Jobs. Who needs 'em?

When I told people I'd not be working for a month before moving, one of the common responses I got was, "Wow. Are you going to be bored?"

This always made me sad. Can your life be so devoid of personal enjoyment that your job is the only thing that brings you deep gratification on all levels?? I mean I understand if your job is something you LOVE and you're accomplishing your dream....but when your job is to be cooped inside behind a desk, staring at a computer, stress levels rising, paycheck never rising....well, it just makes me sad. And in answer to that question: No, I will not be bored. Not one bit.

It's been the truth. If I ever have a boring day, I'd have to blog about it because that's how rare they are. Every morning I've been waking up at 6:30 to go running. John took me to a new gym on a small military base near our house and the runs have been fantastic. The picture above is the view from the running trail that runs around the base parking lot. The gym there is small and empty, perfect for working out without having to worry about being surrounded by a crowd of people also working out.

John and I have also signed up for a 5k run on the day before St. Paddy's Day to take place on the larger base in the San Diego area. The on St. Paddy's Day we will be doing a hill run challenge. There's a huge hill on the small base. I will be running or walking up and down it 20 times and John will be running up and down it 20 times doing 5 push ups at the bottom of the hill each time. I think both events will be a lot of fun and a great change up to our workouts.

On top of running everyday, we are still working on the move. John's new command called him on Sunday night (which was Monday morning for them) and gave him a lot of good information. It looks like the people who will be assisting us in the move to Japan will also be John's co-workers. That's pretty cool because it means we get efficient treatment without asking. For example, the guy was kind enough to make reservations for Wylee at the on base kennel. That was something I was dreading as the ladies at the kennel don't speak English....language barriers on a phone call are dreadful.

We submitted the last bit of information to the movers. Hopefully we can have a firm confirmation of the date our stuff will be out of our house soon.