Becoming myself

It's been just under a year since my last post and my life has completely changed since then. These changes are a huge part of the reason I stopped posting and eventually made my blogs private. My world pretty much came crashing down around me and for a while it was all I could do to make it through the day.
   
Shortly after my last post AJ and I separated. We are now it the process of getting divorced... we're simply waiting to be able to finalize the paperwork (we have to wait 6 months).   
         
Not to worry though, I'm much better now. I've moved on and even found someone new. Data is my goofy, amazing "old man". He makes me smile and laugh constantly. More importantly he knows how important it is for me to be my own person, and he pushes me to not only see that, but strive for it. He wants me to become a better person, a strong, independent, and unique woman, not for him, but for myself.              
 
That's where my blog comes in, this is going to be my way of pushing myself to do just that. This is going to be where I chronicle becoming the woman I want to be, that strong, unique, and independent woman who values herself above all else. I plan to do all the things I've always wanted and needed to do for myself, and write about it here.   
   
This blog is the start of all that, but what else do I have on my list? Let's see:   
      

• Writing regularly (both blogging, personal journal, as well as fiction)
• Photography
• Cook and shop for groceries more often
• Make a budget (and stick to it)
• Buy my own car
• Work towards being debt free
• Increase my credit score
• Start college classes

This is the just the beginning and I'm pretty excited to see where it leads. Here's to becoming myself!