Time to look up

For the first time in my adult life, I am jobless, partnerless, and childless – at the same time. “Unusually new” is a phrase to describe my current situation.

Since my joblessness began (September), I have stayed busy assisting Spencer with applying to college and ultimately helping him settle in. Now he’s there, and I am here. Living the trifecta. Claire and Luna are my only current roomies, and it’s lovely as they do not talk (back)

But it’s also very different and bizarre.

For the past nineteen years, it’s been all hands on deck (my hands) – head down, focused on all the tasks, and searching for completion. Nothing is ever really complete – is it? There are always dishes, laundry, the dog needs to go out, school events, and big teen crises. The life of a single mom. And, a single mom by choice, I might add – that story is not a blog; it’s a book.

But now I sit here with; me, myself, and I – it’s quiet and peaceful. I have missed a lot of what goes on around me because I am always looking down and focused on some task that has little to do with my mental well-being.

An exhausting way of being for anyone. It’s hard to be at peace with that much pressure every day.

Today, my mind feels lighter and more precise. There is room to create a new way of being, which can refresh and restore the exhausted “me” pre-trifecta.

Will VC, the Tradeshow Gladiator, emerge once more?
Will Vickie, the kick-ass roller skater, hit the wood again?
Will Victoria. The single mom, finally lookup?

Yes!! I am looking up, and I will never look down again. I look forward to everything in my path – The path I will continue to walk with my head up! This new way of being can only benefit me and everyone around me.

Would love to read you shares.

VC 🙂