Set Barbie’s husband on fire! It’s time for Blog Post #14. Reading is always more enjoyable if you have a comfortable spot, light a Ken-doll, and just get lost in the author’s words. Next week I’ll be leaving this long winter for a short trip to Mexico but thought I’d first put out another blog post. I have recently learned many life lessons from Lego Batman and I felt it was important to share those lessons with you.

Thank you to everyone who suggested or voted for various names for my site. Roy Story 2, Roys in the Attic, and StarRoy were all considered. I’ve decided to leave it as is for now. Apparently naming my site can be construed as naming a business and can have tax implications. Who knew?

I have been working on a number of writing projects lately. Recently, a fun piece I wrote on session beers was published at City Mash Vancouver https://www.citymash.com .

If you haven’t had a chance to read it, check it out here: https://www.citymash.com/vancouver/2017/02/21/less-is-more-with-metro-vancouvers-best-session-ales/

City Mash is a fun site covering all things Vancouver. I have more projects with them coming up soon. With the focus on local Vancouver happenings for City Mash, some of my other writing projects have had to take a back seat. Luckily, I still have this ridiculous (and awesome) blog to be an outlet for more less-conventional writings.

Work!  

Who loves working? I just completed three 12-hour night shifts in a row at the hospital and I’d have to say, “I’m not loving work right now.” Finding an effective and enjoyable work life balance is a hugely important issue which I have focused on immensely over the last year or two. I used to work full time and found that I was better, more focused, and much more effective when working part time. I also work in a variety of settings (various floors at the hospital including medicine, dementia-care, tuberculosis, palliative care etc.) I also pick up shifts working in hospice end of life care. I enjoy the change and mixing it up. I find it’s good for my soul (which doesn’t exist). The variety keeps me in the dark with James Bond (Here, you’ll need to explain that Variety is the spy’s off-light. Even then, it’s likely people are going to think it’s ridiculous….perfect!).

Time

Exchanging your time for money: The worst trade since cow for beans in 1734. Time (which doesn’t actually exist) is far more valuable than money. Time can’t be replaced and is limited. So what are you doing with your time? I made the decision a while ago to use my time doing things I love. It’s one the catalysts to starting this blog and beginning my writing career (or hobby, or passion, or whatever). If that means working less and making less money, so be it. This week I’m free from work. I’m not going anywhere and there’s no reason I couldn’t work (hospital nurses are called every day to come in and work). I’m just going to focus on myself (massage, physio, haircut, writing, workouts, wine etc). Then I’ll work a shift on the weekend before going to Mexico for a week! While I’m hearing, “Well that must be nice!” through my computer screen, know this: We create our lives. We decide how we want them to be (consciously or subconsciously). We have in our minds how much we think we should have (money, time for our passions, things/stuff etc.) and then we follow the steps that get us there. What if we changed our thoughts on what we should have or want? I don’t need a boat, a car, a house etc. I need time for what I enjoy doing instead. The decision is ours.

“People sacrifice their health for money. Then they sacrifice their money to regain health” – Dalai Lama

“People exchange their time (something that doesn’t exist but is invaluable) for money (which is only valuable due to the meaning and worth people have given to it) and in the process lose their soul (which none of us have)” – Roy Mundheim

“Life doesn’t come with a seatbelt” – Lego Batman

Money

Ok, so money does matter. How much is enough? The important issue is not how much you make or have, it’s how much you spend. If you make a million dollars a year but spend two million a year, it’s easy to see where you’d end up. My friend was working at a company that suddenly laid off a bunch of their workers. Counsellors were brought in to speak with those that were losing their jobs, including my friend. The counsellor asked her how she was doing. This was her response (artistic license invoked here).

“I’m fine. You should speak with others. This job is their whole life. This job is not my life. It’s a means to an end, a tool that allows me to pursue my outside interests and passions; the things that really matter.”

So that’s my thoughts on money. It’s a tool to be used and not a thing that must be pursued at all costs (my joy, my passion, my health, my time).

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Health Tips

To be healthy, you need the three “P”s:

• Green Peas
• Burpees
• Regular pain-free, blood-free pees

Do not try to sun tan. It’s not good for your skin. It’s a pigment of your infatuation.

“Never skip leg day” – Lego Batman

Thanks for reading my blog (unofficially HellthRoy). As usual I have an original joke….ugh. I ran this one by family and friends and no one got what I was going for. It needed explaining. I have written it twice in two different formats. I’ve then explained it (not a good sign for a joke). If you know a way it can be improved, please email me your suggestions (if you’re suggesting delete it, skip it, or don’t use it…..that’s already been said). Enjoy.

Q. What did Cat Woman say when she burst in on Bruce Wayne and Wonder Woman eating breakfast together?

A. Lego my Batman

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Q. What did Cat Woman say when she burst in on Bruce Wayne and Wonder Woman eating a waffle breakfast together?

 A. Lego my Batman

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There are two meanings as Lego Batman is a movie out right now and “Leggo my Eggo” is the slogan for Eggo waffles that I thought everybody knew.

Bonus Add On: Here’s another version of the joke with a possibly better punch line.

Q. What did Cat Woman say when she burst in on Bruce Wayne and Wonder Woman eating breakfast together?

A. Lego meow Batman

Cats say “meow” and it’s Cat Woman that says to Wonder Woman that she should let go of her Batman. Bruce Wayne is Batman.