The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for." - Bob Marley
Yeah, it's been awhile {shrug}. Life has been busy, I have been apathetic about blogging, I am lazy...the list could go on! However, I do want to give some life updates (especially for those of you I don't see often enough).
1. I am still seeing the therapist and it has been so helpful and healing. I found a good fit with my counselor and she does a great job of challenging me when needed, normalizing my experiences, and supporting me. I feel extremely lucky to have her. I think we will probably either terminate our sessions soon or scale back to once-a-month check ins.
2. About six months ago (December of last year) I started talking to a guy from Tallahassee, FL. A couple of months after that we went on our first official date. Since then, we have been going back and forth (actually I have only gone to Tallahassee once, he has done more of the visiting) to visit, and of course talking in between. We, recently, made it official and I am excited to see what our story will be. We were both very cautious about moving too quickly (we both have commitment issues). For me, there was a lot of fear about losing my independence, not being accepted for who I really am, and—of course—getting hurt. The first two, are not issues with this guy as he gives me room for autonomy and, even when we have differing opinions, he respects who I am. For the last one, I discovering the truth in Bob Marley's words mentioned above. So, we'll see how it goes; I'll update on it occasionally.
3. Next weekend, I will start (and hopefully complete) my first sprint triathalon. It is in Newnan, GA. I am nervous about it, but I think it will be good. However it goes, I am hoping for a speedy recovery, because just a few days later marks the beginning of the 3-day Cuban Party (a casino/salsa congress in Atlanta). I am much more excited about the salsa.
4. I co-authroed a book chapter with one of my professors. I am ever so grateful to her for the opportunity and still cannot believe that it actually happened.
5. The time for my 101 list is coming to a close and much will go unaccomplished, and I am learning to be okay with that. I may re-commit to doing some of those things or I may just let them go. I am not sure. However, THANK YOU so much to those of you who have encouraged me (specifically Andre and ex-roomie, TJD). I wouldn't have accomplished what I did without you. A few things are still in progress, so I will give the final update on all that I DID accomplish after June 18th (the official end of my 1001 days).
So, in a nutshell, that has been life in my absence from here. I will post about the race, crossing over to 31, and the final wrap up of the 101 in the next couple/few weeks. Thank you for reading!
