It's been almost a year since I last posted a blog entry here. A lot was uncertain in my life then and as I re-read my postings I remember the helpeless and drowning feelings that consumed my every thought. And here I am, a year later, battling some of the same issues and faced with new ones as well.
To bring things up to speed, I ended up being very involved in the fitness studio and even taught a basic dance and GLEE class for several months. It was a blast and a time that I will never forget. I re-discovered my love for dance and fitness and learned that I could be a successful teacher as well as student. A couple months into teaching, I interviewed for and landed a job as an Academic Counselor for an online university. I have now been working for 5 months and I generally enjoy what I do. In addition, Trent was tipped off to a job posting for a fleet mechanic at the Town of Gilbert and he ended up landing the job through a phone interview, nonetheless! Both positions have been major blessings for us individually as well as for our family in general. For the first time in our 10 years together, Trent and I work on the same shift and in the same vicinity to one another. We are able to carpool to work and Mia goes to school in this area as well. When we get home at night, we cook dinner together, clean up together and get the kids ready for bed together. It's pretty awesome. We have time to talk about our days now.
We are still dealing with the financial "backlash" of me having been unemployed for 2 years and him for 6 plus 6 months of being severely underemployed. I am just looking forward now and trying not to get stuck in the woulda-shoulda-coulda game when thinking about the past. I plan on starting a Masters program soon and eventually things will balance back out again.
As I type, my lunch break is ending and I better get back. Hopefully I can use my lunch break to reconnect here and get back on track with writing as well. For now it feels good to be back.
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