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Achievement Unlocked: Back to Work and Getting My Shit Together
I never thought that work would have such an impact on my life. As it turns out, it did have a huge impact, and getting hired has relieved me of the uncertainty that was causing a lot of stress in my life. Not to mention injected a booster shot of confidence in myself and my abilities. Basically I feel like a fucking adult.
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Why I’m Missing Out – Stuck on the Edge of the Dating Pool
Six years ago, in a state fourteen hundred miles away, I got divorced. I don’t know what I expected to feel many years later, but this isn’t it. I had no specific hopes that I would be all extra assertive and shit, comfortable flexing my singlehood and meeting men.
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Embarking on the Midlife House Project
Necessity forced me to buy a house. I needed to provide my kids with a stable household. That was my one goal over the years after my divorce. Well, I managed to make that happen. But it’s just a house. I want it to feel like a home. That is the real challenge. Especially when creating a home means figuring myself out. Isn’t our home supposed to be a reflection of who we are?
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Treading Water in a Pool of Misery – Abandoned by a Stranger
Today I had the rug pulled out from under me. At the start of the day someone dropped an information bomb on me and my insides sank. I’ve been trying to climb out of this pit of despair all day to no avail. But for all of this to make sense, I have to start a the beginning, so let’s go back to 2018.
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Reality Dreaming: Sparking the Fires of Motivation Under My Ass
Some people remember their dreams. Some I remember, some I forget. It depends. If the dream leaves me shaken when I wake up, then I am going to try to remember it. Probably why I keep paper and pen near my bed.
