I was a paper boy

I worked at the Wheels Inn in Chatham, Ontario in highschool (which is no more) it was an indoor amusement park, a great job when you’re 15!

After that I worked at Sobey’s the grocery store as a bag boy. I know it’s not the most flattering title but it was definitely the best job there. Everyone else had to stay in their department while bag boys got to roam free around the store..aww the memories!

While I worked at Sobey’s at got a job at Batory which is a chocolate factory in Chatham, and no, it was nothing like Willy Wonka, pretty much the exact opposite. It was probably the most labour intensive job I have ever had. I was lifting about 10 tonnes of milk powder and chocolate a day, I lost a lot of weight there (this is not the kind of chocolate you wanted to eat).

Then I went off to college and went through a stream of call centers. Wow, that sucked!

I did outbound selling and inbound customer service for two different companies.

I was a great seller, but hated it and I was a great tech support agent, but hated the RIDICULOUS things they would make you do with people on the phone.

I am mean come on! If someone calls me to get something fixed, they want it fixed so they can get off the phone and back to their lives, not to sit and listen to me give a 5 minute monologue on how great the service was, even though it broke which is why they are calling me.

I now (thank you Jesus) work at an insurance company as a web designer and developer. I work with a ton of wonderful people and it is the best job I have ever had.

Recently in my off time, in an effort to replace my wife’s income so she doesn’t have to go back to work, I have become an internet marketer. And I must say, this is the most fascinating thing I have ever done.

The mix of technology, psychology and opportunity is amazing. I have worked extremely hard at it all year and I’ve been talking with some people at work about what I do and it’s been helpful for them so I decided to create a whole nothing site teaching the ins and outs of this industry.

Check it out here:

Avery & Lena at Rib Fest

This is my gorgeous wife Lena and beautiful baby girl Avery.

It’s hard to put into words what they mean to me…(no I’m not crying!)

God has blessed me beyond measure by putting them into my life and making me responsible for them.

Lena is the sweetest, gentlest and most caring person I have ever met. She was actually dating my best friend when we met (yes it was weird for a while when we started dating but it’s cool now) and she set me up with her sister a few weeks after that.

I proposed to her after a few months of dating. I knew there was no one else that I would want to share the rest of my life with (and I don’t think anyone else would put up with me).

Mommy & Avery in the tub

Three years later after what seemed like a never ending “hinting” that Lena wanted to have kids we had Avery.

The night she was born was awesome (I got to ride in an ambulance for the first time) although I don’t think Lena thought that part was so fun.

Avery came quickly and without issue.

When you have your own kids you start to understand the love and commit that your own parents had toward you. I don’t think that’s something you can understand until you have your own kids.

I instantly fell deeply in love with her, and made it my life’s goal to do everything I can to make sure taken care of, physically, mentally and spiritually.

I love you guys!

I can’t believe I am actually doing this…

I swore I would never have my own blog but it really is a great way to keep in touch with family, friends and new people you meet everyday.

This is very much still in the works and I’ll be adding more and more everyday.

To my friends I say hello and hows it going.

To my family I say I miss you and can’t wait to see you again.

And to new people I have not met before, don’t worry, I’m not a weirdo. At least I don’t think so.

Don’t forget to comment and show me you’re alive!