Losing touch with my tree family.

[Noel]

This year, I have found myself on the outside of my tree family. I treasure all the times I have spent with many of you at climbing comps, seminars, classes, and drinking binges, and I wish I could go to all the fun things that are happening all around me. I have been so intensely set on trying to keep my company growing and profitable that I have been passing on a lot of opportunities to catch up with some of my favorite people. Of course, I also have a wife and children that deserve more of my time and attention, too. I am friends with many of you on Facebook, and I check on that almost every day, but it is really easy to sit down at the computer and waste an hour of your day (which is why I haven't been on Treebuzz at all this year.)
I'm not whining, or looking for answers here, I just wanted to jump in and say that my tree family is half the reason I do this job, and I can't wait until the next time we get to catch up and play and learn. Maybe I'll see some of you at Winter Management Conference?

 

[easyphloem]

I'll be much closer to you soon. I look forward to helping with the Midwest chapter TCC in the near future.

SZ

 

[tomthetreeman]

Noel, I understand... I am leaving my full time job with the city of Providence to pursue my business in April, and I have been trying to lay the groundwork for this change all year. I've been working seven days a week for a few years now, and sometimes I feel like I am losing touch with people that I should be closer to, and I feel helpless to change it. Time just keeps ticking. I know that these are the tough times, and once I streamline my life I will have better control of my time. In the end, the time we spend with the people we love is more important than anything else. We only get one go-round.

-Tom

 

[Mark Chisholm]

I hear ya Noel. And I am happy to say that I will see you at the WMC.

 

[familytree]

I'm lazy at best at work and am always in contact with my tree brethren. Rain nor snow nor pending restraining orders can stop me.

 

[southsoundtree]

Nice to hear from you Noel. I wondered where you'd been, and what your longer term experience was with feeding your crew, which was a point of discussion a while back.

My wife has been on me to cut down computer time. As much as we like Buzzing, family is most important. Glad to hear you're spending your time well.

 

[familytree]

Being a new father I know first hand that family is WAYYYYYY over rated.

Wyatt has no idea how much of a disappointment I am.

I'll turn on my A game when he turns 5

 

[oldoakman]

You got it wrong Family. The best time is between crawling and 5 y.o. During that time you have complete control of them. Once they get to preschool and are around other kids and adults, you loose all control.

 

[Starlet]

I can understand how you lose the keeping in touch and loving all the comments all summer my business really picked up and i don't think i got on tree buzz at all untill recently when i slowed up some. i miss the tree buzz guys and gals but like all of us have said you have to take care of family etc... welcome back and i am glad you are doing well.