milliondollardiary.com Today was one of those “tie up loose ends” kind of days. I don’t think I mentioned this before, but we officially hired someone new at work. Once I get him trained, things should finally calm down and return to normal. It’s been hectic trying to manage everything while we’ve been short staffed, so having … Read more
The past couple of days have been a long haul. The contractor who is also a good friend of mine came out to the rental property to finally replace the door and fix the water intrusion issue. I was there working with him, and what we thought would be a straightforward job turned into a … Read more
Since my last update, things have been an adventure, and not the fun kind. Work has been a mess lately because two of our cremation machines went down, and the case volume keeps climbing. We are slowly falling further behind, and it is starting to wear on everyone. I planned to take tomorrow and Friday … Read more
The past couple of days have been pure chaos. Yesterday, there was an issue at work that spiraled into a long day of headaches and tough conversations. By today, things escalated to the point where we had to fire an employee. Thankfully, I was able to suggest transferring him to a different department instead, and … Read more
It’s official, I’m going to be moving out of this condo and into the other rental property much sooner than expected. I spoke to the current tenants, and they said I could start moving in as early as next week since they’re almost done clearing out the house. They’re just finishing up restoring everything to … Read more
Today was a calm and enjoyable Sunday. My wife, baby, and I went to downtown Sanford for a small festival they were hosting. The streets were lined with vendors, food trucks, and live music playing in the background. It felt good to get outside, grab some food, and walk around for a bit. My best … Read more
Today we took our baby to his first pumpkin patch, which also happened to be my first time going to one. It was supposed to be a fun family outing, but things didn’t go as planned. As soon as we got there, it started pouring rain. We still managed to take some photos, just not … Read more
The past few days have felt like someone hit shuffle on the stress playlist. My stepdad is dealing with work problems that have the whole family on edge, and home life hasn’t been much smoother either. My wife and I have been out of sync lately. Some car issues started small but quickly turned into … Read more
Yesterday was one of those days that made me feel like I had my life together. I went to work, came home, and somehow managed to record three YouTube videos for my personal channel. I even posted one right away, and the other two are lined up for later this week. For a guy balancing … Read more
Even though it was the weekend, I worked today. It wasn’t a particularly busy day, just one of those slower ones where not much really happens. After work, I went to my parents’ house. We were supposed to meet the couple who asked my stepdad if he knew anyone interested in helping them out, but … Read more