Canadian Dad Journal

It's Tuesday May 23 2023...I have a feeling that today is gong to be a good day. I had my sleep, the sun is bright on this brisk morning. Kate is having her usual Chex cereal while watching Hanna Montana on Disney Plus. Carter is enjoying his bowl of Flintstones fruity pebbles, and the dog is outside sniffing around and ready to bark at people walking on the path behind the house. My wife is over at her mom's getting ready to get paint for the painter.  I start my new job today for Elliot animation. It's been over 10 years since I used flash, so its going to take time to get back into the saddle. I'm going to do my best at this job, only if its for 4 months with no indication of work afterwards. I am going to take my time. I am going to make sure my animation is top notch, you need to be top notch to get noticed in this industry. There is no short cuts, its all in! Today is invoice day for my freelance job, Sphere Animation. if I squeeze 1 more scene in, I can get $1350...

Hello, my name is Darryl and I have an addiction...it's the internet! The internet has destroyed my mind and productivity for many years and I have had enough! My work productivity has decreased, I have become lazy!  So many times during the day, my brain would switch off and I would find myself moving my mouse to the Google Chrome icon and pop onto multiple sites..Facebook, twitter, Instagram, and I would spend 30-45 minutes away from work being hypnotised by fail videos and pictures of friends on locations. Numerous times during a work day, I would be working, being productive, listening to a podcast and then someone on the podcast would say a name or movie or song and i would immediately minimise my work and then go search up what they are talking about. It's been happening all the time!!! I'm always reaching for my phone when something pops into my head. This takes another 20-30 minutes out of my time away from work.  So to be honest, the amount of hours I actually spen...

 If there is one thing that I would need to do more in my life, it would to say "thank you". Using Gratitude plays a huge part, and affects your mind as well as your health, by allowing you to be grateful for everything you have in your life.  I've been trying to have gratitude during parts of the day, but it has been hard since the day pulls you in different directions and your focus draws you to other things, like work and family. But, like meditation, I need to take a moment, step back, breath, close my eyes, and begin to say "thank you"! So here goes... Thank you for my health Thank you for my wife and my children Thank you for the health of my wife and children Thank you for my dog and his health Thank you for my job Thank you for the internet to allow me to work remote. Thank you for my wife's job Thank you for my house Thank you for the power to keep the lights on THANK YOU FOR COFFEE!!! Thank you for the food we eat Thank you for the clothes we wear ...

Sundays has always been my most enjoyable day of the week, especially if it was sunny, and I had no work to do. To me, Sundays were about relaxing without a "to-do" list, going to church, having brunch, and most of all doing fuck all.  Lately, I have not been so lucky to experience this because freelance work had taken over. Today is Sunday, and here I am, since 6 am sitting at my computer working. What makes matters worse is that my deadline is tomorrow, and I may need to work for the good part of my day to reach my goal. This would mean no relaxing, no spending time with the kids and not enjoying the sunny weather.  But sometimes work is not all bad. I love my job, I love what I do, and animating is a form of meditation. Its an art, a craft. I get to create something that would be played on television for viewers in different countries. As I sit here, I have my coffee, my 15 month old pup lying beside me, and listening to motivation audio books. today im listening to "...

 Hi there, and welcome to my first blog post of 2023! To be honest, I haven't written blog for years, and now that i'm getting closer to the age of 48, I thought it would be best to start writing, and what better way to write than a blog.  This blog is more for me to practice my writing skills, considering the last time I had writing skills was back in high school when I would make stories. They say to be a great writer you need to start from the beginning, and so...here I am..at the beginning. I'm not planning on being well known and not planning on getting rich and popular, this is just for me, and my thoughts. So if you happen to come across this blog, welcome! If you would like to join me in this journey of writing, thank you! If not, that's perfectly ok.  Here goes nothing... Cheers!