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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,…

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…

Defending Your Name and the Gym

Defending your name can be one of the hardest things to do. You don’t want to look bad, so you try your best, to look…

Brief Word of Competition

I’ve had many people over the years try to run me into the ground. They’ve make me lose employment because they were jealous that a young…

Brief Word About Dreams

I want my Porsche, 2 properties, and education by the time I am 23. In 5 years, at my gym I want to be the…

September- Going back to school

Last month as I’ve mentioned, I lost my previous job- though within my 3-week paid vacation period, I found another- 5 hours northwest in Edmonton.…