December 08

Well, most of December is already recorded, as I started this blog in the middle of the month.  So, I’ll cover the first half as I recall it.

For the most part, December was full of mundane, blah days.  Kinda like the majority of the year.  I’ve never been so ready to say goodbye to a year in my entire life!

Let’s see…what have I not already written about regarding this month?  I spent the first week of December in Jacksonville, Florida.  Reunited with high school friends, marketed Rodan+Fields and trained my mom…Jacksonville’s first consultant for R+F.  Enjoyed two nights with my grandparents listening to stories about their incredible lives.  Overall, the trip was great.  I even went and stood on the pier at the beach for a few minutes.  I went back to physical therapy for my right leg, which may have a torn meniscus and/or perteller tendon.  I spent over $1,000 to keep my real estate license for another year.  Sick to my stomach.  I used up the last of my firewood.  We had our first snow of the year.  I emptied my savings account for the first time since my divorce.  Sick to my stomach…again. 

2009 cannot get here fast enough!

 

As I recall

In August of 2003, I got my real estate license so I could get out of the corporate world and spend more time with Will.  At the time, I also had an interior design business where I specialized in fabric treatments…draperies, bedding, accessories, etc.  Oh, yeah, I also had a contract with the US Air Force sewing all of the patches for the 118th Airborne Division in Nashville.

 

To catch you up…

I’m 35 years old and have been a single mom since February 2003.  My son is now 8 and his name is Will.  He’s awesome…and you’ll hear lots about him.  I grew up in Jacksonville, Florida and moved to Nashville, Tennessee in January of 1995.  Met Mike (my ex) and married in August of the same year, and had our son Will in October 2000, after 3 years of trying and 2 sessions of artificial inseminiation.  In late summer of 2002, Mike told me he wanted a divorce in a note he left on the coffee table on his way out the door to a Titans football game.  So, Will and I have been on our own ever since.  Mike is a good dad, that I can say…and he sees Will on a very regular basis and lives just 10 minutes away.  So, for Will, that is great. 

I’m using this category to share a little history about my journey over the past 6 years and give you a little insight into my life and what’s led me to where I am today.  I’m an open book and pretty transparent, so there’s no telling what you might read.  Just know ahead of time that I only share my heart, honestly and openly.