firstly...
first entry, first time journaller (is there such a word?). good place to put it all down. good place to shed the crap i've been carrying around for the past 45-plus years. time to take out the garbage. this will be the dump. sometimes. good place for tears and joys, highs and lows, anger and contentment...the goods and the bads.
i am about to become an empty-nester. woosh. i've been a full-time mom since 1975. is it going to be weird? it will also be the first time for bob and i to be just a couple, without any lil kiddos underfoot. will it feel empty? i fear depression, feeling at odds, being bored. i have no clue what to expect. seems like my sibs have it worked out. they have all gone back to school, made a new career path for themsleves. i don't know if i have what it takes. don't want to be spinning my wheels. hopefully this new phase in my life will be the push i need to take that path, make the jump and run with it. i hope so.