The Big Kid World...

I started at Northwestern Mutual Financial on Monday. It's strange to be doing something I never thought I would be doing. The people here are great. The office dynamic is something I could most definitely do my Master's Thesis on. All of the financial reps are these uber conservative MBA's or soon-to-be MBA's who only care about more money and everyone on staff are these uber liberals, make fun of the reps, kind of people. I adore it.

It's nice to know that my financial problems are less of a problem now. I finally feel like all the work I've put into trying to get back on my own two feet over the past year are finally paying off. I talked to my dad last week and he ju st kept telling me how proud he was and how much he wishes me all the luck in the world to keep going and make myself happy. It's an incredible feeling to know that I have pushed myself and pushed myself and I'm finally at a place where I can see where it is I'm trying to go and what I'm trying to do and the different steps I have to take to get me there.

The past few months really have been this huge transition into a new beginning. The fact that I've done it on my own makes me that much more proud of myself. I'm finally starting to realize that I'm the strong and capable person that I never thought I could be. I'm happy. I'm more than happy. I'm elated. This has been a rough and tumble process and I'm glad that I've finally gotten a little bit of breathing room. Not to say there won't be more to come, but at least I can catch my breath at this point.