Staying Positive in Singledom
The Christmas decorations are packed. Now, I just need the husband to help me take them downstairs. Oh wait … I don’t have one of those.
For some reason this holiday season was a little tougher than in the past and I’m not quite out of the funk. Maybe it’s because I spent Christmas week with two great kids (a 4-month-old and a toddler), and the time is coming when I’m going to have to make the choice to do it alone if I’m going to do it at all. It isn’t a choice I want to have to make. Or maybe it’s because I’m still a little tainted by the failed fall romance.
Also, being single wasn’t as hard when most of my friends were single, but those numbers are dwindling. Heck, most everyone in my office is married … even the early 20-somethings. Honestly, I’m personally happy I didn’t get married in my 20s or early 30s. For one, I had too much fun and tons of great experiences. I also believe you are still growing and becoming who you are in your 20s, and it’s the lucky few couples that actually grow together instead of apart. But I’m ready now … and it’s not happening.
I also believe in the power of positive thought and I almost deleted this post because focusing on what you don’t have is counterproductive. But deleting the words wouldn’t have destroyed the thoughts in my head. Instead, I’m putting them out there in an effort to acknowledge them and move on to a better (and hopefully a more romantically successful) 2009.