Hello, friends, and welcome back to Iowa Girl Meets World! In this episode, Iowa Girl sits in a borrowed chair in her bedroom and contemplates whether or not to go load the dishwasher before bed. So far, the answer's a resounding "that's a lot of work," but we'll see how the episode ends, shall we?
Iowa Girl Meets World has been on an extremely intentional 7-month hiatus. Since we last saw our heroine, she has:
1) celebrated her daughter's 18th birthday and graduation
2) co-taught a summer school classroom
3) upgraded to 5th grade and a rolling chair at work
4) spent a month celebrating her own 30th birthday
We don't have time to do a full rehash of the last 7 months, but rest assured, they've contained the usual assortment of ups and downs and in-betweens. This weekend has been an in-between. Excellent TV show watching? Check. Trouble getting up until early afternoon? Check. Time spent with a friend? Check. General lack of motivation? Check.
All life is really an in-between. This week won't be perfect, but neither will it be awful. It'll be a week. There will be laughter and joy, frustration and exhaustion, and, well, everything in between. And that's okay. In the past 7 months, this Iowa Girl has grown enough in her mental health to be able to say, "I can do this" - no matter what "this" happens to be. And if failure occurs, this Iowa Girl can get up and try again. It might take a few days and some help from friends and family, but it'll be worth it.
On that note, time to load that dishwasher. This is Iowa Girl Meets World, signing out.
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