Busy frakin’ week for sure. Yesterday, I got up bright and early to go stand in line for an hour at the Dept of Training for the Fire Dept. The city finally got its act together and posted the job announcement for EMT level 1. Thirty two slots are available and last check, they got 400 applications. A lot? Yeah. However, a lot of the applicants are guys trying to use it as an opportunity to get in as a fire fighter. I have no desire to do that. My only goal is to work as an EMT so I can fast track my paramedic training. The bad news is I’d take a $20k a year pay cut. Can you say “ouch”? The upside is m retirement would almost triple though. I’m kinda hoping I miss the first round of hires. I’ll go on the master list of available candidates. This would give me more time to prepare for such a drastic pay cut. Sometimes you have to take a step back to take two forward.
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Afterwards, I had to rush to get back in time to meet the trainer. I just made it. We’ve developed a good relationship and he is getting really good at knowing when to push me harder. I can definitely see some tighter leaner growth to my features. Of course, we’ve only been at it just over a month. I’m doing it el-natural so no overnight results. Well, I am taking protein supplements but thats about it. I need to boost my cardio though. I’ve been putting it off. If I wanna get cut at all, I need to start back at it.
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I keep getting asked how things are progressing w/M. Well, it is pretty much in limbo as before. It will be a couple more months before he is able to cut full ties w/his ex. Nothing is going to happen until then. I meant it when I said I’m not willing to pursue anything until he is completely done w/the ex. And while patience is not my best virtue, I’m even worse at being the rebound man. I ran into him today actually and we chatted briefly.
Besides, my dance card seems to be filling up on its own lately. No since sitting around pining like a school girl. I’m not sure why but guys have been crawling out of the woodwork lately. I’ve had more attention than I can keep up with. Why is that? Always one extreme or the other. lol I have a date tonight as a matter of fact. He is coming down from Sacramento. We met online and have been chatting for the past few months. He is very sweet and for some unknown reason, he likes me. I’m not sure how keen he is on me spilling the details here so I’ll keep it brief for now. This will be our first time to meet in person. Wish me luck.
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There was something else I wanted to ramble on about but I’ve forgotten. I’m sure it will come to me. I’ll post about Mr London later… *EG*
It’s great about your job prospect. I hear you about taking a cut back to move forward. …and it is the best thing I think I’ve ever done careerwise.
Boy…it sounds like you’ve been busier than a one-legged man in an ass-kickin’ contest.
Sounds like things are really going well with the trainer. Keep up the great job, Moby. Yeah, I don’t know of anyone who enjoys doing cardio. Alas, it must be done.
Have a good weekend. 🙂
Did I ever tell you that I got my EMT license years ago? I let it lapse…but I was a volunteer EMT in an ER/trauma center in Boise. Absolutely loved it. Worked many thousand of hours there. If I were smarter like you, I’d have gone ahead into the full paramedic or nursing deal. totally got off on the ER, critical care, deal. Weird, I know…..but I’m sure you understand the energy there. Wow, the pay cut doesn’t sound good at all…but I see you’re planning for the long-term versus short-term…….pats on the back and ass for you!
“$20k” – Do you mean $20,000.00 PER YEAR? Good God that would be an enormous cut in pay. However, if it makes you feel any better about it, I don’t get employer paid health insurance and paying it myself costs $15K PER YEAR.
Congrats/Good luck with the job… super congrats on keeping with the trainer and the cardio is hard to get into, but once you do it becomes easier (most days)… have agood weekend