I’ve taken a new primary job that does not involve night shift. Still emergency nursing, which I have grown to love, but no night shifts. Just days and evenings. No more staying up until 5am as I am now – this is my last string of nights. This was a long overdue change, though it…
(Radical acceptance)^n where N = that yet to come
Radical acceptance as a topic is something almost everyone has heard of in some form. It is, in essence, stoicism. The proper variety, not the “emotionless robot” variety some misled individuals carry with them. No, it is the idea that you ought to sit with what happens and what has happened. The good, the bad,…
Ease
What would originally have been stressful can be made easy with the right preparation and the right people. My girlfriend and I were recently forced to evacuate Jasper, AB due to intense wildfires that eventually destroyed just over 30% of the town. Yes, for you lurkers from my social media, you probably knew I’d talk…
Digital Environments
This one’s a lot more lighthearted than most. I curate my digital environment to be very utilitarian. In doing so, I wanted to know if there was better than mainstream apps. There was, so much better. You may find all of the following helpful, some mainstream and others less so. Most are open-source and free,…
Late Night Drives That Burn Gas
We spent tonight wasting fuel. It was late, we had just finished a day of our usual where we added activity after activity. Neither of us slept very well the night prior on account of staying up too long. We had played with nieces and nephews, run errands, attended a birthday party where we played…
Take the Best, Leave the Rest
A great number of things have happened over the past 8 months. Here’s some highlights, to catch you up: Other than arguably the initial meeting with Aphrodite, none happened in a single day. Each was planned out and then acted on, many over long periods of time. It has come to form a system of…
It’s 5:50AM, and I Have yet to Sleep
I am finishing up a shift from one of my jobs this morning after working overnight. Earlier this week, I did lots of work in this industry and in the job in the other industry. It has been busy. I have also spend time learning material needed for future changes to these. I have also…
Systems design
I’ve been asked what the topic of this blog is. The lifestyle design posts prevent it from being philosophical while the philosophical posts don’t fit an economics blog and the economics blog posts don’t jive with the life updates. This blog is not about those things, not in a vacuum. This blog is about building…
Basic Financial Management
I have talked a lot, on the side, about money on this blog. I have not made it clear, in actuality, how I manage my money to get where I am. This will be a condensed post on 3 topics which will be expanded upon in future posts. Here is how I manage it: At…
You Should Blame Yourself for Everything
Risk and responsibility is a tricky subject, and what it means is often extremely unclear. What amount to take in a given situation is also unclear. Firstly, it must be understood that life, outside of the risks of having a truly random heart attack, getting t-boned by a drunk driver you couldn’t see coming around…