The In-Between

I think we all have times in our lives of in-betweens. I think everyone must have these times. Maybe many of these times. And sometimes they're exactly what we need. I'm very much in an in-between transtition - yeah, riddle that one out - right now.

Many changes are coming in the W Fam, and good ones, I think! No, no sprogs, so don't let your mind wander there! Still working on a sister for Gizmo before those happen!

So, when all of the upheaval in April happened, HH asked me what I wanted to do with my life. "I mean, really" he said, "what do you want to do? What makes you happy?" Hard but good questions when you're emotionally spent. After taking a couple of weeks to attempting to just be, I thought back to athletic training and all of that... which led to PA school? Maybe. Or not. Or maybe chiropratic? Or maybe Gizmo needs a stay-at-home mom? Or maybe HH needs dinner on the table every night at 6:30? (For the record, he does not. Another one of HH's astoundingly cool attributes is an ability to go with the strange flow my cooking takes. And he makes mean pancakes.) What did I want to do???

Next step was information gathering, big surprise there, and throwing myself into working out with the best girls in the world with vigor. And attempting to just be. Which is hard to do - just being. I'm even reading a book right now about just being. (Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert - I'm only 1/3 of the way through it and am LOVING it.) From information gathering, I went to community college for a summer class. Talk about fun. Seriously! I heart school. I just do. But I got even more answers there.

As I continue taking this meandering path to wherever it is I'll end up, I'm doing my best to enjoy the journey. There are times, such as earlier this week, where I feel lost - but as another great friend told me recently: Everything turns out ok in the end. If it's not ok, it's not the end. (Have I mentioned that I have some genius friends out there?! It's true, I do - and I'm so blessed to have them!) I'm also finding out that it's ok to be a little lost - so long as I don't just give in. Lost is part of the journey, right? Yes. And what was it that Mr. Datsun said? Lfe is a journey. Enjoy the ride. Remeber him? The nice man in sunnies sitting on the billboard with the white dog. :-)

This section of the in-between is slated to change to the something part in September when I start at Parker, where I'll spend this fall term working on my remaining pre-reqs for chiropractic school. Yay! I'm super stoked, but am also trying to enjoy the in-between that is the next 3ish weeks. I'm also really realizing that I don't do "not much" too well!

But it also means I can have random afternoon swim parties! Any takers?!