Adventures in Fatherhood and Life
I've decided to create a blog that basically is the catch all for for things going on in my life. Adventures in fatherhood was another title that came to mind but I think James-Town will suffice for now. If you are reading this you are probably wondering who is this? My name is Jimmy. I used to have a great job that came to an end back in 2010 and that is where my life started over.
After many years with the same company making decent money and moving from area to area I figured I would probably retire from Lowe's. Things changed and I found myself being jobless in a time of job scarcity. One good thing that happened out the whole situation was the fact that my wife and I were able to move back "home" after being gone for nearly ten years. Moving back was a no-brainer. Raising a daughter in unfamiliar school systems really weighed heavily on our decision to come home. At least now I can put my daughter in a school that I have experience being in and around. It's funny I spent nearly 20 years wanting nothing more than to get the hell out of old Abingdon, Virginia and after being a parent for less than 4 years I wanted nothing more than to go back. Homesick? Yeah a little. It's a great little town and I have ties that go back to my childhood. I was fortunate to be able to go back to to work at the Rec Center that I had spent so many years working at before taking on the real world with a real job. Although part-time, the job there was somewhat a labor of love. Basketball, Volleyball and everything in between. Of course there were struggles. My wife was able to finally get a great nursing job and now we had family daycare available to us. I did find a "real" job selling cars at Johnson City Honda. Although I never had experience in direct sales, I was able to find some success in this line of work. I have been able to meet some really great people over the past year but I am not the greatest salesman. Not that I'm not selling cars, I do sell a few. I just feel like I have to get the lowest price possible for my customers. This leads to me not making big money for each car I sell. I bet that if the general public knew that I was the one that didn't try to take advantage of them, I would have a lot more clients asking for me. I don't know why but I feel guilty if I take advantage of someone while this is a time of economical decline. I guess I'm in the wrong line of work.
This year I decided to go back to school and expand my knowledge in the Information Technology field. I have always been a computer dork and I figure that in this field I may actually be able to find a position that is dependable and needed by multiple companies. Who knows? Besides that I never finished my Bachelors way back when I did go to school. I got my Associates degree and thought I was ready to take on the world. It worked for years but now it has hindered my ability to obtain a great paying job.
My daughter is about to turn four years old in April. I have a son on the way, due in late May. I have a busy year ahead of me but I wouldn't want it any other way. The surprises that having a daughter brings have be great. Just last Sunday she told me she wanted a skateboard. I couldn't have been happier. That statement took me back 30 years and reminded my of my love of sidewalk surfing. After asking the wife and surprisingly enough getting a yes, it seems that my girl will be getting some kind of skateboard for her birthday. Oh yeah, so will dad. Got to lead by example. I only hope that I have kept my balance over the years.
I guess I have rambled on long enough. I hope you come back to visit. I can't promise that this will be the most interesting blog but I plan to write about all kinds of random stuff.
