WOW IT'S BEEN ALMOST TWO YEARS

Last December my life blew up - KABLOOEY! Lost my job, my husband left and I got put on academic probation.  Now this all sounds like the end of the world, but truly it was a case of everything blowing up so good things could fall together.

I was unemployed until late June of this year (2013); but the job I have is in my field (Project Management) and has a career path for me to move up!  I like the people I'm working with and they like me.

My husband, Robert, left in December of 2012, moved in with his girlfriend. I made him file for divorce since he had never done that in all of his previous marriages (and yes I COMPLETELY ignored that red flag thank you!). And I we got divorced. Again sounds like a bad thing, but really it was the best thing that ever happened. I am no longer investing time, energy or emotion in his disease (alcoholism and denial are a deadly combo) - and no he's not an alcoholic, he's a drunk! Alcoholics go to meetings and want to change.

Having no job in Spring semester allowed me to focus most of my attention on my school work, that led to getting off Academic Probation and being able to do a lot of work on a project that one of my classmates dropped out of (long story, and suffice it to say, that one is a disgrace to my chosen profession!)

At the end of the Spring Semester, two things happened that made my life MUCH better. I reconnected with two people from my junior high and high school years.  One is easily the best friend I've had in a long time - we have a similar sense of humor, and make each other giggle at the mere mention of trash bags or bread (no  I'm not explaining either!).

The other person is someone I have had chemistry with since I was 12 years old. We never went out on a date in all those years, but 30 years after we first met, he asked me out - I, of course said yes, but wasn't really certain it was a date date - maybe just old friends catching up. Then he kissed me - who knew chemistry could last that long! We are still dating and figuring things out, but it's going pretty well all things considered.

I'll finish grad school in December of next year (2014) and I still have moments when I wonder why in the world I thought grad school was a good idea. Mostly though, I am gaining confidence that I have the skills to be a Project Manager, and I'm going to be great at it!

The only sad part of my year was that my two kitties (Dharma and Karma) no longer live with me - I miss them terribly!  I do have two more dogs in my life (my guy's pups are living with me) and still have Jax, Buddha and RheaLynn.

So the lesson from this year, is when life goes KABLOOEY! hang on, things are about to get better!