| | So many things happen in the passing of a year. One year ago, I never
thought I would be in Sioux Falls, South Dakota working as a tv
weatherman. One year ago, I never thought I would have been able to
take care of myself so well, while also taking care of my wife. One
year ago, I never thought I would miss family and friends back home so
much.
Here's what's been going on with me. So I've been in
Sioux Falls a little over 8 months and have a job that I halfway
enjoy. I get to present the weather to viewers all over the Sioux
Empire the way I always wanted to. A few months ago, I got promoted
and so now I present it 5 days a week instead of just on weekends. Of
course, there are the downs that come with any job. I'm still stuck
doing stuff outside of weather at work, which I really don't enjoy a
whole lot, but I just do it to get through it. I'm stuck with a
station that doesn't spend a whole lot of money on it's employees or
it's resources, the latter of which bothers me a lot. You can't
complain about lack of viewers when you don't invest in the employees
or the resources. Finally, they are looking into getting a new studio,
so that is a start. But all in all, I can't complain too much about
that side of things. I'm doing something I've wanted to do since I was
young.
But many thoughts have come into my head over the past
few months that have made me second guess my career choice; mainly
family and friends. Most importantly, that includes my fantastic wife
who has been right there beside me through this all and sacrificed so
much. Over Christmas, we traveled back home the weekend before and
spent time with family. It was such a great time, and it has been
harder each time we go home. About a month from now, it will only get
tougher as we travel home two more times. 8 days ago, Ryan and Jamie
came up to visit, and that just added to how hard it has been. We had
such a great time with them in a friendship that we have really lacked
since moving to Sioux Falls. Don't get me wrong, we have some good
friends here, but it's not quite the same as our tight bond with Ryan
and Jamie.
So back to my career choice and what this all has to
do with that. Well, working in television is difficult due to the lack
of positions and the competition. Not to mention the timing of it
all. I've had the opportunity to work in Lincoln at 10/11, but I'm
under contract until May here. So, in this business, it's pretty hard
to be close to home. In addition to that, the work schedule is tough.
I'm all about the 8-5 workday, now more than ever. That opportunity
would never come to me in television. It's either weekends 2pm-11pm,
weekdays 2pm-11pm, or what I'm doing now (weekdays 2am-whenever). So
with that, I'm stuck with odd sleeping hours, normally two 4 hour
naps. After nearly 3 months, I've discovered how unhealthy that is.
It also affects my time with Kelly, just as my schedule did when I
worked weekends. In television, there is no normal schedule.
So
this has got me thinking, do I really want to continue this for the
next 30+ years. Kelly and I have discussed moving home at the end of
my contract to be closer to family and friends. That would mean me
giving up my career. And in that thought, I don't really think I would
miss it that much. It would be hard giving up something I really
enjoy, but I've decided that family and friends are way more important
than personal enjoyment. But on the good side of things, family and
friends do give me some personal enjoyment anyway. So I think I would
be gaining more than I would be losing.
Well, I have a little bit of time to think about it. Not too mention, a wonderful wife to talk about these things with. |
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