The hours are really awesome I am home every night with my family (something I haven't done in a while). I am also back to cooking (something I actually love doing) and my stress level has dropped by at least 200%. I was barely sleeping anymore and that was getting really old (not to mention exhausting). I'm not sure if I ever mentioned it or not, but I really hated management. It was actually ok when I worked during the day for a casual dining place where I did all of the opening stuff and placing and receiving all of the orders. I was ok at it too, I think sometimes I am not so good at dealing with employee issues. But, I had to to have a stable paycheck that I could count on. That was pretty much the only reason I went into management. I was never in love with the idea of being on salary. I may try to get salary where I am, I am not completely sure if that would be good or not. I don't want to go back to doing 50+ hours a week, I am really enjoying having a life outside of work. Like today, I was off (2 weeks in a row I got Sunday off woohoo!!!) so I slept late , even though Johanna really wanted to check out this other church, we all over slept. then we did some stuff around the house and later went to the beach. It's a lake near here and so far they have not closed the water this summer, that is really awesome we had a great time just playing around at the playground then in the water.
I have also been able to have dinner every night with my family and that means a lot to me. Yes I took a pay cut. Do I think it was worth it? So far YES!!! I just hope I don't fall behind in my bills, but I think if I am careful we can do this. Besides, how am I supposed to Follow God's plan for my life if I am always working for some corporation to make them the maximum profit. At times it seemed that Sonny's might consume my whole life. I would do things for the business when I was off (which infuriated Johanna by the way) and the days I worked there was no time left in the day for family or anything but work. Even on my days off I would be so spent that I wouldn't be much fun most of the time and I really wasn't doing much work around the house.
Plus there is just the environment of this place that is sort of calming in it's self. I will post a picture or 2 so you can get an idea (not that I can do it justice).
This is the view of Lake Jovita that I see every morning right before I walk into work
and this is looking up at the bell tower just before I walk in the door of the abbey
Finally this is the front of the church that is on the other side of the bell tower picture.
Well I think that is enough for now I hope that this goes well for me because I really like just being at this place. But, I know that even if this goes bad, God will make a way, He always does.
Peace
4 comments:
The nice thing with this blog is, its very awsome when it comes to there topic.
Nice to hear that your stress level is down and you are enjoying cooking. I am with you on the management issue.. sometimes it is just an exercise in futility.
Shaun,
salary may be a bad idea. Many firms use salary to get employees to work horrendous hours for the same money as forty hours. It may be the path back to fifty hours a week. Enjoy the peace and tranquility you have found. I once read the works of Thomas Merton who found the same peace. It turns out that peace is not around you, it is inside of you but it is sometimes hard to let it out.
Nice bell tower. It looks Norman and seems strange to have a Norman edifice in Florida.
I sympathize with your aversion to fifty hours. For quite some time I worked eighty four hours a week but I was not on salary and the double time for overtime was too juicy to refuse,
Nils
Sounds pretty cool and is always great to hear things going good for you. Glad I found this blog. Grace adn Peace WaynO
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