First Week in the Books

I finished my first week back at work and it went better than I expected it would.  As I have learned in the past,  things are never as bad as I make them out in my mind.  I worked with my boss all week as the new guy Jessie is not starting till this coming Tuesday.  I learned a tonne from my boss and feel more confident moving forward.  I found that the more questions I asked, the more I learned.  Seems like a simple concept but,  it was something I should have been doing more of.  We did a lot of pruning trees and shrubs.  I learned what it meant to thin out a plant properly and not being afraid to open it up.  We worked on some Forsythias, Dogwood, Rose of Sharons, Nest Pines and a few others.  I also did some work on some of our machines this week including some sharpening of the tools.  I also learned how to check spark plugs and filters; I did more mechanical work this week than I had in my whole life.  I am even changing oil on Monday which I have always wanted to do.

The snow is slowly disappearing so we should be able to start some of the spring clean ups next week.  I am a little anxious as it will be my first week in charge of the truck.  Just have to have confidence in my own abilities and facilitate a good team effort.  Heather should be working with us a bit which I am very thankful for.  We can help each other out and make sure we do an awesome job on clean ups to maintain the amazing reputation our company has.  I did work by myself yesterday afternoon which was good for me.  There is something therapeutic about working by yourself and it was good experience for me moving forward.  I still think Smitty will pulling in on Tuesday but,  I know that is not in the cards at the moment.  Would just have made things simple.

We are heading to Drayton tonight for dinner with Jenn and Scott.  Jenn works with Jodi at school and is a lot of fun.  Looking forward to it as I hear we are having some homemade pizza which I love so it should be a good night.  Will miss watching the Jays but, we can catch the game tomorrow afternoon.  Going for breakfast with my parents tomorrow morning.

Have a great weekend.

Take care,  Shawn.

Life is not always easy but, it is certainly worth fighting for.