Since the separation, here is what I have accomplished solo:
- Secured my own apartment (first time living alone)
- Set up my own finances completely separate from my ex-husband including closing joint accounts and creating new individual accounts
- Changed my name with all of the important places
- Figured things out with my car such as charging, putting air in the tires, taking it through a car wash, getting the tires rotted, etc. (I so rarely drove in the last decade of our marriage that all things car related my ex-husband handled)
- Really expanded my social circle
- Participated in an improv class (this terrified me a bit but I did it and even performed at the student showcase!)
- Gone out to eat alone
- Gone to a show alone
- Prepared and filed my state and federal income taxes
- Discovered I love hip hop cardio but maybe am not cut out for jogging
- Applied and interviewed for a job in another state and started researching that city
- Managing the stress of layoffs, downsizing, furloughs, etc. at work
- Learned about investing and mutual funds in both non-tax deferred accounts and tax deferred accounts like my HSA and retirement accounts
- Gotten more comfortable chatting with and getting to know strangers while traveling
- Made plans to celebrate my birthday for the first time as an adult at the age of 44!
Ways I have traveled:
- Train (Amtrak)
- Cruise (Norwegian Cruise Line, Holland America Line with family)
- Car (approximately 5,300 miles and counting)
- Plane
US States I have visited:
- Alabama (Dauphin Island, Gulf Shores, Decatur, etc.)
- Arizona (Window Rock)
- District of Columbia (Washington, DC)
- Florida (Sanibel Island, St. Pete's Beach, Destin)
- Georgia (Atlanta, Jekyll Island)
- Louisiana (New Orleans)
- Maine (Portland)
- Massachusetts (Boston)
- New Mexico (Socorro, Ship Rock, Albuquerque)
- New York (New York City)
- South Carolina (Columbia)
- Utah (Moab, Bryce Canyon City)
- Wisconsin
Countries I have visited:
- Bermuda
- Canada
- Belize
- Honduras
- Mexico
Federal Lands (national parks, national wildlife refuges, etc.) I have visited:
- Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
- J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge
- Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge
- Little River Canyon National Preserve
- Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
- Arches National Park
- Canyonlands National Park
- Capitol Reef National Park
- Bryce Canyon National Park
- Zion National Park
- Petroglyph National Monument
Trips planned to:
- Puerto Rico and the Southern Caribbean
- Bahamas and Western Caribbean
- Arctic Circle including Norway and Scotland plus Paris and London
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