These past few weeks have brought quite a few changes to my life, and though I am excited with where life is headed, I'm also tired and just want to take a very long nap. Both my kids are back in school and even though Brannock has transitioned almost seamlessly into pre-school (same school, same kids, same teacher), Haven has had a tough time easing into the strangeness of her new school, with all new kids, and an all-day schedule. (I think she needs a very long nap too.) I've also been pursuing some changes that have been outside my comfort zone. To start, I've been on what I like to call an "accelerated" job-hunt wherein I've written and submitted so many resumes and cover letters that if someone calls me for an interview I might have to ask them to remind me what is was I applied for, exactly. I'm also going back to school, which suffice to say is not my first attempt, but - fingers crossed - definitely my last. And all of this on top of my usual nurosis and pursuit of all things personal-growth related. So today I'd like to make a toast to new beginnings - because even with all the anxiety and discomfort and newness comes excitement, adaptability, and a reminder that we have a choice, everyday, to make life what we want it, or at the very least the ability to still rise up through the outpouring of shit life sometimes throws our way.
