This is my 200th post. I honestly can’t believe I am still writing in this thing now. I know, I know, I just got back to it after a hiatus. But, when I started writing I had no idea where this would go. This has been a bit therapeutic and fun as well.
One of the things I never expected from blogging was the chance to develop friendships. I have a couple of people that have become true friends through this blog. That along has been worth the journey.
When I realized that I was coming up on this milestone, I kept thinking I have to do something special and really never came up with anything over the top. So, I just decided to just write about what has changed in my life over the last 199 blog entries. I am writing this completely off the cuff, so this entry may float from place to place, just bare with me.
One of the things that was going on in my life when I first started writing was that my mother had moved in with me when I started the blog. I was not sure how this would affect me as a bachelor or as a son. It has been a very interesting experience. It has not hurt our relationship, but I can honestly it hasn’t really helped our relationship grow either.
I know some of you won’t think so, but it slowed down my macking quite a bit, which may have been a good thing. No question I have had my share of fun even with her in the same house. But, it slowed the bachelor living down at least 40%. She is targeting the end of the year to make a move. I can honestly say that I will miss her, but will have a party as soon she is gone. 
My mother has a stroke and my grandfather was on his deathbed since I started writing. They both are in good health and spirits right now. The blog was a blessing in being able to vent going through that time as well as having corporate prayer with the people that supported me. Thanks again to those of you that showed my family love.
My spiritual life is still in the same place as it was when I started. When I started writing, I was at a point where I had gotten frustrated with the church and how it functioned. I am not as frustrated anymore, however, I have not made any true effort to get back to where I was, if I ever will. I have made a concerted effort to speak more to God and pray more consistently. One thing during this period in my spiritual walk is that I never have forgotten where my strength comes from and that’s my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
I have had 3 jobs since writing. I think, maybe it’s 4. hmmmmm. lol I jumped into Car sales. Which was truly a stopgap type of move, because I wasn’t 100% where I was going at the time. I had just sold my consulting business and was concentrating on my event business and need to get some steady income in the door. Going from calling your own shots to the car business is not the best move. I enjoyed it and learned a lot, but it was not for me. To refresh your memory, I got fired after cussing out two managers at two different dealerships. Temper, temper, temper. Then my last job, which I am not even sure I shared it here in the blog was recruiting. I started doing IT recruiting, which I enjoyed, but hated the actual firm I was with. I had a 1hr 15 min commute to work on average and 1 hr 30 min drive home. On bad days it was worse.
So I went from working for myself at a home office, to having a some what flexible schedule and a easy commute with the car sales, to having a regular 8:30 to 5 job sitting at a desk all day. While the job itself was cool, everything surround it truly sucked. That was the first time, I had ever had a regular desk job. Every job I have had was some sort of sales or consulting work where I had some flexibility and didn’t have to sit at a desk all day. That was a culture shock for me.
As they say everything happens for a reason, I tried to escape my last job and called a recruiter. Yea, that’s right, a recruiter called a recruiter. lol Just so happens the recruiter I called was someone that recruited for the consulting industry I was in with my last business. They ended up recruiting me to come purchase a recruiting franchise. That’s right, I bought a recruiting franchise back in March and open up my office in downtown Atlanta.
My firm concentrates on IT and Diversity recruiting. Right now, I am focusing mostly on the IT recruiting aspect since that’s where I got my feet wet. But, I will be adding clients looking for executive level diversity talent. I will be creating a blog that will focus on hiring tips and things of that nature real soon.
It’s crazy, it has been over 3 years since I have had a serious relationship. I hadn’t really thought about it until someone asked me recently. I have truly enjoyed being a bachelor, but if I find a compatible partner I am ready for a long-term relationship. I know based on my writing, that may not come across, but I have been open to that all along, just haven’t been actively pursuing long-term.
The good thing about not having that long-term companion is that I have been able to take a few risks on a business stand point, that I wouldn’t or couldn’t take if I was married or maybe even engaged to someone. Basically I just have to worry about me, so I can take more risks as far as starting business ventures. The bad thing is the positive aspects you get from a long-term companionship.
As a single man I wonder, is it better to be able to come home whenever you want because no one is home waiting on you. Or is it better to have to get home because you have someone at home waiting on you. Both sides have its positives. Obviously with the right woman at home, the later is more attractive.
I made my television debut last weekend. My event business got featured on a regional Fox station. We are extremely excited about the exposure and Fox is very interested in doing other shows with us. They have verbally committed to doing our Dallas event in March. They want to fly in with my business partner and me and follow us through the whole weekend. We would also like to get them to do our VA Beach event that is coming up at the end of July. If we can get those two commitments from them it could be great.
Everyone that saw the piece thought that we did well. They interviewed my business partner and myself as well as took some footage of the event. We were not prepared to do any interview, but it came across like we were prepared, so that’s all we could ask for. It’s funny, I had at least two people say, you spoke so well. lol And no, they were not white. These were family members. So not only are white people surprised black folk can speak the Queen’s English apparently black folk are to. lol
My event business is going into its 3rd fiscal year. The first year we were in the red, which is typical of most businesses. Last year, we pretty much broke even. This year we are focusing on adding additional revenue streams. From a financial stand point its not where I would like for it to be, but in normal business cycles we are about where we should be. We will be in Indianapolis, Los Angeles and Virginia Beach in the next month and a half, so it should be fun.
As far as some of the ladies that have come in my life and that I have written about. Most are still around. For me, it’s rewarding that after (and during for that matter) a sexual relationship that I can maintain friendships with the female. Ms Sub and I are still friends. We had fallen out a bit, but we are still good friends although we are not intimate anymore. Ms Les and I are still cool, but we haven’t been on a regular schedule. She moved in with her grandmother and with my mom here schedules have been a little hard. But, we did hook up about 3 weeks ago. Ms Chocolate Orgasms and I are still cool. We had lunch about a month ago. She is looking for something serious, so I have been cut off while she is dating seriously. Ms Blakchiq and I have been in communications as well and are on good terms.
Hopefully you have enjoyed the ride as much as I have and I look forward to traveling with you in the future.