Kelly Clarkson, sing to me!

Yes, of course I found a song to say words better than I can!

A patch of blue sky ahead...

This week was one of those that you just want to sleep through. I dreamed my way through Monday and Tuesday sicker than I have been in a long time. I finally took a day off work to let my very upset body rest a little bit. I wish that I could have enjoyed not showering, not worrying about make-up, hair or doing one thing at all but I was that sick. Thursday I had to go to work sick or not, yes that is the life of a teacher, and it seemed like every physical ailment that my body could or does produce hit me that day (sorry for the TMI but yes, Aunt Flo stopped by also) and to it another very emotional day. Luckily it was a short day and today, Friday, was a work day with no students. I left came home and slept before my night class further breaking the record for number of hours slept in a week during the school year (I think by Thursday, starting with Sunday night, I was at 46 hours, not joking :) great huh?!) By this morning, I was feeling better, and not being aware of it at the time, today was the day that the clouds would break and the sun would shine through. I spent all day at work getting things organized there and was off by 3. If you weren't outside this day, it was a beautiful spring day and the sun was shining. I out of nowhere, finished a project laying on my floor since December, cleaned up my room and felt great literally almost bouncing around to the next task. It sounds like I haven't been happy at all the past few months, which is not true, but I really felt today was a start of something new. Tuesday night, I closed a very loved and cherished chapter of my life and was so unaware of how much I needed that book to be shut completely and stored away. While the pain of that now over part of my life is still there, I feel like the sun is really shining today and I am proud to finally be able to say that this storm cloud has passed (I don't want to gloat too much so that the next cloud doesn't come too quickly :). Today is one of those days, that I just could not pass up the opportunity to write about the joy I feel and thank my Heavenly Father for sticking by me during all my crying, whining and moping. "This too shall pass..." words that are so hard under the rain cloud, but so hopeful in the sunshine. For all that read this, thanks for being a part of my life. Whether I see you always, sometimes or hardly ever, know that you are special to me and you have helped me be who I am today.