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What am I doing with my life?!

Here's a quick little update for those who have been asking about what's going on in my life:

I moved back home to Michigan at the end of December, 2020. The plan was to beworking for a brand-new nonprofit that was going to be making temporary, movable medical stations for underserved communities around the world. One of the parts that made this extra exciting was that the first community was in Oaxaca, Mexico. This meant I was hired because of my nonprofit expertise AND my bilingual skills - SCORE! Plus, it was flat-out stated in my interview that I would be working from Mexico at times -DOUBLE SCORE!

Well, since then, life happened. The boss has had several life-threatening health scares and is now likely never to return to work. This means that the nonprofit (his pet project) is indefinitely on the shelf, so to speak. He also owns a big exterior sign company and our office was within this business so I was offered a position as a project coordinator as a means of...well, paying the bills. Needless to say, this is not what I originally signed up for. However, I am also very thankful for the company to not just give me the boot once the nonprofit was held up. 

This has actually been one of the many reasons why I have decided to really dive into writing. Like I've mentioned in previous posts, I am always writing this or that. I probably have at least twenty or thirty journals that I've started over the years and who knows how many short blurbs and book beginnings I have. But now I have finally come to the realization that if I am going to seek out a career doing something I absolutely love, writing has to be a big part of it. 

So, I am back in the job hunt game and now I'm looking for something more. Of course, the big dream is to just write. If I could do that all the time and not have to do the whole 9-5 grind, that would be pretty sweet. For now, though, I am just chugging along and doing what needs to be done to get the bills paid and the food in the tum-tum. 

Also, on a side note, a couple months ago, I gained a roommate! Apparently there are some who had bets going as to which of my kids would be first to move in with me. For those who had their money on the baby, Ben, you can collect! He decided he wanted to be home with me just a bit longer. It's been nice having someone else in the apartment to keep me company and we've been going through some great movies...and our newest obsession is The Masked Singer! 

And my final tidbit of interesting news is that I would classify myself as "no longer single". I met a guy a few months ago and even though I was definitely not thinking I was looking for anything serious, here we are. I am crazy about him and I am so grateful to be in a healthy relationship with someone who makes me laugh and gives me the warm and fuzzies. Not only that, but we can carry on conversations about so many different things for hours on end. I love listening to him talk about his dreams and ambitions and then watching him begin to make them reality. And I love that he listens to me and encourages me. Yep. This girl has been hooked...and that is quite okay with me. I haven't felt this happy, at peace, and safe with someone in a long time so I'm relishing in this bliss.  


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