This Time Last Year

*In my blogging I will refrain from mentioning peoples real names so no embarrassment, etc will be had, especially when I get to talking about the dating aspect of my life.

What can I say? A year has flown by. Last year at this time, even though we were officially divorced, the ex and I were cohabitating. For those of you thinking this may be an option after a divorce to cut costs, I would advise strongly against it. The story will come out in later blogs, but cohabitating with an ex is NOT advisable.

So much has happened.....
Last fall was chaotic to say the least. The Showcase tour for the nonprofit was underway in September, the divorce was underway, we were getting ready for the non profits yearly auction in November, my ex and I were being audited by the IRS for his ventures overseas, applying for colleges for my eldest son and getting all the senior year stuff under wraps, it was a crazy, crazy, crazy time to say the least. But, life went on. As with most of your lives you know that when it rains it pours. Everyone goes through those times that when you think things can't possibly get worse, they do. Sometimes even with a vengeance. Looking back over the past year, I realize many things that happened, probably could have been avoided. Some couldn't, but many could have. I will be definitely writing about those as well as I want this blog to be fun at times and make people laugh. I laugh at my life all the time. Many times it's because I make a multitude of stupid mistakes that later I just look back on and shake my head in amazement. This past year was a spiral out of control with me until it came to head at the end of May. At that time I decided it was time to pick myself up, dust myself off and start all over again. I look at my life much like the phoenix bird rising from the ashes.
For those of you who do not know the symbology of the phoenix bird; a phoenix is a mythical bird, of which legend has told, near the end of its life-cycle it builds itself a nest of twigs that then ignites; both nest and bird burn fiercely and are reduced to ashes, from which a new, young phoenix arises, reborn anew to live again.
I am starting anew. I am going to make a new life for myself and my children. Whether you are married or single, young or old, it is never too late to start again, to reinvent your life and to break out of the doldrums. Put yourself out there and try something new. We all get stuck in ruts. Make a commitment to yourself to try something new at least once a week. Something you have never done before. See how it feels. Is it exciting? Does it give you a rush? It's up to us to make our lives exciting. Yes we all have to work, we all have obligations. But take 15 to 20 minutes even to do something out of the ordinary, expand your life in a good way. Until tomorrow…..