ago from our leader's recon and am feeling pretty comfortable with the plan. That being said, my next update will not be until I am settled in my new location. So here is my update:
Physical: So, somewhere along the way, I have lost approximately five pounds in the past couple of weeks. I am feeling really healthy and good, even though I am noticing several knots reappearing in my neck and shoulders (see old post for reference). Kevin sent me some peppermint oil though, so hopefully that will help and I can avoid some very painful headaches. As for PT, I have been mostly focused on push ups and situps but not nearly in the frequency with which I need to be. Now that the highs are in the 100's every day here, I feel like my desire to work out has diminished greatly. Plus, I really need to get packing so that I am prepared to move next week. Hopefully while I am packing and unpacking, I can find my motivation to work out. I am sure it is around here somewhere.. it is just a matter of finding it.
Mental: So, now that I am getting farther into Lean Six Sigma and I am understanding the class materials better, I am taking a second look at my data and doing a bit of recapturing. The jist of what I am doing is trying to take as many trucks off the road as possible and creating efficiency in our movements. Taking trucks off the roads takes Soldiers off the roads and I think everyone can understand why we would want to do that. But aside from that, putting trucks on the road costs money, usually to the tune of several thousand dollars for each trip. So what I am looking at is getting the right stuff, to the right location, the first time. And I finally feel like all of that is starting to come together.
Emotional: I don't even know where to start with this one. Work has been a bit of an emotional roller coaster, but that is hardly surprising given our plate right now. Relocating a battalion is no simple feat and this one looks like it will be taking a majority of my time for awhile. But at the same time, I have been relaxed. I am really at a place of comfort in my job. Nothing I am given feels challenging any more and I have confidence in my success. I am ready for the next job or task the Army has for me and I look forward to it. As far as being a wife goes, I am experiencing frustration at living a different life than my husband. I normally cycle through this every now and again after I process the inevitability of the situation. There are days when I am very ready to be home and there are days when I am really glad to be here. I can say that there are a lot of people I look forward to meeting when I get home, to include families and babies. There are new people in Kevin's life that I am very interested in meeting and some that I have only communicated with online. And of course, babies are just babies and I look forward to holding them all!!!!
Financial: So, I just sold off another stock today at a 15% profit. Unfortunately, that leaves me currently stock-less and between trying to get ahead on my Lean Six Sigma project while also preparing to move, I don't think I will be picking any new ones up in the next couple weeks. But, since earnings reports have lulled, I am not too worried about it. My overall gain since starting just over 6 weeks ago has averaged to 20% or so and I am good with that.
Spiritual: So, I have been praying and reading my bible every night for the last three months and I am very grateful for how much growth I have seen. When I look at my prayers from when I first got here, I can see a lot more selfishness and a general brevity. Along the way, God has taught me to spend more time thinking about him and less time thinking about myself. And I have learned a lot of humility in praying for forgiveness of my sins, my shortfalls and my weaknesses. It has given me a new found love for other people as I realize how much Christ has saved me from myself. He is made perfect in my weaknesses so why I am not willing to admit all the more that I have so many of them.
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