Year 3 Day 141 – “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 9/20/2023. Breakfast this morning in Clarksburg, WV was great.
We stay at the Hilton Garden so often it is like coming home. Most of the clientele are businesspeople who are in the area for work. There are a lot of gas companies in the area. Today there were some pilots sitting eating breakfast. People do get up early in this hotel. They get up, eat breakfast and are off to work. Everyone around us is talking about their jobs and what they are working on. They are discussing the upcoming day’s work. That makes me think about that age old question. Will you miss work after retiring? Do I miss it? Hmm, I do, and I don’t. But that is why I decided to do a daily blog. It keeps my mid occupied and focused on something. Hopefully it is providing enjoyment to many people.
The friends you develop at work are great. The work hopefully is exciting and challenging. At least mine always was. The management and high school girl foolishness can be a problem though. Your boss sets the tone. A good boss is essential. Over the years, I have had some really great bosses and some difficult bosses. Let me stop here and say everyone has a different kind of great boss. A lot comes down to personality. I have a very strong work ethic and personality. I like a boss that is honest, trustworthy, caring, respectful to everyone, and encourages honest feedback, innovation, and creativity. Tells you what they want done and leaves you alone to do your job but is available if you need assistance. Some bosses want things done their way. If so, it is okay as long as they are specific in the way they want it. I have learned something from every boss and every teacher I have ever had. Enough of the boss band wagon. Let’s go back to the Hilton Garden Inn. Traveling you meet some interesting people living in different situations. There is a nice man who lives at this hotel. His family is the hotel staff. Kind of sweet. On the cruise ships there are many individuals that live on them also. We arrived at Jenna’s early enough to walk to the bus stop and meet the kids. We were the old people at the bus stop. Very out of place for sure.
The rest of the evening was a busy blur. Watching the boys’ soccer practice, listening to the boys displaying their new instrument playing talent,
transporting Julianna back and forth to dance multiple times (look she is my height – next time I see her she will be taller),
seeing what is in the magic bag and also trying to have a little mother daughter time with Jenna. Then before bed there was a bit of a preview of the boy’s Halloween costume. There was a lot of craziness going on.
On the home front Justin and Bobi worked on putting up the rest of the Tyvek.
And the bees are driving us crazy setting off our front door cameras. We have to have the house sitter spray them.
Here are your things to ponder today.
Today’s product recommendations are for tools needed to put up window and door headers. Click on the links or one the pictures below. Either one will work. The first item is a wall jack. You can easily put up your headers with this. Here’s the link: https://amzn.to/3Lt6B3s and utube video of Steve using it: https://youtu.be/X10tCuBbsx8?si=j5nkRS8N2y0MlmzZ The second item is a framing nail gun. Steve uses Bostich. Here’s a link to one: https://amzn.to/3PpBGX0 Third item is a good 16-ounce hammer with a straight claw and a rubber grip. The straight claw is very useful for if you are sliding down the roof. You can use that claw. Just slam it into the roof to catch yourself. Believe me Steve knows how to do that from experience. He wouldn’t use anything other than a straight claw. Also make sure your hammer has a rubber grip. You will appreciate it after a full day of hammering your hand will be hurting without that rubber shock absorbing grip. Here’s the link: https://amzn.to/48ios76 The fourth item is an air compressor to run that nail gun. Steve has a Dewalt. Here’s a link: https://amzn.to/3EG9Oc7 To get that nail gun and compressor hooked up you need an air hose. 100 feet works great. Here’s a link: https://amzn.to/3sPicn2
To view the complete daily diary, click here – This starts at Year 1 Day 1: Living the Dream – Deestimes – Make every step of the journey count