Dreams or Just Plans
I don't remember where this photo came from and why it's in my phone. I guess I saved at one time because it felt like my life- broken pieces but so wanting to hold together. I'm still not in a good place mentally, but at least am moving towards realization that this is now my life, without my husband, and navigating however many years I have ahead alone. To say life has changed in two years for my family, collective and individually is an understatement. My focus is on supporting my kids, and trying to find a new direction or purpose myself. I'm burnt out in my job and have officially given a retirement date, even earlier than the original July 2025. I refuse to put myself through the spring chaos of budget and policy season. I thought long and hard about not going back after my knee surgery, but there's too big a financial miss to justify that due to hitting a milestone anniversary on March 3. Plus, I do like my colleagues and having a clean retiremen