Last night I was having an email conversation with a friend and something in that conversation prompted me to review my blog today. As I was reading through it I found this post here and I must provide a brief update.
The TRS 2.0 is still very much on the agenda. I shared my plans with a couple of the mums at my son's school who know of the hardships I've endured recently and they've all commented that this decision is the best I've made in the 5 or so years we've known each other, and they've further commented that I'm so much happier since making that decision. I can't help but agree with them on that count - I have been happier.....there's something nice, comforting, about having a direction to head toward. And I'm so, so, so excited about having my own thing again. My own career, my own identity, my own goals, dreams and aspirations.
Anyway, at the beginning of this year I set about updating my education (with my husband's full and complete support and encouragement). This was all simple enough. I explained to the trainer about my previous qualifications and education and he made me sit 5 exams to test me. I passed (naturally) and got a piece of paper that says I'm now smart enough to apply for yet another piece of paper that will allow me to work in the industry.
I applied for that piece of paper at the end of February 2015 and was requested to submit additional further information due to the fact that my empire collapsed in 2010 and I was a director of the controlling company. I expected it. I submitted a 100-page submission in mid May.
Finally, finally I got my precious qualification last week. It was really bizzare. I was sitting here at my desk at 10.15 in the morning feeling somewhat frustrated at how slow things move and I decided to just do a quick on-line check of how my application was going. I kid you not - the qualification was approved that morning. Given that it was only 10.15 when I made the check, one can only assume it was approved in the preceding hour. Nice little sign from the Universe, I thought.
And I got the hard-copy of my precious qualification just this morning, so I'm super excited now. Since making the decision about establishing TRS 2.0 I've held the view that once my qualifications are sorted out the right opportunities will make their way to me - I now need to be on guard and receptive.
In other parts of life I've returned to the gym with renewed vigour. I dumped all my group classes and graduated to the free weights and power racks section of the gym. This week I recorded my first weights....60kg deadlift from the hang, 30kg deadlift and a 30kg front squat. Pretty proud of my efforts given it was actually the first time I've ever deadlifted!! And I'm back doing HIIT a few times a week - managed to get back up to 10 rounds, plus reduced the off time to 1min50sec down from 2min. My body is becoming very efficient at the cardio. And people have started to comment and compliment me on the changes in my body composition, which is always nice to hear!
On the existing work front things are going OK. The move to strictly commercial work has proved to be a sound one. We picked up a factory re-build which is nearing completion, and we're about to start on the construction of a new 5 storey commercial building on the outskirts of the CBD - and we're very pleased with that win. Plus we've been invited to tender on a marvelous factory complex in the inner west as well - and that one is very, very exciting. So, things seem to be on the improve.
So, that's it in a nutshell.
Till next time...
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