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Looks like I did it again…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I write a blog post, and then I disappear. Not a peep from me during 2022, and now it is 2023!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last blog post I wrote here was on December 31st, 2021. A lot has happened since then. I will attempt to give a brief overview of the main events in my life that took place last year in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What happened to being a life coach?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The last time I wrote here, I finished off by saying I had decided to become a life coach. Last year, I did get my life coach certification and launched my first life coaching program. Seven people signed up, and it was lovely! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, with time, my own personal issues came up and became unmanageable along with everything else. My financial situation kept getting worse and worse with time, and I didn’t have the capacity to be there for others when I felt I was drowning in my own stress and despair. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made the decision to find a remote WordPress related 9-5. I was tired of inconsistent income. It took me a couple of months–a couple of very stressful months, but I finally found a position that I am still in today. I am doing this along with running my own WordPress development business, Alien Girl<\/a>, on the side. I will expand more on this in another post… how I feel about my current career situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meet Bowie<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Oh, and during this stressful time, I made the decision to get a dog… It certainly wasn’t a smart financial move but he has been a good companion. Now that I live in a house (which I will talk more about later) I feel more comfortable having him around. I will write a blog post dedicated to him at some point as I did for Bebe<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Bowie<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Relationships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I ended the relationship mentioned in my last post. I respect the person, and he was very good to me but it wasn’t working out AND I kept having the feeling that I needed to move back home. This feeling had been lingering for a couple of years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I moved back, I decided I would attempt to check out the dating pool here. Before making this decision I thought about the three long-term relationships I had been in and looked for a common thread for what didn’t work for me as I ended all three. Once I was clear on what it was that didn’t work for me in previous relationships and what I would like to have in a partner… I decided to try again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did end up meeting someone, we started chatting in mid-October and met in mid-November. It’s going very well, today is 2 months since our first date. I won’t say much more at this time as I don’t want to jinx anything! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moved back home<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

About a month or so after ending the relationship, I moved back home. I lived in Montreal for 10 years and I was finally ready to come back. I am now back in my hometown and see my family on regular basis as opposed to not seeing them at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I moved back to New Brunswick at the end of September and stayed with my mum and her husband until I found my own place. I moved into a house for rent at the beginning of December. It is an old house with a lot of charm and a decent-sized yard. I will definitely share more about this with time. For now, I will say that Bebe, Bowie, and I are really enjoying having a wood stove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh! And, during that time I also got a car. It is a used car but it works just fine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n