So with the new year, I took the categories below and launched a plan to act against them all. I’m working on fitness goals, starting to look for a new job, and am continuing projects on the house.

Fitness

For a while, the work I was doing on the house counted as fitness! Between swinging a hammer to demo the tile around the shower and breaking and carrying out cabinets, old tub, and debris, I was able to skip a few trips to the gym. Now however I’m working on a program to run a half-marathon sometime this summer. Not sure which one yet. I’m targeting May/June time frame which gives me plenty of time to prepare and a rundate that is in warmer weather.

Job

After a pretty great gig in Canada, we’re settled back in the states. We focused on the house during Q4 2025, and now it’s time to find the next formal job. I’ve been chasing down open roles, reaching out to people in my LinkedIn network, and going through some certification/e-learning for some technologies I haven’t focused on yet. It’s been nice reconnecting with people in my network and discussing options and possibilities for my next gig.

I’ve read that getting a job is a job in itself. I’m treating it as so, with defined hours, a task tracker, and analytics on my performance, lol. Seriously, I have a report I ran at the end of my first week showing metrics like applications filed, networking activity, and general outreach. Now the baseline is set and I’ll see how the search over the rest of this quarter goes forward.

House

We finished the Bar area in the lower level and the lower level bathroom. Now we’ll adapt a hall closet in the lower level to install a dual-zone wine fridge with countertop and storage for wine, stemware, and supplies.

Of course other things happen in an old house. We added a light to a (very dark) lower hallway, and fine-tuned a dishwasher that wasn’t popping open after a finished cycle. Little tasks that help make the house more homey.