I bitch too much

Barney told me something the other day that I didn't really think about: I bitch too much about my life on this blog. Really, I've been bitching about my bills, my back, my work, etc... , but I really haven't been very positive, and I do apologize for that. So I'm going to sum up things without complaining too much. Really.

In all my complaining, you might have thought my back pain was still bad. In reality, my back pain is far better than before my surgery. I've been back at work for two weeks now, and obviously have about four zillion projects that need to be taken care of. I started driving a clutch a few days ago, which was a big step (the week before I was driving my sister's automatic).

I'm able to walk around, stand up, and work fairly well (can't sit down for too long, per the doctor, though I'm still able to sit very comfortably). All in all, the surgery worked quite well, and I'm very happy to have had it, despite my bills.

My family is doing good. Baby's growing up too fast, and is just about six months old now, and starting to get a lot more personality. I think she's mad at me for going back to work as I was home more before. She protested quite a bit when I came home from work for the first time in a while. Hannah just turned four-years-old last week, she's going on 13 all too fast.

My wife's doing well. I can't help much yet around the house, so she's still having to do most of the housework, but I'm slowly being able to help her a little bit. Tomorrow I start on my exercise regimen -- basically just slow steady movements to get strength back to my legs, abdomen, and back. I'm actually quite excited about it.

There, hopefully that wasn't too much complaining :-)

Posted by Jake on 01/14/04 @ 05:46 PM
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6 Comments

John said on 01/14/04 @ 06:40 PM:
Glad to hear your getting back to normal...whatever that is! Word of advice: enjoy your children at all ages. They'll be off to college before you can blink. I could swear that my 17-year-old daughter was only two yesterday!

Peter said on 01/15/04 @ 06:57 AM:
You went through a very rough patch. Why not vent on you own site?! Glad things are improving, take care.

Nameless One said on 01/15/04 @ 08:33 AM:
"I think she's mad at me for going back to work as I was home more before. She protested quite a bit when I came home from work for the first time in a while"

:) Are you sure that she just didnt reallize that she could get rid of you, and once you came back she was upset?

Seriously though, glad youre doing well. FWIW I never really thought you complained too much.

Barney said on 01/15/04 @ 10:05 PM:
Gee, Jake, I didn't think I said you bitched too much - only that ya needed to let folks know when things are going well, too. (This after I asked him how he's feeling, and he said... well, you can see what he said.)
Anyway, it's not called "Utterly Bitching," so you don't take all of my advice;-0

John Fulwider said on 01/17/04 @ 07:29 AM:
Jake, you were in a bunch of tough spots all at once, so I don't blame you a bit.

Blogging is great therapy because it lets you vent to your friends asynchronously. If it's getting a little heavy, we just click away and no one's feelings are hurt. You've still benefitted because writing down your thoughts almost always leads to improvement, if not in your mood than at least in your writing skills.

Ken Edwards said on 01/19/04 @ 07:07 PM:
nice to hear some good, positive bitching from you for a change :P

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