How long have I Been Here?

What day is it? What time is it? 

I have not been on the rig for that long,  but It feels like its been forever. My first couple days were terrible. The rig was not what I expected and the weather has been really bad causing me to unfortunately be sea sick. Working 12 hours a day takes a toll on you, especially if you are working the night shift. 

I was sitting down and staring at the wall, and a picture came in to my head. My grandmother has the lords prayer on the wall of her bathroom, vividly I see the words......  "accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference”. Whether you believe god said this or not does not matter because this is good advice!

Right now I cannot change the fact that I am on a drill ship, I cannot change the weather, and I unfortunately cannot change the food in the cafeteria. I need to have the courage to bring my own laundry detergent next time and tell them to use the hypoallergenic kind. I need to have the courage to speak with my manager about transferring to land so I can bring my own food, do my own laundry,  and not get sea sick. 

I also need to change my attitude, because by being miserable I am not getting the best out of the situation. Today I spoke with a Mud Engineer,  a Directional Driller, The MWD (measurement while drilling) engineer, and I eat lunch with the well site geologist every day. These people have a lot of knowledge, and I need to absorb as much as I can. 

As for now It is 3:20 pm I need to go to bed because I have to be up at 10:30pm...

Hopefully we reach our total depth soon and I can come home :)