There's always an awkward phase of life.....starting at age 13. When you reach junior high your hormones are all out of whack, face breaks out, can't talk to boys, the whole bit. Then high school...no date to prom, mad because you didn't make homecoming court, tripped on the football field, the whole nine yards (yes, pun intended). College...you're learning who you are, who you want to be, and better yet...who you DON'T want to be. Then your friends start getting married and you don't. They start having kids and you don't. It can make your head spin when you think about it too hard.
I have a more positive, productive, if you will, method of thinking. Sure, I have to continually remind myself, but it's getting to be second nature. See, I just bought a house a few months ago. It's probably the biggest "permanent" move I've ever made, so needless to state....I'm excited about it! I'm fixing it up with much-needed help from mom, and even had a housewarming last weekend where I quickly learned that I cannot fit more than 25 people in my house at one time, but I digress. While most of my friends are getting married, buying houses, cars, and raising a family...I'm doing all this for ME. Now, I haven't completely lost all hope of possibly having a family of my own down the line, so this time I have to myself, I'm gonna TAKE. I'm seizing every opportunity I can. In April, I went skydiving in Tallahassee right after I bought my house, I got to start buying furniture all by myself, I started my own Mary Kay business last week...all by myself, it's actually been very good! The good Lord also knows things could get lonely living in a house all alone, so He brought me Satchel, my tabby :) He's pretty much my pal! All of these blessings I am looking at as my "Me Time:" an extended period of which I am entitled to do and act as I please. Selfish? Certainly not! Both of my jobs are centered around selflessness, which has taken me straight to the chiropractor, but regardless, this is just time I can spend not having to check with anyone before I pick out bed spreads or floor lamps. I'm really enjoying it, actually.
So while my precious friends are making their way towards grandkids, I'm making my way towards buying myself a jeep again :) Maybe one day I'll be driving my 2-year-old in that jeep, but for now, I'm going to soak up the moments and embrace the possibilities. Leib deine Traume!