Ups and Downs

Back in April I mentioned that they were looking at doing some internal promotions at work and that I was going to apply for one if I could. Well I did and this week I found out that I wasn't successful. I was and still am pretty disappointed that nothing came of it and the worst part is that from what I can gather, the position that I've been acting in for the last three years will remain vacant. So although I didn't get the job I wanted, no one else seems to have got it either, which means that I'll probably have to keep doing the work. I'm going to chat to my boss about it some more as if they don't want to be pay me to do the job and officially recognise me in that position, then they can give the responsibilities to someone else. I really don't think that there is any more that I could do in my current role to prove that I can do the job so if they aren't going to give it to me, I'm not going to beg and I'll probably start looking around and seeing what else is out there that I'd be interested in.
If I do end up stepping back from the current role then I'll have more time to spend on working on the YouTube endeavour as it will be easier to knock off early or do some four day weeks so I can get out camping more often.
Speaking of taking it easy, my wife finally agreed to go on another cruise. I started mentioning it a few weeks back and it obviously got her thinking about it. Today we actually made a booking and paid a deposit, we're going to cruise the South Pacific late next year. Yes it's a long time away but it will give us something to look forward to and allow us to save up and pay the cruise off over the next 12 months. I'm already feeling better about not getting the promotion at work just thinking about spending a week and a half on a boat with nothing to worry about except putting on sunscreen and which pool to relax in next.

Bomber
I'd better slim down before I fatten myself up again.