I am shamefully delinquent on my blogging. It isn't JUST that my computer blew up, and I lost my password, and, and, and. I think I am adjusting. Yes, that's it. Adjusting. But I jump ahead in the story.
Rewind to June: Child graduates, goes off to college, and as the dust settles (literally, in the case of her bedroom) and the house gets quieter, a sudden drop into that pond of stillness sets off a ripple effect: What now?
Many of you know my propensity for denial. You may recall, it was a good two years after moving to sunny Southern California that I realized I wasn't just on an extended vacation. What? We MOVED? So when Child packed her bags and walked out the door I was busy humming a happy tune and preparing dinner for three. Three months and twenty pounds later my head snapped up from my meal preparation.
What? She MOVED?
So while some were well into dealing with their empty nest I had just begun.
Such a simple question, but the ramifications are profound. It is not just "what now?" but "who are you now?". All those years of chauffeuring, catering, nursing, cajoling ground to a screeching halt. Time to redefine, polish, and hone the new me.
So the sun rises on a new chapter in life. Wish me luck.
