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Me? Organize? HA!
I have a hard time tying my shoes and you want me to organize.
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I have a hard time tying my shoes and you want me to organize.
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My wife went through a similar phase over the last couple years. She just didn't jump much and felt kind of bumbed out that she didn't have that old drive. Things have now turned around and she is really hungry to jump again. If you're on an "off" phase don't sweat it. Do some other things, get your toes done on poker night, just don't sell your gear. The desire will more than likely return on it's own.
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I've had similar phases, especially since after having kids I don't even have the option of doing a team or traveling, etc. One night I went with my stepson on his first night jump and I hadn't done a night jump in 10 years probably, so that was pretty invigorating and fun. I did a couple more night jumps soon after and that did help renew a spark for me.
Now I find that I am looking foward to a local annual RW event (semi big RW formations) and that helps motivate me to stay current. I don't have the time or money to jump every weekend, and since I'm a stay at home mom I don't have the weekday commute you have, so I really love driving to the dz with the radio up with no kids in the car.
I also do AFF students occasionally. Have you considered getting a rating if you don't have one? Unless you are working all the time (which can lead some to burnout eventually) it keeps things pretty exciting since you never know what a student is going to do in freefall.
Also, you've made a lot of jumps in just a few years so another short layoff or just slow pace for a bit won't hurt either.
Now I find that I am looking foward to a local annual RW event (semi big RW formations) and that helps motivate me to stay current. I don't have the time or money to jump every weekend, and since I'm a stay at home mom I don't have the weekday commute you have, so I really love driving to the dz with the radio up with no kids in the car.
I also do AFF students occasionally. Have you considered getting a rating if you don't have one? Unless you are working all the time (which can lead some to burnout eventually) it keeps things pretty exciting since you never know what a student is going to do in freefall.
Also, you've made a lot of jumps in just a few years so another short layoff or just slow pace for a bit won't hurt either.
I drive anywhere from 2 to 3 and a half hrs to the DZ's in my state. Till we started jumping at home but that only happens once or twice a month. one hr aint bad. Sure hope you get your mojo back.
I may be getting old but I got to see all the cool bands.
I may be getting old but I got to see all the cool bands.
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GFD Are you do any base jumping, or just not juming at all? I'm wondering if the rush of base has something to do with your lack of desire to skydive...
Ganja "Haven't jumped in 6 months" Rodriguez
Ganja "Haven't jumped in 6 months" Rodriguez
Nope. Not doing that either. I am going to TF Memorial day weekend though. Maybe that will help.
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Shannon:
I started dating my wife in June, 2003. My last jump was Memorial Day, 2003. Coincidence?
Do what you want, gal. Skydiving isn't something you're supposed to do. It's something you do because you want to do it.
This sport isn't exactly something to do half-heartedly. One of the reasons I quit was because I was thinking less and less about it and more and more about my other things that were going so damned well.
What's the best for you? This weekend it may be spending time with your (goddamned extremely lucky) man. The next weekend it may be the same. After that? Jumping.
Play it by ear, and do what you want. The last three years have been the happiest of my life. Sure, I'd like to jump, but it isn't in the cards right now. The sky will always be there, and there are few things that can be said about.
My wife is hotter than your wife.
I started dating my wife in June, 2003. My last jump was Memorial Day, 2003. Coincidence?
Do what you want, gal. Skydiving isn't something you're supposed to do. It's something you do because you want to do it.
This sport isn't exactly something to do half-heartedly. One of the reasons I quit was because I was thinking less and less about it and more and more about my other things that were going so damned well.
What's the best for you? This weekend it may be spending time with your (goddamned extremely lucky) man. The next weekend it may be the same. After that? Jumping.
Play it by ear, and do what you want. The last three years have been the happiest of my life. Sure, I'd like to jump, but it isn't in the cards right now. The sky will always be there, and there are few things that can be said about.
My wife is hotter than your wife.
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I started dating my wife in June, 2003. My last jump was Memorial Day, 2003. Coincidence?
Maybe it's just me, but were you jumping from a time machine or something?
Ganja
Or maybe he jumped Memorial Day weekend then met his wife the following weekend and never jumped again.
Or maybe he meant Labor Day.
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pullhigh 0
I haven't made a base jump since Bridge Day '05, and I doubt I will ever make one again. I sold my base rig a few weeks ago. I haven't made a skydive since my home DZ closed up back in late October '05, and I'm unsure if I'll ever jump again at this point. I have not sold any of my skydiving gear as of yet, but I won't say that the thought hasn't crossed my mind.
I spent 7 years of every weekend at the DZ rain or shine. I lived, ate, breathed, and slept skydiving. I think being a TM and not doing many fun jumps over the last couple of years sorta sucked the juice out of me. It became work instead of fun. If I spent a weekend away from the DZ, I felt like I was letting others down. Mayb e the bug will bite me back, but at this point I'm unsure.
All I can say is I love skydiving, and have no regrets, but I have discovered that there is more to life than just skydiving. Keep balance no matter what you decide.
Ganja
I spent 7 years of every weekend at the DZ rain or shine. I lived, ate, breathed, and slept skydiving. I think being a TM and not doing many fun jumps over the last couple of years sorta sucked the juice out of me. It became work instead of fun. If I spent a weekend away from the DZ, I felt like I was letting others down. Mayb e the bug will bite me back, but at this point I'm unsure.
All I can say is I love skydiving, and have no regrets, but I have discovered that there is more to life than just skydiving. Keep balance no matter what you decide.
Ganja
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You never close your eyes when you kiss the sky.
And there's no tenderness when...........
You've lost that jumpy feeling......
Shannon bananon i get down on my knees for you. If you would only freefly like you used to do.
And there's no tenderness when...........
You've lost that jumpy feeling......
Shannon bananon i get down on my knees for you. If you would only freefly like you used to do.
How did Stella get her groove back?
Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone!
I like to start my day off with a little Ray of Soulshine™!!
I like to start my day off with a little Ray of Soulshine™!!
Thank you everyone for your support, your kind words, everything. I love skydiving and it's all I think about but I just need to get my "groove" back.
I do feel guilty when I've told people I'll be out at the dz and I don't make it. I also feel pressure when someone's expecting me out there and I almost always find a way to blow it off. Last weekend I was almost out the door when all of a sudden I began getting muscle spasms in my lower back when I was brushing my teeth. No previous pain. No reason for it. I called the dz, found out the winds were pretty high anyway and just stayed home all weekend. I feel pathetic.
I need to jump. My mood changes significantly when i'm not getting my jump fix. I turn bitchy, depressed, frustrated. What sux is that i KNOW jumping will fix this mood yet I can't get my ass out to do it.
I need an intervention. Someone to come get me early Saturday morning, throw me and my gear in the car and force me out there.
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I do feel guilty when I've told people I'll be out at the dz and I don't make it. I also feel pressure when someone's expecting me out there and I almost always find a way to blow it off. Last weekend I was almost out the door when all of a sudden I began getting muscle spasms in my lower back when I was brushing my teeth. No previous pain. No reason for it. I called the dz, found out the winds were pretty high anyway and just stayed home all weekend. I feel pathetic.
I need to jump. My mood changes significantly when i'm not getting my jump fix. I turn bitchy, depressed, frustrated. What sux is that i KNOW jumping will fix this mood yet I can't get my ass out to do it.
I need an intervention. Someone to come get me early Saturday morning, throw me and my gear in the car and force me out there.
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I need an intervention. Someone to come get me early Saturday morning, throw me and my gear in the car and force me out there.
I don't know about anybody else... but I'd have a really hard time denying that request...
Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife...
Wish I could, but this Saturday I will be white water rafting 
My answer has been to just let it be what it is. I still stay in the skydiving world, I still go out to the dz when I want to but if I don't feel it, I don't crank out a mess of jumps.
That said, one of the best things for helping me start to get my mojo back was taking Scott Miller's course. I had to crank out five jumps in a day, where in the past few months, I'd been doing one or two a day and stopping. Getting into that rhythm of several jumps in a row was a good thing and I was reminded how much fun those days can be.
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