I’m in my mid 30s and starting over. Not in a fresh start, clean slate kind of way. I left my marriage. I’m walking away from a house I can’t afford. I’m moving into transitional housing with my kids, no car, no job, no savings, and no clear plan. This isn’t a glow up. It’s… Continue reading Starting Over in My Mid 30s (No Car, No Job, and Too Many Feelings)
Category: Figuring It Out
I don’t have answers. These are the thoughts I’m working through as I try to understand my own life.
Mediation 1.0
I had my first mediation appointment. We drove there together. Same car. Because I don’t have access to my own right now. Then we sat in separate rooms while the mediator went back and forth between us. It was quiet and structured. And even though nothing was finalized, it helped. Nothing was signed. There’s no… Continue reading Mediation 1.0
All These Big Ideas I Never Finished
I’m always coming up with something. A new job I think I’d love. A business idea that shows up in my head fully formed. A website I start building at 1am with no plan except “maybe this could be something.” For a minute, I’m all in. I feel like this time, it’s really going to… Continue reading All These Big Ideas I Never Finished
I Just Want It Decided
I definitely knew how much of adulthood would be paperwork and waiting, because people always have complained about that. But I think this is the first time im actually experiencing it. I’ve never dealt with lawyers before this year. Never needed to learn words like “mediation” “foreclosure” “custody petition” or “temporary order.” Now I hear… Continue reading I Just Want It Decided