Monday, March 1, 2010

A catalyst for change

To say that 2009 was not a good year for me would be an understatement.  I was just about fully recovered from an elective surgery when I had a devastating side effect and almost died.  A week after my visit to the ER my apartment was broken into on my first day back at work.   And then while doing follow up from my side effect another issue was found on a CT scan.  While this blog isn’t about my health problems (from which I did fully recover), they were definitely a catalyst for change in my life.  Throughout my physical and mental recovery, one thing continued to gnaw at my mind…I was alone.  I have a wonderful family and incredible friends who took care of me and were there for me in my darkest hours, but I hated the fact that my “in case of emergency” person was (and still is) my Dad.  Once I was finally free from weekly doctor visits and the worry that came with them, I decided that I didn’t want to be alone anymore and it was time to do something about it.  2010, I knew, was going to be different for me, and I set off on a series of adventures that eventually led me to becoming a speed dating host.

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