Check In Aug 20th

Song of the day 

Maggie Rogers - Thats Where I am

 It all works out in the end!!!!

I am on my 9th strait day of working. I'm having to make up for some lost time, due to being off almost 2 weeks after I left my last job.

Just wanted to check in. Things are going well. 

Found me some beads for the ride. You gotta have your beads in New Orleans!!

I hope you are making the most of your moments. :) 

Will post soon!!

#amput33 #LuvLife 

Checking In - AUG 16

 Song of the day: Rufus Du Sol - On My Knees. Kinda has a Nine Inch Nails & Radiohead vibe to it. 

I sincerely apologize for not checking in for a while. Its been a little over two weeks since I was on here.

I have thought about posting every single day. I just have been scared to. I try to get on here & be positive & motivational. I haven't felt very positive lately. 

I have been in crisis mode. For the first time, in a long while I have worried & stressed about the direction of my life. 

Believe me I have had, and in some areas of my life still have a lot of uncertainties. Nothing has been like what I have been going through over the last few weeks. Actually longer.

I quit my job. For right about a year I tried really hard to make it a go with a company out here. As time went on, what I thought was a great fit, just was not working. They are a great group of people. I sincerely appreciate the opportunity they gave me. In the end we just did not see eye to eye on a lot of things. 

I was putting in maximum effort trying to do things the way they wanted me to. My results were not great. They were fair though. I made a little headway into some uncharted territory. Often, the success I was having felt like it was being sabotaged by lack of good team support. There were also some businesses decisions that were made I just could not live with.  

I would rather be broke than making a living doing something my heart and soul are not fully invested in. Its not my company. I know the management are doing what they feel is in their best interest. I had two choices. Live with it or leave. So I left.

I know this sounds cocky o arrogant. I hardly ever talk this way. I felt like I was to good to be part of that organization.  In all honesty I had people privately tel me the same thing. 

So there it is. That is the honest reason I have not checked in or done any postings. Ive been busy contemplating my life & trying to figure out what I am going to do. 

It is a bit scary being in a big city like New Orleans, with few friends & being unemployed. 

Not to stress!! I promise to do a post soon letting you know what I have been up to. 

Hope you are well! 

#amput33 #LuvLife 

 

Check In - TH May 28th

Song of the day, or at least the AM

Heaven Know I’m Miserable Now - The Smiths

I did not sleep so well this last night. I have much on my mind.

So much I want to say here, but that I can’t. 

I have been put into a very challenging situation today. 

All I can say is I am going to do my best.

There is really not much more I can elaborate on.

Wishing all of you the very best!!

#AttitudeIsEverything #amput33 #LuvLife

Check In TUE July 26th

S0NG 4 Th3 D4Y

Unconditional I (Lookout Kid) - by Arcade Fire

I did not get the chance to check in yesterday. Actually I did, but it would not have been a very nice post. It was just a blah day. I was not feeling it. I probably should have. Maybe I would have felt better by doing one? 

Some days feel like a win others a loss. Well, yesterday was actually a loss day for me. I just was not in a great mood. I have so much to be thankful for. Sometimes I still let the gloom and doom get the best of me.  

Some days can be like that sometimes. I went home and went to bed & have tried to make this day better. I just have been feeling beat down lately. 

I just wanted to say hello. I am currently in Lake Charles, LA and it is raining. I have seen a few patient today, which I really enjoy. 

Hope you are well. :)

#amput33 #LuvLife #AttitudeIsEverything

Amput33Cast 22 - Putting On A Slippery Liner

 Quick about my weight loss and diet for those interested. 

Current weight 218lbs. Want to get to 185 Still doing the vegan thing. 

Intro Tune:

Let’s Get It Up - AC/DC

This weeks Amput33Cast is about trying to get your liner/prosthesis on when you are wet, your liners wet, it’s humid & you can’t grip anything. 

This has often happened to me over the years. Typically getting out of or into the shower. Other times at the pool. Sometimes riding the bike or working out.

You forgot a towel, the towel is soaked, you are soaked, it’s humid as hell and you can’t get your hands dry. Sometimes you can’t get a grip on the liner to roll it up. Even with a dry towel sometime the humidity or other factors make it impossible to grip the darn thing. There is nothing worse than being in the gym locker room and not being able to get back from the shower to your locker. I have encountered many similar situations over the years.

BTW if you do have a towel you can often use it to get the liner started into to rolling position, and help roll it up despite having wet, pruny hands. That’s another video for another time…lol.

This is what I do to be able to walk and get needed supplies or move to a different area where it is cooler and I can get dry easier. 

Let me emphasize this is a QUICK FIX AND SHOULD NOT BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROPERLY DONNING YOUR LINER AND PROSTHESIS. This is so you are not stuck in one place and can move from point A to B if needed. 

You should always make sure your liner and limb are dry if possible. If you limb is wet while wearing the prosthesis for extended periods of time that can lead to skin break down, rashes, or possible fungal and mold issues. 

#amput33 #LuvLife #AttitudeIsEverything

   

Check In FRI July 22nd

 A bit of a blah day. Not even a song for the day today. I  did not hear anything in particular that moved me much today. That is definitely not my usual day. 

This stuff is old school. Some say it is medicine :) Has a few shots this evening. 

On second thought I do have a song.

Lose You - Drake

The morning started as per usual. I wS mostly happy meeting people, making the rounds doing my job.

Later, things fell apart. I had a friend that I already knew I was parting ways with, but all had been very amicable. Both if us wishing each other the best, but it was time to move on. Then due to circumstances beyond my control, external factors, it became a an ugly departure. It make me very sad. It was definitely not my choice how I would prefer things went down.

Unfortunately, the situation put a bit of a damper on the rest of the day. 

You know who you are. If your reading this…I honestly wish you the very best. I see both sides of the situation. My heart leans toward you, but I also see that other side.

Serious friend. Wish U The Best!!!!

So I was gonna just have a single drink. For better or worse it ended up being the bartenders birthday tonight. So I stayed longer than planned to celebrate a little. Didn’t get carried away, but my plan was for 1 or 2 instead of 3 or 4…lol

Anyway it’s FRI so it’s all good.

Remember the little things you do make a difference. You may not even know how your acts & examples affect someone else. 

Take Care!!!

#amput33 #LuvLife 

Daily Check In - TH July 21

9AM 

I can already tell you the S0NG 4 TH3 D4Y will be

The Boat I Row - Tame Impala 

Came on while I was getting a little workout in this AM. Love it.

Check in later :)

8pm 

Headed Home after a long but easy going day. In the middle of no where LA. I stopped here not terribly long after I moved to the state. Raceland, 30 mins or so outside of New Orleans. Ravaged by the hurricane last yr. Much of it still looks like a 3rd world country. There’s some interesting folks that hang here, to say the least.

915 pm 

Well thought was done posting, but this was just too cute. 

  Jessa Bartender at Miss Mae’s 

                 

It’s not every day you walk into a bar & there’s a domesticated possum.

Hope you had a great day & did some good.

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