Today is kind of a downer day for me. For one thing I am really tired. I am on day 7 of 9 without a day off. I just got off a 24 without much sleep and lots of work. And...worst of all...today would have been the first day of my tower if I had accepted the Firefighter position with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. Right now the 126th Recruit school is probably wrapping up their first day of school. I would be thinking about all I have to do tonight to get ready for tomorrow. Shine boots. Pack lunch. Work out. Get some sleep (I probably wouldn't have slept well last night knowing that today is was my first day of academy.)
In the middle of the disappointment that I do not currently have a pair of yellow turnout pants with my last name stenciled on the back...I know I made the best decision to wait and see if I would get picked up by the LAFD. I am more and more motivated to keep working out hard to be in the best shape possible. I am finally up to the point where I am able to do 30 pushups (no, not the girl kind silly.) But the pullups are still killing me. I was told today that I should probably gain some weight. A funny concept in the thin crazy world we live in...but I have been slowly adjusting to the idea for a while...especially since I understand the difference between fat weight and muscle weight.
All that said...LAFD is still my number one choice of departments to work for and I feel priveleged to have made it this far in the process. My background investigator is busy talking with my neighbors and reading reference letters from my family and friends...and I am looking forward to finding out whether or not I get to move on to the next step. In the meantime, I am thankful for the time to work out hard. Harder than before. Every LAFD apparatus I see inspires me. Mostly I try to keep in mind if this is really what I am called to do...I need to put my best effort foward to honor the gift God has given me.
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