@Moonsparkle I will definitely keep the story going, I mean we have an apartment to decorate now! : ) Also, thank you in advance for stocking almond milk! I love love love almond milk.
@NeonSocks I am just seeing your update, and I am so proud of you! What you said there, I completely agree with. I am trying so hard to not care about people's input. Everyone thinks we are just making a rash decision but they don't know the amount of pain it took to get here. I hope you find yourself and get to a strong place of knowing exactly what you need. It looks like our journeys will continue to parallel. Good job keeping true to yourself.
No one else really knows what you're going through. People always give their opinons without thinking about if They were in your shoes. I try to put myself in the other persons shoes before I assume or just blurt out my opinion. Everyone else always thinks they know best. But only you know What's best for you.
Thought I would just give a quick update since my mind is going numb looking at excel spreadsheets. EC mental breaks make excellent work distractions! I moved into my new apartment on Saturday. My relationship ended on Sunday. I cried on Monday. Today, I feel at peace. I know there are plenty of days ahead that are going to be dark, but there are also plenty of new opportunities as well. I feel at peace finally knowing that I am taking a chance on me. Allowing myself to live the life I have been too scared to live. Too frightened to acknowledge. Too unsure to accept. Saturday was the first step in my new chapter. I am almost completely unpacked- with the new dinosaur shower curtain proudly on display. : ) I am decorating according to my wishes and in the process building a new life. Starting over in a new town, with new self worth, and slowly ever so slowly learning to be ok with me.
Alright, so you're OK... but how are the books? And the socks! Just kidding you are more important than them. It's good to read your positive thoughts. The sky is your limit now!
Haha, the socks are safely unpacked and all neon pairs are accounted for. I just finished putting the bookcase together so tomorrow I get to deal with the stress of re-organizing that mess.
All exciting things! I'm so happy for you that you are finding some peace in having your own space. I too am looking forward to making a place my own. A new town even? Wow fresh start indeed!
Thank you! Yeah I actually moved about an hour away from my house. I am still the same distance from work, but now I am closer to the one city in this state. I am not a necessary a fan of cities, but there are several LGBT Meet up groups that I know have better access too. Everything seems to be falling into place and I hope the same does for you.
Glad to hear you are settling in. I am moving in two weeks. Nothing new for me. I have moved lots of times. But I'll be much closer to the dojo. And karate always makes me happy. Have fun decorating! I'm always moving furniture around.
Thanks! And I'm so happy to hear that things are falling into place. That all sounds perfect! I'm a little envious of your ability to truly have a fresh beginning. My daughter is my world, but man are things oh so much more complicated going through this with a child.
I cannot imagine how much harder it is to go through all of this and have a child. I do not have kids (obviously- by my lack of ever mentioning children)- but I commend all of you that are mothers and fathers. It was hard enough dealing with everything when the only thing my partner and I shared was a house with a garden. I cannot imagine how much harder it would have been with another life involved.
This is terrribly difficult for all of us- regardless of kids or not. But thank you. It does make it so much harder to have another life I will be greatly affecting. And my husband will be on my life for a long time regardless because of her.