I can not believe it's been a year since I've posted anything... that's so sad :(
My only excuse, I've been busy...very, very busy. My life has change exponentially since last May and in retrospect 100% for the better. Well mostly ;)
With the intent to jump back on the blogging bandwagon I'm not going to go into the details of my personal life...let's just say I'm very happy with where I am and am looking forward to a wonderful future.
In short, since May...
My legal affairs with my ex-husband are now in order (for the most part) the divorce was final March 1st of this year.
The man I lived with for six years after my separation moved out of the townhouse we own together. It's now a business partnership of sorts and amicable at the moment. These things can change at the drop of a hat so I'm not committing to my previous comment.
I have a second son...a Chinese home stay student. He's 15 and for the most part easy to "parent" we've has our moments and rules have had to be enforced and re-enforced but things there are good.
My beautiful intelligent daughter is very close to attaining her N and will have a whole new found freedom that goes with it. She's still amazingly successful in school and looking forward to her last year of high school "finally!"
My darling son, well things are as usual all over the place with him. He struggles with school and has decided to get a head start on next year by enrolling in summer school. He wants to take two classes but I think I'll limit him to one. No sense in overwhelming him, he doesn't do well when that happens. He is thoroughly enjoying his cook training class and works in the school cafeteria often...might be for the free lunches though.
Life for me this past year has been about lessons. Lessons in acceptance, lessons in letting go, lessons in embracing change and not fighting it. I've learned that people come and go in our lives to help us grow into the best versions of ourselves the versions we are meant to become before our time here is done. I've learned that the issues of others are none of my business as much as my issues are none of theirs. I've learned to own my life in order to be able to share it. I've learned that compromise is not always the best policy. I've learned that it's easier to love others when first I love myself and finally I've learned that unconditional love does exist, it is real. Oh, and I've learned the difference between "attachment" and truly loving someone.
It's been a great year and a trying year. What I'm looking forward to in this next twelve months is, well, for me to know and you to find out, so stay tuned and I promise I won't wait another year to let you in on my spilt milk.
With much love and light,
Tammy.
