Transitioning

This past June, my husband and I drove out to watch my son graduate from college. I couldn’t believe that four years had already passed – where did the time go? After graduation he moved to a nearby city to start his new job and is now a full-time working man. We are so proud of him and happy that he is settling into his new life.

After we arrived home from that trip, I had the thought, “Ok, now what?” My son has successfully flown the nest and I am actually feeling good about it, compared to four years ago when I was a blubbering mess. So what’s next for me? Do I continue writing this blog?

After some months contemplating this question, I’ve come to realize that this blog has helped give me focus and keep me moving in a healthy direction. It has allowed me to express myself in new and challenging ways. Overall, writing the blog has been a positive experience, therefore I would like to continue writing, but now that I’ve embraced the empty nest, my focus will be shifting.

Instead of limiting the blog to just one aspect of my life, I would like to transition into and broaden its scope to include more of my journey as a woman in her 50’s, learning to set boundaries with others, communicating better with my loved ones, and accepting life as it actually unfolds rather than how I think it “should.”

Do any of these topics resonate with you? If so, I’d love to hear about it.

My most recent struggle has been recuperating from foot surgery, that has left me almost immobile for the past 3 weeks and I am about to go stir crazy. Luckily, I have a wonderfully supportive husband, but I am not good at asking for help once, let alone a million times a day. So I have to keep reminding myself that this is another learning experience and it won’t last forever.

I look forward to the evolution of this blog as I continue to evolve as a person. I look forward to sharing my hardships, my lessons, my mistakes, and my joy as well.