The good side of any breakup is the opportunity to learn (hopefully!) from the experience and to look forward to the next one. Yup, I've done it before and I'm doing it again.It feels different this time. I feel like I've honestly turned a corner, had an emotional breakthrough. I guess time will tell, but I've had a few pretty potent signs. I'm going to keep them to myself for now, but I will tell you that I've been feeling the most amazing feelings lately. I feel calm, I feel at peace, and - dare I say it - I think this is what it feels like to be... happy.

I thought there would be more fanfare with this. I thought that I would meticulously plan out my personal finance and career goals in an excel spreadsheet so that I could start the New Year off right and with the perfectly planned budget. Apparently this will not be the year of unfettered organization.

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