Journal – 160124

Another cold morning. I pulled my right shoulder muscle while brushing my hair. Not sure what happened. I took some ibuprofen and headed to work. I get injured for the dumbest things. Grab an orange for the fridge, through my backout. It’s madness I tell you.

Work went well. I got everything done so tomorrow I just need to have a few meeting and keep an eye on everyone.

After work I picked up the kids from school and headed for a haircut. Me and my son needed one and so we look our best for our passport photos.

On the way home we went to the local library to pick up some videos to watch this week. I used to do this all the time with them when I didn’t make that much. I forgot how much fun we had walking around and going through the collection finding odd thing that made us laugh or intrigued. We must do this more often and it will also save us money on entertainment.

Once home I did the laundry and made dinner. We watch tv and then went to bed.

Seattle should receive snow tonight. Hopefully we do and I just need to work from home.

🌤️ 36°F – 20°F 🙂 | Seattle 

Journal – 150124

On the drive to work was beautiful. Clear skies and you can see the city lights from a distance. Work went pretty well today. An agent came back from his PTO and happy to see him. We are fully staffed once again. The office was cold as usual. I layered up today. I am really using my standing desk now. This my 3rd day in a row using it. My slouch in my back is going away. I just sit in a chair for way too long. The hopes for snow has been dashed away. It looks like we will have sun tomorrow and then moderate rain on Wednesday.

At home I lifted some weights and walked on the treadmill for a bit. My legs are too weak. Once the soreness goes away I am going to add weight in a backpack to push my legs more. They should be able to carry me and 50 lbs backpack up a mountain. I want to bring the family up in the mountains this Summer.

☀️ 33°F – 16°F 🙂 | Seattle

Journal – 140124

Me and my son went back to the mall for a walk in the morning. We were going to purchase some Pokémon cards but the particular ones he wanted were sold out. We just ordered them from Amazon and got them later that day. We headed back home and picked up the girls and went to Round One to play some crane games. We went through a lot of money in no time. Next time we go I am not playing crane games. They are expensive and very hard to win. I could have played for over an hour with the money I spent on them. We headed home and watched a movie that I fell asleep watching. I don’t remember what movie we watched. I played Janga with my daughter before bedtime.

🌤️ 30°F – 16°F 🥱 | Seattle 

Journal – 120124

It snowed for most of the night, but very little snow stuck. Hail still covers the neighborhood roof tops. It is very cold outside. My fingertips started to hurt on the drive to school to drop off the kids. I wore gloves when I picked them up later in the day. It was a beautiful day, with clear skies and clouds moving across the sky. I wish it snowed more and had enough on the ground to play in.

Work went smoothly. I got everyone to get going when the first started. It showed may the afternoon. The rest of the day I was decluttering my things. I got rid of more clothing that I haven’t worn for a long time.

Played games with the kids and had Mc Donald’s for dinner. It was a treat for the kids for helping around the house and all the things they did this week without any hassle.

🌤️ 20°F – 10°F 🙂 | Seattle 

Journal – 110124

It was another hectic day at work. We got through it, but I need to get people moving earlier in the day, so we don’t have a collapse in the afternoon.

We were expecting snow fall early in the morning, but it didn’t happen. It started to hail at 2:30 pm and snow by 4:30 pm. Me and my daughter went outside to play in the snow/hail. It was an amazing site to behold. Hail swirling high above us until they become to heave and fall on us. We spent the rest of the night drinking hot cocoa and watching the snow fall from the Livingroom window.

🌨️ 40°F – 25°F 🙂 | Seattle 

Journal – 100124

I have all my battery packs and electronics fully charged in case the power goes out in this winter storm. We are expecting below freezing (6°F) and some snow accumulation. We have plenty of food, so we don’t’ need to venture out to obtain any. The city is very mountainous, the roads is very steep and hard to drive in icy snow conditions. It’s best to stay home and enjoy the snow. I am thinking of having a BBQ outside like I normally do in these conditions.

Another busy day at work. Meetings, meetings, meetings. My typical Wednesday.

On the drive home you can feel the cold coming in. Once home the kids were excited for tomorrow’s snowfall. They talked about how fun it will be to play in the snow and make snow forts.

I headed to bed early incase if there is a lot of snow tonight and I need to clear the alley so my wife can drive to work. If it is really bad, she will be taking her PTO. I’m lucky that I have the ability to work from anywhere with an internet connection.

☁️ 38°F – 34°F 🙂 | Seattle 

Journal – 090124

I was awakened in the middle of the night by my wife indicating that the ceiling in the bathroom was leaking. I spent 35 minutes locating the leak. It was coming from a sewage vent pipe from the roof. The rainwater ran down the pipe and into the bathroom. Once the wind died down the water stopped coming in. There was some water that came in, but not very much. I dried the area and left the ceiling in the bathroom open to dry what is left. I will place the board back up tomorrow. Work was hectic. A lot of things to do. Once I was off work, I relaxed and watched tv before I made dinner. I did more laundry to end the day. I am very tired and can’t wait to go to sleep.

 🌧️ 44°F – 36°F 🥱 | Seattle 

Journal – 080124

I had a good day at work. The team is doing well, and I got all my tasks completed today. The house is ready for the upcoming storm. I worry about the high winds and heavy rain. The roof doesn’t do well in high winds. I am hopeful that it will keep the water out.

 🌧️ 40°F – 39°F 🙂 | Seattle 

Journal – 070124

I got out of bed around 7:30 am and headed to the living room to get the day started. I watched some tv with my son and played a game with him. I was much more tired than I thought and fell asleep for another 2 hours. After waking up from the nap, I felt a lot better. Watched the Seahawks beat the Arizona Cardinals by one point. Afterwards I helped my son make dinner. More of a supervisor than actually doing any of the work. He feels more comfortable in the kitchen. We loaded up the dishwasher and watched some more tv before bed.

 ☁️ 43°F – 38°F 🥱 | Seattle