2 for 1

This is a 2 for 1 post because I've quickly fallen behind over the last two days but I'll condense my happenings and thoughts into this one re-cap.

Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving....in the midst of chaos and it marking the worst holiday I've ever had, I can still firmly declare my gratefulness for my mother, my sister, and my friends.

Today started out rough. I had to re-commit to my future and remind myself that my past was yesterday, and today is a new day. I got really great advice from an old friend who said this, "Dawn when you leave, you should do it with a free heart, not weighed down by loose-ended troubles". So I made up in my mind that I would leave empty for Malawi in order to be filled adequately by the experience that awaits me. Also, I'm moving in with my mother tomorrow morning. I didn't initially think I'd look forward to it seeing as I haven't been back since high school but I'm actually embracing this part of the process. I'm thankful to have a mother to go back too.