Here’s My One Year Post-Divorce Life Recap
How I learned to ride the waves of each season.
I stopped buying soft fruits a year ago. As I type that, it feels like I’m stating some sort of sobriety milestone.
That’s certainly not the case. It’s more of a recognition that when I moved out on my own for the very first time in my life last September, I couldn’t handle anything without resilience (in my life and my grocery shopping habits).
And hence, the raspberries had to go — and all the other thin-skinnedness in my life.
In addition to publically declaring my stance on weak produce, I also made a personal pact to avoid major home renovations for the first 12 months in this home. I am happy to report that other than finishing my yoga studio (which has now become an indoor cycling studio), I’ve managed to maintain a conservative stance on spending money on this house.
As I approach the milestone of living my life 2.0 for one year, I can’t help but reflect on the seasons that have passed since this first anniversary.
Here’s what life’s been like the first year as a divorcée at 40.
The Anti-Soft Fruit Season
The first few months of living on my own for the first time in my life were kind of a…