Casie Ellison
Jan 12, 20202 min
It's Monday,
and the end of winter break. Most parents are excited for today... I can't seem to be able to stop crying.
This morning at 7 am, my youngest boarded a flight across the country, to the other half of her residency.
5 months is a long time.
and it's a long time to go without seeing your baby.
sometimes, I feel like it's universally unfair- I've lost my mom and half of the custody of my child. It's a burden I wouldn't wish on my enemy.
I know, even though my tears keep flowing, she's smiling while she gets two holidays.
We're a blended family.
But, I just want to be held.
..the way I wish I could hold her.
and I can't.
But this is my burden,
I can't sit in it.
Tomorrow is Tuesday, and it's business as usual.
I'm out of coffee creamer.
Chicken wings sound amazing... and I just renewed my subscription to Netflix.
I think I'll sit home tonight.. for once, it's Monday and I'm not manic.
I don't want to do much of anything.
... but it is Monday....
and Publix serves my favorite soup tonight.
In celebration of our #LOVEYOURSELFIE2020
Which will be held on February 9th, 2020 and hosted at Aveda Institute Tampa Bay we will be posting a FACE A DAY.
Every single day, we are faced with something new.
A new diversity, a new challenge- a new victory.
And every single day- we grow.
80% of the success is showing up-
The willingness to show up changes us. It makes us a little braver each time.
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