Transition
It's difficult to go back to work after being off for several days. My absences from work have increased a lot these past six months due to chronic sinusitis. My doc is a little concerned about why I have so many -- six since November -- and ordered a CT Scan for me a couple of weeks ago. The results show I may have a small cyst in my right maxilary sinus, which I guess is the cavity above my right eyeball. The good thing is headaches aren't usually one of my side effects, in fact, my symptoms are usually quite mild.
If I didn't work in a pressurized environment, with a cabin altitude as high as 8,000 feet, they wouldn't be such a big deal, but they are, and I usually have to ground myself for a week or more to ensure I am over the infection. Sounds fun, I know.
I say I am in transition for a couple of reasons. First, I've been away from work the past week. When I was last at work, it was for three days of training in Dallas. I'm going back to work this morning, but for more training. This time two days in Dallas. I have my final trip in Chicago on Thursday, before my transfer takes effect to New York on June 1. On top of all that, I need to clear the stuff out of my crashpad in Chicago, bring it home, prepare for the new base, but first, prepare for our trip to Mexico.
We leave this coming Saturday and will be gone for several days. Beth and I are really looking forward to a break, especially Beth, since she has been working her ass off with her master's program and work. It's not easy. Speaking of Beth's master's program, she walked this past Saturday. Her program isn't officially over for another three months, as she's working on her internship as a school counselor, but the hard part is over and she got to celebrate this past weekend.
Dan and Rene were able to make it to town to see her walk across the stage and collect her "diploma," which was really a piece of paper that said you better pay all your bills and complete your final courses or your S.O.L. We got a kick out of that. Nonetheless, it was nice to see Beth get the attention she deserves for working so diligently on this master's program, literally every week, for the past 18 months. Way to go Beth! I'm proud of you, and jelous as hell you now have three degrees and I'm still working on my first (although progress is being made!). (Three? Beth dual majored in elementary education and special education, which she holds a bachelor's in each. Her master's is in educational counseling.) Again, way to go!
Mexico is definitely the highlight on our radar right now. On Monday we're going sailing on the Banderas Bay and will eventually end up snorkeling at the Marietas Islands, hopefully swimming with some dolphins and checking out the islands. Another highlight is Thursday where we'll zoom along zip lines hanging from the canopy of the rain forest as we make our way from tree to tree, the way birds and monkies do, to explore the lush, tropical forest. In addition to zip lines, we'll cross rope bridges and repel down the tree tops. That should be one hell of an adventure. I am very much looking forward to that!
If I didn't work in a pressurized environment, with a cabin altitude as high as 8,000 feet, they wouldn't be such a big deal, but they are, and I usually have to ground myself for a week or more to ensure I am over the infection. Sounds fun, I know.
I say I am in transition for a couple of reasons. First, I've been away from work the past week. When I was last at work, it was for three days of training in Dallas. I'm going back to work this morning, but for more training. This time two days in Dallas. I have my final trip in Chicago on Thursday, before my transfer takes effect to New York on June 1. On top of all that, I need to clear the stuff out of my crashpad in Chicago, bring it home, prepare for the new base, but first, prepare for our trip to Mexico.
We leave this coming Saturday and will be gone for several days. Beth and I are really looking forward to a break, especially Beth, since she has been working her ass off with her master's program and work. It's not easy. Speaking of Beth's master's program, she walked this past Saturday. Her program isn't officially over for another three months, as she's working on her internship as a school counselor, but the hard part is over and she got to celebrate this past weekend.
Dan and Rene were able to make it to town to see her walk across the stage and collect her "diploma," which was really a piece of paper that said you better pay all your bills and complete your final courses or your S.O.L. We got a kick out of that. Nonetheless, it was nice to see Beth get the attention she deserves for working so diligently on this master's program, literally every week, for the past 18 months. Way to go Beth! I'm proud of you, and jelous as hell you now have three degrees and I'm still working on my first (although progress is being made!). (Three? Beth dual majored in elementary education and special education, which she holds a bachelor's in each. Her master's is in educational counseling.) Again, way to go!
Mexico is definitely the highlight on our radar right now. On Monday we're going sailing on the Banderas Bay and will eventually end up snorkeling at the Marietas Islands, hopefully swimming with some dolphins and checking out the islands. Another highlight is Thursday where we'll zoom along zip lines hanging from the canopy of the rain forest as we make our way from tree to tree, the way birds and monkies do, to explore the lush, tropical forest. In addition to zip lines, we'll cross rope bridges and repel down the tree tops. That should be one hell of an adventure. I am very much looking forward to that!
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