New Chapter

So I have literally two days left with James before he moves back to Indiana. As I've mentioned before we've decided to stay together but no one can deny that there will be 900 miles between us, so I ask you all for your prayers and thoughts that we make it through this time. I know he feels a bit like he's starting over, new apartment, new job, new life, which can be a bit overwhelming. I'm trying to see it as an opportunity, an opportunity to better myself physically (no more excuses that I just eat what James eats...HELLO he's like 2 feet taller than me!), mentally and spiritually. One of the opportunities I am most excited (and nervous) about is learning how to be alone. Since I was literally 2 hours old, I needed to be held nonstop. Lin would cry until somebody put her down, I would cry until somebody picked me up. I get bored by myself in like 3 minutes. Now I knew that one day, in the far far distant future, I was going to have to make nice with myself, but I didn't expect it to be so soon! So that's what I'm going to do. Learn to be alone with myself. And like it. Without being on the computer, phone and watching TV at the same time as a distraction. Without accepting (and this is sure to come) Katy's offer of coming to stay for a weekend since I'm heartbroken. Love you Katherine, but I've got to do this. Or just spending every waking moment with my Mom and sister. Sigh. Solving world peace may be an easier thing for me to accomplish.

Oh well. I will be able to fall in love again with photography, which is always a mistress (mister? what's the male equivalent?) thrown to the wayside as soon as I get otherwise distracted. To jump start this new frame of mind, I'll post a few oldies but goodies. Maybe soon I'll have more newbies but goodies!