I just want to take a minute this week to say thank you to all of you who reached out to me after last week\’s blog post. All of the messages, calls, and warm hugs were very much appreciated. It\’s a scary time full of a lots of uncertainty, but I can\’t help but feel a bit calmer knowing I have so many people who care about me, and want to help me if they can.
The main reason I write these weekly blogs is because I want to practice my writing, and this gives me a reason to do just that. However, I have shared a lot of personal parts of my life on this blog, and not with the end goal of getting pitied or praised for what I\’ve done, but because I know I\’m not the only one who has gone through something difficult like a hard breakup or losing a job. Even if my \”words of wisdom\” really have no real wisdom to them, at least people reading this will know they aren\’t alone with what they are going through, and that\’s what matters to me.
It\’s hard enough going through something life changing, heartbreaking, or challenging, and doing it alone makes it even tougher. We obviously know that everyone experiences these kinds of feelings in some shape or form, but when the pain of these experiences is still fresh, it helps to be reminded that you aren\’t alone. There\’s someone out there who knows what it feels like, and can reassure you that it does indeed get easier with time. And for me personally, after a difficult situation in the past something even better has always come from it. It sucks in the moment, but even now I know it\’s only a matter of time before something wonderful happens and everything falls into place again.
I did mention in my blog last week that if anyone knew of any openings in Watertown, that I would appreciate a heads up on anything that came along. I did not expect so many people to forward me job openings, or offer to send my resume out, or send advice on how to apply for unemployment, all in an attempt to help me out the best way they could. These kind acts are so so appreciated, and just know that if anyone needs help from me in some way, I would be more than happy to do the same for you.
I haven\’t had any luck on job leads yet, but I did start babysitting this last week, and it kept me busy. It was actually kind of fun to hang out with the kids and help them with their e-learning, and I look forward to getting to know them better in the coming weeks. Plus, I get to wear sweatpants and yoga pants to work, and who wouldn\’t love that?? It\’s obviously not where I would have thought I would be at 25, but I\’m taking it one day at a time, and I know it can only go up from here. I hope everyone is staying healthy and sane out there!
Until next time 🙂
Megan Reiffenberger