jaspurlin

is striving for balance



I'm doing 25 things
 

How I did it
How to ride my bike across the country
It took me
51 days
It made me
have funny tanlines


Recent entries
ride my bike to New Orleans
Doing this in March!

I’ve got most of my gear together, and am about to start putting a lot of miles on the bicycle just to prepare. I’m looking forward to lots of me time on the bike!



Discover myself (read all 2 entries…)
I recognize that who I am is always

in transformation. I am always discovering new ideas, revelations about myself, things that I want to accomplish or experience, and my roles in my community. For about the last year though, I have been in a place where I am not constantly trying to get away from myself. Escapism in my early years came in the form of books and television. In my middle years of life it was drugs and alcohol. In the present of my existence I like who I am and who I see myself becoming. I no longer live to distract myself, I am too busy living for that.



renovate my house (read all 3 entries…)
The last several months have

been ones of progress. I’ve almost completely gutted the thing, and with the help of my good friend Richard have replaced all of the structural damage. The roof is half on now. I decided to hire a roofer, since I have no health insurance; paying the roofer is cheaper than a hospital bill. A structural engineer did some number crunching for me, and turns out I will be able to replace a couple of existing walls with heavy beams so that I can have my big, open dream kitchen! Typically I work 5 days a week, spend Sunday at home with my lady, then my other day off is dedicated to the renovation.



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