As I lay on the basement floor listening to Lorde and watch my laundry spin, I have a chance to look back at my first week here at my new home.
Training was and will be my life at work for the next month. There is an overwhelming amount of acronyms which hopefully will come in time. The mild stink of tar and asphalt surrounds my workspace and there is a lot of samples and numbers thrown around which sound like a different language to me. But in good faith, I will be up and running on the same page as everyone else.
As for the town, it is small. I am from somewhat of a larger city. No, not Toronto big, and definitely no where near New York or LA, but a decently sized Hamilton, Ontario. On the other hand, Sarnia, Ontario is only a fraction of that. I mean everything is one major road and all within 10 or 15 minutes of driving. I may be exaggerating slightly, but the point remains its much smaller than what is 'normal' to me, but I think I am adjusting well. There is an awesome gym which I am spening a good chunk of time at, and man it feels great to be working out again.
Food is a slight challenge. There is about a square foot of counter space which is just enough to fit my mini george foreman grill, which is proving quite handy. I dislike washing dishes but usually its just one bowl which I can manage. Groceries were an interesting challenge I tackled yesterday. Never doing groceries before, I struggled finding what I was looking for no thanks to the unfamiliar layout of the Real Canadian Superstore. But I got the job done. I do find myself eating less in the way of not overeating. Also I am trying to eat healthier, which I think I am doing well with.
That brings me to today, laundry day. I have never done laundry before, but it doesn't seem to bad so far. I am a little worried to leave the machines incase something happens like a water leak, or pink clothes. We'll see how they turn out in 29 minutes, after the drier hopefully only dries and not shrinks my clothes.
In my spare time, I have watched a lot of media. TV streamed after airing of course (I can not stand commercials), YouTube, Netflix, Movies and Xbox. I feel like my eyes should have a break.. but then I'd just sit and stare at a wall. Oh well.
That's all for now, stay tuned for my next post!
Training was and will be my life at work for the next month. There is an overwhelming amount of acronyms which hopefully will come in time. The mild stink of tar and asphalt surrounds my workspace and there is a lot of samples and numbers thrown around which sound like a different language to me. But in good faith, I will be up and running on the same page as everyone else.
As for the town, it is small. I am from somewhat of a larger city. No, not Toronto big, and definitely no where near New York or LA, but a decently sized Hamilton, Ontario. On the other hand, Sarnia, Ontario is only a fraction of that. I mean everything is one major road and all within 10 or 15 minutes of driving. I may be exaggerating slightly, but the point remains its much smaller than what is 'normal' to me, but I think I am adjusting well. There is an awesome gym which I am spening a good chunk of time at, and man it feels great to be working out again.
Food is a slight challenge. There is about a square foot of counter space which is just enough to fit my mini george foreman grill, which is proving quite handy. I dislike washing dishes but usually its just one bowl which I can manage. Groceries were an interesting challenge I tackled yesterday. Never doing groceries before, I struggled finding what I was looking for no thanks to the unfamiliar layout of the Real Canadian Superstore. But I got the job done. I do find myself eating less in the way of not overeating. Also I am trying to eat healthier, which I think I am doing well with.
That brings me to today, laundry day. I have never done laundry before, but it doesn't seem to bad so far. I am a little worried to leave the machines incase something happens like a water leak, or pink clothes. We'll see how they turn out in 29 minutes, after the drier hopefully only dries and not shrinks my clothes.
In my spare time, I have watched a lot of media. TV streamed after airing of course (I can not stand commercials), YouTube, Netflix, Movies and Xbox. I feel like my eyes should have a break.. but then I'd just sit and stare at a wall. Oh well.
That's all for now, stay tuned for my next post!
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