I’ve mentioned a few times how I’ve been a tad on the exhausted side, getting ready for everything. My vitamin C regime appears to have worked and my throat is feeling tonnes better today. This is awesome news, believe me! I’d hate to start training sick. So, this is good!  However, overall I haven’t taken the time to just ‘chill’ and reframe myself before I head off. Yes, a lot of basic training is the physical preparation but mental preparation is just as important. Being in the right mindset when you go, is pretty important. You need to be confident, you need to feel good about your decision and you need to be at a place where you are strong to deal with everything new on your plate.

I’m not there yet — close, but not entirely.  But today, I had an awesome little day. My pre-move inspection went really well and there’s no extra work required for that. Then, a friend I met on a message board who just has recently completed her BMQ and trades training, was passing through town. We had dinner together and chatted about things and she gave some excellent tips!  She also made me feel more at ease about things and just said to give it your best try…  that is something I can definitely do!

By the end of dinner, I couldn’t wait to get going! That was exactly what I needed today to rejuvenate my thoughts and feelings about going today. It’s been such a long journey to get to this point. I’ve never taken my eyes off the goal but as time passes, you sometimes forget or lose sight of the passion that brought you to this point in the first place.  Tonight though, that gap of time closed and I rediscovered my excitment for this journey coming up.  Thanks for the pep talk BK!! Was definitely what I needed and I appreciate that!

This weekend, I’m working on taking time for myself. This is the last weekend until at least late September that I will have ‘free’ and I think it’s time to do something that I will enjoy and relax at the same time. I’ve decided to grab a frisbee and head to the beach for Saturday afternoon with the mutt. I won’t have a chance to see her for a few months which is the hardest thing for me. But, I’ve got a great place for her to stay and I know she will be spoiled and this allows me to go to basic without additional worry. I can’t wait to hurry up and get posted somewhere so that we can get back into tracking and perhaps into search and rescue at some point. It’s just another long-term goal that I need to keep my eyes on!

This upcoming week, I will be working Monday to Wednesday. On Thursday, it’s the packing day. On Friday, I pack my car with what I need the next few months and finally… off to St. Jean I go! This week will go fast and I can’t wait to get there!

Side note: Over the past year or two, I’ve used the occasional foul language on here. Usually I put it in to add some humour to situations or to drive home a point or just because I felt like it. However, now that I am official as a private and I’ve noticed I’m showing up on the google searches more frequently, I’ll be backing down on that. However, I’ve decided to not really censor my old entries. They are what they are but the ones in the future, I’ll watch the language a bit more.