Hello again.

Hello, it’s me. Yeah, I know it’s been a hella long time since I’ve written. Life’s been challenging me in ways I never expected.

Remember, once upon a time, long, long ago, I mentioned that my writing is usually driven by things that happen? And things have happened. And this was bad, so I just shut down.

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The Big Thing was that I was separated from my spouse for about half of last year. It was the single biggest gut-punch I’ve endured in my adult life. I won’t bring up dramatic details, but suffice it to say, it sucked. BUT we have recently graduated from 2 years of marriage counseling. Things are definitely not perfect, but there is growth, reflection, and intentional efforts moving us forward together. But believe me, separation is life-altering, even when it leads to reunion and not divorce. Ok, moving on.

The other Big Thing is I left my part time job at an awesome veteran service organization. I loved the job and the mission, but I needed to grow, and wasn’t able to do it there. So now I am the Director of Development at a youth development organization. It’s full time and a huge step up for me in my career. I love this org’s mission also, and my boss is also a working mom and totally gets it when I call in b/c I have a kid down with strep. And it’s in-person (vs remote) so my inner extrovert is being nourished, and I am so excited to be creating a great network here! And what we do helps our immediate local community, so I get to see the fruits of our labor. Win-win.

Relationship issues and job changes/unemployment are two of the very most stressful things in life, so there ya have it. I look forward to renting more interesting content soon!

Cheers and Love,

Christine