Monday, Monday

It's really surprising how big Reepicheep has gotten. He's probably around 9 months old now. He's still "the kitten" though. And a big spoiled one at that!

Wow. What a day it has been. Of course, I got nothing done I had planned to do. Other than updating here. But what a Monday!

Normally, Mondays are not the happiest days of the week for me. It's usually bye, bye, fun weekend...it's time to shuffle off to work now! But today has been...interesting. I wish I could share more, but I guess I need to see where these events are going. I'm just grateful today has been a fun day and am actually looking forward to tomorrow! (Tuesdays are usually worse than Mondays)

Of course, all this excitement does not help me accomplish all that is on my to-do list for today. But

I've had a lot going on so far this year. The divorce was final on March 25th. I'm still chugging away at graduate school. I've lost 23 pounds since the beginning of the year (45 overall!). Tiger has been diagnosed with some arthritis and borderline kidney disease (more on that another day). Work is still...work. I've made a ton of new friends. It's been stressful and emotional and exhausting...but there's hope. And not to go all Lifetime Movie Network on you or anything, but that hope has kept me going. I am healing, I'm learning a ton about myself, and I'm really getting excited about my future.

On May 20th I will be 30 years old. And surprisingly, I feel like life really is going to begin at 30 for me. I squandered away my 20s on bad choices, depression, and on people who didn't deserve all that I sacrificed. I don't want to do that again. And I have the opportunity of a fresh start. It's both terrifying and exciting at the same time.

For the first time in a long time, I can honestly say I felt GREAT today.