Hard goings

<p>&lt;p&gt;It has been quite a while since my last post, so a quick recap of what some of my goals are should be in order.&lt;br&gt;<br>
First, daily I have been doing pushups with a short goal of 13 every day. I have doubled that, and am now up to at least 30 a day. I didn't do any yesterday though, work has been extremely killer, and my wrist has been feeling a bit funny. I promise though that I have been continuing other than that.
Another goal of mine is to carve my own pipe, and that has been going a little slow due to time constraint. I have just about enough time to get home and shower before my son comes home, and I play with him. I have to say that no matter the goal, he comes first.
One of my others, getting a new job, is not going as planned. I was hoping by now that I would have something else lined up, but that isn't the case. As of now, I am still at the same job, and in the same frame of unhappiness in that aspect. Another goal I have set for myself is to get back into art work. Some may say that working on the above mentioned pipe may constitute as that, but I am looking to get back into making things from nothing. It would do me well to complete a design I have been working on, I have made a small lockup, and plan on completing it soon. We live in strange times, a world of throw away, and disposables. I would like to see a change and hope my ideas can help in the future.

Better late than...

OK, so missing a couple of days of blogging has been painful on my part, but was necessary with all of the things going on. First and foremost, I missed one day of pushups. Slacking off makes me feel terrible, but a necessary evil when it comes to family.
I took my son to the pool for the first time and had a blast! Some may say this could take the place of pushups, but I don't feel it is the same. Besides, my son is only a year old, so my focus was on him instead of doing laps.
I achieved a goal of talking to one of my favorite authors, R.A. Salvatore on Reddit.com. It may not have been an actual discussion, but he answered some of my questions, and it was thrilling! I had heard he was an interesting guy to talk to, and I wasn't disappointed. He has a new book coming out tomorrow called "Charon's Claw" which I recommend to any fantasy fan.
One of the other reasons that I missed out was the fact that my new pipe kit came in the mail. I have been wanting to try my hand at carving a pipe for a few years now, and have finally got around to doing it. I have unpacked the pipe kit sent from Tinsky in Montana, and started working on it instantly. As I have limited space, and access to tools, I am working with an old dremel tool, knives, and sand paper. The way it is going, I may need a few weeks before I can get to the point where I can start detailing it down.
Down below there are pictures to show how progress is going, leave a comment, or just enjoy! I hope this helps others to start working on their own goals and projects to occupy time!

Missed a few

Well I missed 2 days of blogging, and I am going to make up for it. There were 2 good reasons why, though. I spoke with one of my favorite authors, and my pipe kit came in the mail.
I will be posting about both later tonight, but for now, I need say that I am still working on my pushups, 20 again yesterday and the day before.