I returned from Vegas on early Monday morning, slept for just a couple hours and was in the office at 8..... It was quite a whirlwind weekend. After work I picked up my daughters from daycare, and headed home. It was Tuesday that opened an entirely new door for the 3 of us.
The girls father is in the Marine Corps. He has been re stationed and we knew that he was going to be moving soon, but I didn't know when. He called on Tues morning, and asked if he could take them to lunch. I said that was fine (rather out of the ordinary for him, and he just had them for 4 days over the weekend.)
Shortly after he dropped them back off at daycare he informed me he had said goodbye to the girls. And that he does not anticipate seeing them until August, right before he ships out to Afghanistan.
At that moment, my heart ached for my girls. They adore their dad, and he just took them to lunch and said goodbye. That's it?Just like that, he's walking out of their lives.
So I did some soul searching.... I live in a place that I have no strings. No family here, just friends, and a stable job. So, WHAT's NEXT?
I realized that some of the things that have made me feel the most accomplished, the most inspired, and at my best are the times, when I have uprooted, and taken on a whole new challenge. Change of scenery.... city, job, friends, location. The whole package.
But looking back, those were all times when I didn't have children, l was single and free. So now I ask myself, can I really do that again. My girls have only ever attended one day care. That is all they know.
So I guess that leaves me with more decisions. Yet it has become much easier for me! He is gone now, so I will be in peace with any decision I make. I will know that I am not the one who took the girls away from him! And ultimately that took an elephant size load off of my shoulders.
Here's to my girls' future....... and to my decisions that lie ahead~
As I posted in a previous post, I decided to relocate myself and my two girls about 160 miles away.
Initially I was considering moving, so one day on my lunch break I called my mom to talk to her about the move, but she wasn't home. So I called her cell phone..... I asked what she was doing and she said, "shopping at Costco"
That was all I needed to hear. You see the town I'm looking to move to is about 45-50 min away from my Mom's town. And Costco is in the town I'm considering moving to. Some may have said this was "ironic".... but to me this was SYNCHRONISTIC, this was one of those whispers..... If she is willing to drive there just to go to Costco, she will drive there just to have dinner with the girls and I or go to the park, or shopping with us.
So I hung up the phone and knew my answer. I proceeded to tell my landlord, and my boss that I was moving.
I proceeded to put some solidification into place. I began searching for day care's, housing, and a new job. I initially thought I would leave in the end of June, but I had no attachment to anything.
Long story short, the last apartment complex I looked at was amazing, they were helpful and friendly, they just so happened to have a special running AND they had an apartment available, ground floor on June 15...... I found an incredible day care, and they happened to have TWO openings for my two girls beginning on June 17..........
So all I had left was to secure a job.I had been checking one website frequently, there was a position available that I thought would be ok.... I finally decided to go apply for that, to obtain a job and get into the area.... I went back to that website and I only saw TWO WORDS ON THE WHOLE PAGE. Commercial Loans..... Which is what I currently do! I applied immediately~
END RESULT: They offered me a job, start date.... JUNE 17
So I'm en-route....... U-Haul loads on Sunday~ and this journey begins.
I'm all moved in; just about 4 or 5 more boxes to unpack (of course they are the random things I don't know what to do with )
I must say I have become quite good at this moving process.
Tomorrow is a big day: I start my new job, and the girls go to their new daycare... all at the same time!
I have learned how incredibly resilient children are. My little princesses have had a tremendous amount of change. Not only have I taken them from the only day care they have ever known, not to mention their friends, I've now moved them out of their house, slightly changed the climate, and basically moved them to the city.
And it all is aligning perfectly!! It's all baby steps towards our journey.
My intuition told me it was time for all of this change, and I listened. I don't recall that I ever doubted it. So within that process I was manifesting EXACTLY what I required.
And WOW is all I can say!
Today was my first day at my new job. Couldn't have made a better choice. My new company is absolutely amazing. Completely in line with things I love about the profession I'm in. I think it is going to be an excellent place for me.
At that same time it was my daughters first day at their new day care. That too was absolutely amazing. They told me, "Peace Out Mom" and went off to play with their new friends. They fit in very well, and their teacher says they had a great day!
So when in doubt LISTEN to your intuition. Life will happen exactly as it is supposed to! Ask for what you want, and manifest what you require.
Once upon a time, about 6 ½ years ago I followed my intuition and really had no idea that that was what I was doing! Or really what intuition was!
It was Christmas Eve, and I had my wisdom teeth removed. (not the best day to do that!!) Well I was back at my Mom’s house, lying on the couch, drugged on pain killers watching tv.
*A little side note….. I had graduated college with my bachelors, took my first job in my area of study and did not like it…. So I had moved back in with my parents and was working odd jobs to just get by….
Not only was I bored, I was feeling uneasy with the fact that I had graduated college and had no idea where I was going or what I was doing!
So as I flipped the channels I turned to the Hawaii Bowl Football game…. I thought…. Hmmmm HONOLULU……
Well long story short, I did just a small amount of research, packed two suitcases, and got on an airplane on Jan 3!!!!!! Just 10 days later!!!!! Talk about a light load, and a lofty dream!!
I landed in Honolulu; my bags didn’t make it….. Talk about a strange feeling. No one waiting for me, in fact I did not know even one person on the island! I had reserved a hotel room for 5 nights, so that was where I was headed.
Now the first couple days, I had TONS of tremendous emotion. Not only had I just up and moved to an island…. Where I did not know one person, I did not have a job, and I did not have a place to live. As I made my way through that first 48 hours, I learned more about myself, grew as a person, and stretched myself further than I would have ever thought possible.
Within 10 days of being there, I had found an apartment to share, I found a job, bought a car, but most of all…… I found an inner strength in myself, that I never knew existed.
I ended up living there for almost 4 years!!! And what an incredible experience it was! I got married there, and had 2 amazing little girls, both born in Honolulu. Looking back, I now know it was indeed my intuition telling me to go. It was exactly what I required in my life at that time. A big change of scenery, and a new found ME!!!
I had the pleasure of going to visit the town I moved from just a couple months ago over this weekend. I ran into a few familiar faces, and had some wonderful conversations.
Yet, I looked around a there were a few situations that when I look back at now......
It is such a gift, that my prayers at the time were not answered.
Because, if those prayers would have been answered, I would not be on the journey that I am today. I would not be living my life with excitement, passion and purpose...... And I most likely would not have made the move that I did. Which by the way has been one of the best things I have done!
As a young girl this song never made a whole lot of sense to me. However as my life progresses, as I see things more clearly now. I KNOW, in my heart that EVERYTHING HAPPENS EXACTLY AS IT IS SUPPOSED TOO!
I trust, that even though it seems to make no sense in that moment, when our prayers do go unanswered it is because there is something or someone better coming along!
As we journey through this life, I ask that you take a moment......
A moment to breathe........
A moment to trust....................
A moment to believe in the journey we are on........
A moment to build our courage and stamina........
For someone, somewhere, a higher power of some sort, really is looking out for us!
As the song says, "Some of God's greatest gifts, are unanswered prayers"
With Gratitude, Forgiveness and Empowerment~
Crystal
I live in a place that I have no strings. No family here, just friends, and a stable job. So, WHAT's NEXT? 
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If she is willing to drive there just to go to Costco, she will drive there just to have dinner with the girls and I or go to the park, or shopping with us. 
.I had been checking one website frequently, there was a position available that I thought would be ok.... I finally decided to go apply for that, to obtain a job and get into the area.... I went back to that website and I only saw TWO WORDS ON THE WHOLE PAGE. Commercial Loans..... Which is what I currently do! I applied immediately~ 
I landed in Honolulu; my bags didn’t make it….. 
Talk about a strange feeling. No one waiting for me, in fact I did not know even one person on the island! I had reserved a hotel room for 5 nights, so that was where I was headed. 
And what an incredible experience it was! I got married there, and had 2 amazing little girls, both born in Honolulu. Looking back, I now know it was indeed my intuition telling me to go. It was exactly what I required in my life at that time. A big change of scenery, and a new found ME!!! 
