Thursday, April 23, 2009

Earth Day inspired post

As I've been exploring my career options and choices, I've noticed a lot of push to the new "green" way of life, which I think is excellent. My father has always been fairly environmentally friendly and I think I inherited some of that from him. One place they have really started to look at the way they have been doing this is my targeted industry for my career, construction. In speaking with a local architect, one of the most important things for all members of the industry is to gain Leed AP certification. This is a rating system designed to rate buildings on their sustainability and impact on the environment and is quickly becoming the industry standard. I think it's impressive that the industry is now starting to take responsibility for the way we have been building for the last 100 + years.

The area that I think is really interesting is working to make current buildings (particularly homes) more energy efficient and self sustainable. The government has lots of incentives to improve your homes energy efficiency, money towards buying new toilets and other appliances, rebates on buying solar energy, wind and geothermal systems for your home, and free energy saving items from union gas. I've been considering attempting to open my own business to consult with home owners on what they could be doing to improve their home environment and of course do the drawings for work required, but that seems like a huge undertaking at this point, so maybe in a few years.

Saturday, April 18, 2009

First real day of spring!!

I'm so excited, I just got back from my first outside run of the year!! It's a glorious day here in S.W. Ontario!! My little illness is gone, however most of my friends are sick so there will be no going out to play soccer like I had hoped, but it was a beautiful day for a run - and I just had to comment about it.

It's also really nice patio weather - so hopefull I'll be able to enjoy that fun past time in the next few days also!!

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Feeling under the weather

Well I've finally come to accept the fact that I am a big whiner when I'm sick. For the past two days my stomach has felt a little off and all I can do is sit here and moan about it. Yesterday I did absolutely nothing, just lied on the couch and watched some movies, in the hopes that what ever was in my system, would get out. Unfortunately, hings didn't work out the way I planned. I woke up this morning feeling much better, but as I started to get going on my day, the good feeling didn't stay. I forced my self to get up and do the errons I was to finish yesterday, then went to the gym. By the time I finished my work out, my tummy was still grumbly and started to get worse. Both yesterday and today have been beautiful days here in Kitchener, and I had been planning all week to go for my first out door run of the season yesterday. Today I tried to make myself do it but all I could do was walk around the block as my tummy just kept rumbling.

The thing that worry's me the most about my little illness is that a) nothing helps, lying down doesn't make it better, walking, standing sitting - no, no, no! Taking antacid medication and asprin also don't make a difference. And b) I have absolutely no desire to eat!! What the heck is that all about. It's not that eating makes it any worse, but I just don't want to eat and I can always eat!!

Here's hoping this thing gets out of me, soon!!

Monday, April 13, 2009

Small things amuse small minds...

It's been almost 2 years since I wrote in my blog - but I figured, now is a good a time as any to start again! I've been out of work for the last month, and there are only so many video games you can play on your computer. Of course I should be applying to positions, or getting up the courage to do these new exciting informational interviews!! (can you feel the sarcasm) But I seem to be so much better and putting it off...

I have been trying to figure out the reason for not keeping up with my blog and I think the best thing that I can come up with, is that life just got in the way. There are so many things that I feel I should be doing in life, yet somehow, I still don't do them. But I also couldn't believe I had been writing on it for a year and then gave up. I've never been one to keep up these sort of things though. When ever I tried to do a diary as a child, I would write for about a week or two and then forget about it. Maybe it's just not my thing. But maybe i'll be able to write something once in a while and it will help me work though stuff as I go. We'll see how it all works out...