August – Sat in my apartment alone, Tito gone, getting my eviction notice after already deciding I wasn´t going to stay, I received a gift from the Universe. A client called me. I was the listing agent for is property. He felt that because it was empty it wasn´t selling. It needed to be furnished, …
35.One Girl. One Journey – Step 2 of Plan A – 2013 Read More »
November 26 – Firmed up on the house. Closing was December 31. How ironic. The end of a year. I had a month to figure out where I was going to go and what I was going to do. It was a month of uncertainty, fear, anxiety, and praying. I tried to act normal at …
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December 31, 2013 – A friend came to pick up my bed and the pieces of furniture I decided to leave behind. The last piece of furniture that I had purchased when I moved to my condo… I loved it. But, life changes. I had spent the rest of my time at the house packing …
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Excerpt from diary: January 7th, 2014 ¨I’ve gotten a cold. The heat isn’t working in the house. Last night, as the snow whirled and the wind blew through the windows, I looked at the temperature and it was 62. I knew it was going to go lower through the night. I drank another entire …
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January 25th 2014 Excerpt from diary: ¨Finished writing a childrens book this morning, “The Littlest Blue Fairy Penguin”. I’ve been spending time with my sister and the kids. She drops off food every now and then, and checks up on me often. What a godsend. I know I’m doing the right thing. There is nothing for …
39. One Girl. One Journey – The Time in Between – 2014 Read More »
January, February and March were anxiety ridden, emotional months. I spent my time with family, I put my stuff that I wanted to keep in storage – some at my brothers shop, some in the basement of my sisters store, some at my daughters… I packed and repacked my 2 huge suitcases. I made arrangements …
Figuratively and literally. It was time to take off. March 7, 2014 – Left for Mexico. I stayed for a few months. Got a remote job, so I had money coming in. Wow. Thinking back now as I write this, I remember feeling so scared and alone. It was not something I wanted to do …