Today we drove down to Florida to reunite with our babies after their Disney World fiasco as well as spend some quality post-holiday time with our family.\u00a0 It’s just a long enough drive to get you thinking about things but just short enough to let it end before you become obssesive or negative about your thoughts.\u00a0 It\u00a0was a quiet ride – just me and John – with both of us (however trite it may seem) reflecting on the past year and,\u00a0more importantly, the year(s) to come.<\/p>\n
I will sum it up by saying just a few things.\u00a0 #1. I feel, most days, like the luckiest person in the world.\u00a0 As I drove the six hour haul today, I realized that even with all the mistakes I have made (and more than likely, will continue to make) I have managed to eke out a very sweet life.\u00a0 While I am proud to say that I have made rather difficult decisions which, eventually (over two years of great struggle) proved to be wise, I can only attribute it to the fact that I am surrounded by such great people.\u00a0 #2.\u00a0 I, finally and after 29 years on this planet, trust myself and my decision making abilities.\u00a0 I feel strong and confident and like I have made, and will continue to make,\u00a0solid choices.\u00a0 Having faith in your own ability to steer your life, I think, is quite possibly one of the greatest gifts you can ever give yourself (or earn, depending on how you look at it).\u00a0 AND, last but not least #3.\u00a0 In my childrens’ absence I realized that the life of a single, young, unattached adult is not for me.\u00a0 The ability to indulge in constant self gratification became borderline grotesque for me.\u00a0 I found nothing redeeming about it.\u00a0 I can now say that my struggle as a young mother who never quite felt like she had a good go at being a 20something go-getter is over.\u00a0 My family is a defining quality of me and I will no longer daydream about the life I never had – because, honestly, this is better than anything I could ever have dreamed.<\/p>\n
So.\u00a0 Happy New Year to you all.\u00a0 See you tomorrow….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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