Here’s My One Year Post-Divorce Life Recap

How I learned to ride the waves of each season.

Kristi Tarrant
8 min readSep 3, 2022
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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…

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Kristi Tarrant

Second-time Wifey. Fortune 100 Leader. Blended Fam Mama. Storyteller. Triathlete. Yoga Teacher. I write about: Life | Health | Mindfulness | Self | Leadership