After finally getting my Work Visa in January, and job hunting for 2 months, I landed a decent job at a locally owned upscale furniture store here in Kelowna. After a month on the job I can honestly say it's mostly very enjoyable. It's fairly stress-free, I was a really quick study into the furniture field, and I seem to have an acceptable knack for sales at this level. I say "this level" because it's quite a far-cry from even the priciest stuff at Toys R Us. I'm hoping after the next month or two to re-evaluate my current compensation and maybe add a little commission. That would be nice.
I had the joy of working with a genius retail consultant my first 3 weeks here. He and I got along really well and he was pretty successful in convincing me that I could be more ambitious in my work-life. It was encouraging and humbling at the same time to hear that I was really bright, creative, personable, etc. but that I perhaps have not challenged myself enough. Those 3 weeks with Geoff the consultant-turned-career-coach were really inspiring. I'm thankful to be able to maintain that friendship.
Last night Carly and I made it out to a movie (thanks to Elizabeth's Canadian Grandparents). We saw The King's Speech. I thought it was a pretty good movie, but my perspective on it is different than some because I grew up a "stutter-er" (it still challenges me to this day, however slightly). I guess maybe I wanted the film to shed light on some old-fashioned-but-effective cure for stuttering, but it didn't. It was the same ol' "healthy, confident, people with no emotional problems don't stutter, but people who do stutter have Daddy-issues and blah blah. I'm over-simplifying it, I know, and the King may have had a tough time with his family, but I didn't. ANYWAY...This isn't supposed to be about stuttering.
It was an excellent movie. I highly recommend it.
Speaking of Elizabeth (parenthetically at least), she is doing great. I believe she's verging on teeth, so that's really the only challenge other than keeping up with the black-hole known as laundry. Carly and I are enjoying being parents. I love just working a regular ol' job, and Carly is enjoying being at home and taking care of the family. We're so domesticated. But to keep the creative juices flowing...
Barnett Photography (name subject to change) is coming along. We purchased some equipment this spring, and we've booked some couples, some children, and a wedding...It's a good start and we're really enjoying it.
Anyway, that's about it. Sorry I didn't get all theologically long-winded or politically esoteric, or blah blah...Sometimes your own life is enough to deal with.
See ya' next time.
OH, and I re-designed my blog a bit. It's more of an update. But here it is. The picture at the top was taken at my work. I sincerely believe we sell the coolest couches.
