My last trip of the year. Finally! Have I been able to keep up the PMA? Have I been successful in any of my goals? The answer is NO. I did end up with a pretty bad attitude when I was on a trip for two months. I also had a pretty bad attitude when I returned and realized my job had changed to something I was not very willing to deal with. I also didn't keep up with this. But that's because I'm just plain lazy.
So, here we are at the end. I started out in Mojave and LA in January(16 days). In February it was Connecticut(13 days). March was spent at home. In April it was Korea, Malaysia and Bangkok(14 days). In May was Bangkok(5 days). June was Bangkok, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Xiamen(30 days). In July it was Malaysia and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia(23 days). From the very last of July until the 3rd of December...it was home sweet home. That's only 101 days away from home so far this year. I'll tack on another 15 or so here in Ethiopia. There's no reason why I shouldn't have kept a PMA...I had 60+ more days at home than I usually get.
What have I learned this year? Probably not all that I should have. I did learn that even when I was home...I wasn't. I guess I was always waiting for the other shoe to drop and get sent to who knows where on very short notice. So, even though I complained non-stop about not being at home, I wasn't very well connected to what was going on when I was home. Shame on me.
So, we close on this year and get ready for the new. I know I have places to go in January. I'm not too sure about the rest of the year. I do hope to get to stay home as much as possible. I will also do better with keeping connected with the family when at home and abroad. As far as keeping this up...well, I'm still pretty lazy.
So, here we are at the end. I started out in Mojave and LA in January(16 days). In February it was Connecticut(13 days). March was spent at home. In April it was Korea, Malaysia and Bangkok(14 days). In May was Bangkok(5 days). June was Bangkok, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Xiamen(30 days). In July it was Malaysia and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia(23 days). From the very last of July until the 3rd of December...it was home sweet home. That's only 101 days away from home so far this year. I'll tack on another 15 or so here in Ethiopia. There's no reason why I shouldn't have kept a PMA...I had 60+ more days at home than I usually get.
What have I learned this year? Probably not all that I should have. I did learn that even when I was home...I wasn't. I guess I was always waiting for the other shoe to drop and get sent to who knows where on very short notice. So, even though I complained non-stop about not being at home, I wasn't very well connected to what was going on when I was home. Shame on me.
So, we close on this year and get ready for the new. I know I have places to go in January. I'm not too sure about the rest of the year. I do hope to get to stay home as much as possible. I will also do better with keeping connected with the family when at home and abroad. As far as keeping this up...well, I'm still pretty lazy.
