Look out world, here I come
It's a funny thing, you know... I have always known that I would travel - A LOT. I have always known that I would have at least two countries for residence (wasn't sure WHICH two, but I knew it would be two or more). I have always known that I would marry someone who wasn't from Canada - no idea who, but again, I was certain of that fact.
And I am applying for my first passport since I was a child... I never got one for myself before now, despite being certain of these things.
This will be my FIRST Canadian passport. And I have to rush it too - of course. Pragmatism has a downside - it means that I rarely go after something until I need it. Which causes these little deadlines to crop up from time to time, and I can expect a few of these for a while to come.
That being said, it's exciting to watch the future I always knew I would have starting to form itself into being. Creating it, one step at a time - it's exciting... a little scary sometimes but hey - you aren't alive if you aren't pushing yourself, and being scared is the easiest guage for that.
I have goal maps and motivation stuff all over my apartment. The stuff of my remaking, marked all over my space, encouraging me to remember the new me, the future me, and forget the past.
The cage door is open... now I need only step through. I cannot fully express my gratitude for that. My life is still far from perfect - but I have a path now to fix it and that means the world to me. I am a lucky, lucky woman... and far too smart to waste it.