Looking back (but still moving forward)

This photo came up in my memories. Beautiful Annie on her first day of kindergarten.

Sometimes I miss my old life. Not that I want to go back to that life, but I think it is ok to say that I miss the simplicity of my old life.

I miss having someone else to share parenting with,

I miss having enough money,

I miss my kiddies living in the same house all the time,

I miss having someone to go to bed with each night,

I miss my friends that I never have time to see now

because I work full time.

There's things I don't miss of course, and I love my new life,

but I think it's perfectly acceptable to acknowledge that things are different

and sometimes that makes me feel sad.

Change is painful. I guess that one day this new life will fit more comfortably

 and I'll manage it better on a day to day basis. 

Let's do this.