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Thoughts and Feelings Working in Alberta

Seasonal Work and School Stress

Construction work has now ended, and here I am studying my 2nd year electrician school and watching…

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Once upon a time, I wanted to work the rigs, make some money, and go back home. For some reason, I am still here, and this is my story.

The Pursuit of Life Dreams

We all had our dreams of being actors/actresses, professional athletes, investment bankers, doctors, lawyers, medical practitioners, models, an executive of a major company, and the…

Seasonal Work and School Stress

Construction work has now ended, and here I am studying my 2nd year electrician school and watching my savings dwindle. I continue to work during the…

A Day in Road Construction

4:30AM: Wake up, pack food for the day. Get dressed. 5AM: Drive to truck shop at work. 5:30AM: Pre-trip semi- especially checking for all heavy…

December 2016: Cyclicality

Life in Alberta has always been of a cyclical nature, from work to personal life. One moment I was being offered jobs left and right, dating pretty…

Alberta Dating Woes

Alberta is known to be a trades province, and holding an abundance of men, many who make good money, but see nothing much beyond that…

Family Educational and Social Pressures

For some families, where their offspring stand compared to others means a lot, if not, the world to them. They want their kids to be successful,…

Theory of a Timewaster 

The timewaster… the average person who just wastes its time: – chasing dumb girls/boys and craving the attention and affection of the average person with…

Brief Motivating Words 

– Waste someone’s time, then all you’re going to get is someone who really has to waste their time. – Ask for too little and…

When You’re Struggling

If you’re struggling, remember if you keep going, you are advancing above someone else just sitting with a bag of chips in front of the…

Coping with low Oil Prices- Career/Life Strategy Revision: A 3-Pronged Approach

As of this time of writing, it would be about 3 years and 5 months I’ve come to Alberta for a new life. My strategies…