Interesting.

I came back to this little spot on the web because a very good friend of mine has "joined the blogosphere", to use her words!
I just finished re-reading my two tiny little previous posts. It's funny, because in a lot of ways, in the last 6 months or so, I've succeeded in realizing many of the goals I put in front of myself.
I've become more social, created new relationships and broadened my horizons. I've stretched myself in ways that have hurt, but in good ways. I've come out of my shell and found some comfort in doing so.
Hubby has adjusted. He's actually surprised me, because he's encouraged some of these areas of growth. Some, not so much but I guess that's to be expected! It's made him pretty uncomfortable at times, this changing of his "norm". We've had lots of ups and downs with it but we seem to be (today, this hour, this minute, this second) at a happy medium.
(I type this and I know I'm jinxing myself!)
I've settled into the PTO presidency with minor aches and pains. I'm learning, daily, that you can't keep everyone happy all the time and I just try to do my best to keep things even keeled.
I feel more confident and that's a very positive upward movement.
The boys are doing wonderfully. Tomorrow is the first day back from Christmas break and it's been an interesting two weeks. I'm sure getting back in the swing of things is going to be an adjustment for them! Heck, it'll be an adjustment for me.
Hubby is going to have to get used to me being gone more, again. THAT should prove interesting!
All in all, I think I'm moving in the right direction. I had a discussion just before school let out for break with one of the secretaries at school and was reminded, again, why I'm trying to spread my wings and rediscover ME. She is in a similar situation and as her child graduated last year, she's had a really hard time remember who SHE is, not just as Mom and Wife.
She said she's had a rough road so far and recommended, strenuously, that I do the work now so it's not such a shock when my day comes, as her's did.
Sound advice, I think.
I'm determined to continue, better than before, my notekeeping of my journey back to Me.
Happy 2009, self. Let's make this a good one.