A year with KEMP and more exciting news!

What a year it has been so far!
My little bundle of joy has been with us for over a month now and she is the cutest thing ever! :D
I cried like a baby multiple times the first few days she was here (over that now haha).

Being a dad is new to me, (as it would be) and I am learning something everyday, whether it is being a better person or just being more supportive, because I have seen and experienced personally what it is like to not be as supportive from being a dad.

We also are pretty much done with Slough! After 3 years, time to say goodbye! Last sabbath was last week and it was nice!

I also did a lot of moving yesterday and our stuff is finally in Stevenage! And so we will be too come Friday!

I also have been with KEMP for over a year now and on Friday, I had my annual review and I will be getting a pay rise! I am very happy about that :) My role has expanded for next year, and I am looking forward to that as well!

My USI stuff has been going really good as well :) Meeting deadlines quicker than I thought and that is awesome! Telling other people about this and seeing how their lives can change in the mid to long term future is awesome and I am happy about that.

I can't wait to get to Stevenage, get sorted, and then look to start heading to the gym again, cycling, and doing martial arts again. I have it planned out somewhat, and I cannot wait to get back to being fit (I feel so out of shape and fat!)

Kimori is soon to come! And other Updates!

So as I write this, Kimori (the name of my 1st born) is 34 weeks now :)

Her name is Japanese and means "rejoicing and prosper" - In Japanese, it is 喜盛!

Aside from her, other things have been happening as well, such as we started moving things from Slough over to Stevenage (the first of many trips!)

Work is going great - now having been for around 9 months, I know what I am doing and I am so happy doing it as well - it is challenging at times, and really interesting.

For my hobbies, I have a website built around that now on Wordpress.

I can't wait to see what the rest of the year holds as well as today - God is very good indeed!

The house saving is also going amazingly well! By next year we should have enough and then some for our first house! Very exciting times!

I am so grateful to God for all the help and blessings He has given me this year !

Another Long time Since I Wrote

So I am writing this while listening to a Youtube Track on Thunderstorm sounds (just comforting for me personally) - I also realized there is so much that has gone since March! So i might as well bring them up as I remember them!

1. Been working at Kemp for over 8 months now - I spent a week with our Support Team in Limerick (our EMEA HQ) and it was very very insightful and good for me! I learned a lot and I grew a lot in confidence from being there! I can't wait to go back - It was the longest time I was also away from Boo as well - so I did feel the loneliness after day 4 or so. Being here is amazing still! 
2. I actually started passive investing - through a program called USI - Tech; I started around the time I was in Limerick and it is going very well ! They are a coming that trade in Bitcoin and do a lot of stuff with it - see here for more info - www.usiview.com/?ref=teambloodsaw - i will put up stats on that over time, and I am trying to get people on board to show they can earn passively through this system - So far so good for me, that is for sure! More to come with them in future posts - I also have other methods for creating passive income as well - this is just the first and got me interested again!
3. We went to Japan in May for the 2nd time - this time in Tokyo and the surrounding areas! Finally met people that I have spoken to online in person and it was very fun indeed! We had a lot of good times and it was a blast - Boo says next time she wants to go Okinawa! Check Facebook if you haven't already. 
4. Our baby shower was this Sunday just gone and I am going to be having a girl! Her name will be Kimori (meaning rejoice and prosper) and spelt 喜盛 (a proper Japanese name! I am so siked about that haha) - I can't wait to meet her in September ! 
5. We also have to start moving and getting stuff ready for our big move to Stevenage! So a lot to do on that front for me! 
6. Been looking at how I can develop more in my role as a Pre-Sales Engineer and how to get better and better - always finding new things to read and digest. 
7. Japanese - After i came back, I took a bit of a break (probably because of all the exposure and stuff, or just laziness; either way, I am getting back to learning and I want to diversify my skillset with Japanese, so I am finding various ways of using it - like offering translations skills and the like - still Looking for more students to teach! 
8. Gym and Fitness - has been on hold for a long while - I got lazy and into a bad rut - I need to get out of it and do something and get more active at least - I still have time before I move. Once i get to stevenage, i want to sign up for the gym there, do cycling again and pick up martial arts for cardio and for a change in activity. 
9. Spiritual Walk - has been up and down - I am still struggling with old sins and trying to give them up and keep them up has been tough - but I am still working on it with God's grace. 
10. Modelling - need to call back the agency and continue with that - otherwise i need to get my money back haha. So I need to do that by this month really to get it started! 

And I think that is for now! :) Definitely have done a lot since I last wrote!