I no longer work for that nasty fast food restaurant. No my friends, I have moved up in the world. I work from home doing technical support. Believe it or not, its a good job. Although I haven't been very faithful to it. Working from home can be strenuous and often boring, but it pays the bills. At least when I work. Thats one of the reasons I am talking about it today. This is part of my 'Becoming a Better Husband" series of posts that I am going to start. To the people reading this blog, I have been a terrible husband to my wife of eight years and maybe getting it off my chest here and some helpful insight from you may be just what I need. Getting regular with work is part of it. I find myself lacking motivation other than getting the bills paid. Its quite frustrating and tedious to look at my screen and anticipate the calls. Some would say, just get another job. Out of the question, at least for now. There will be more to come on this later.
"So Andrew, how can you explain to us how you are going to be a better husband?" you ask. Well, its not easy. I guess I am just going to give my trials out to you and also give you the error. This is also for me to reflect back on and say, "I could have done something different." or "Wow, user233 really helped me out there.". The possibilities are endless and I hope this will yield not only a better feeling, but a change in me.
So I will tell you how this came about and this will be what I leave you with on my first post since 2008. I recently had an allergic reaction to something. Don't ask me what, because even the doctor's don't know. It spread from my back and armpits to down to my groin and behind my knees. I didn't have any symptoms other than insane itching and a raised jigsaw puzzle feeling to my skin. Not to mention it was as red as blood. The doctor gave me Prednisone 20mg three times a day and then in tapering doses every three days starting with two a day and then followed by one a day. For those of you wondering what that is, Prednisone is a steroid and makes you very hyper. You will not sleep while you are taking it, as I was informed. This has yielded me a lot of time to think about where I am in life, my marriage, spiritually. Everything. I have been taking steps at getting back into church. The wife and I run the toddler daycare and I actually enjoy it. I have quit smoking as well. A year ago this day as a matter of fact, and I have even slowed way down on the video game binges. What I want to do is, lose this excess weight I have gained from quitting smoking, be a more understanding person, and get motivated about work. So saddle up everyone, and pay attention you husbands. Maybe even you could learn something from my experiences.
