2016 marked the year I decided to document my experience as a single mother who was unapologetically independent and enjoying life with my daughter, all while living paycheck to paycheck. While my financial situation may not have been ideal, it came with a sense of freedom. People often define happiness and security as a relationship status, and friends and family often thought I was strange because this wasn’t my main agenda.
I didn’t have to escape to the beds of strangers to feel secure, or waft in the feeling of euphoric chemical bliss to feel, well, euphoric. That’s not to say that before that point I always made the right choices. It took a few years to get into my groove and begin being the person I was proud my daughter looked up to.
To those of you who followed my adventures while living in Spain and traveling through Europe with my daughter while teaching English, thank you. I must apologize for my three year hiatus. Life has changed in positive ways but I had to figure out how to format our new life with my current blog. I have changed the name of my blog from “Free Spirited Single Mom” to “Free Spirited Mom Life.” After being divorced for 10 years my former ex-husband and I re-connected and got re-married in February of 2020.
We all know what happened a month after that; the world shut down. Literally. While this should have been a time of creative exploration for me to continue writing, I just couldn’t find the words. With so much going on in the world, being a wife again, and trying to figure out how to be a more organic family, I was slightly overwhelmed and felt creatively blocked.
One of the best lessons I took away from being a single mom was how to be unapologetically independent and my newly married self didn’t like relying on someone. In fact, my daughter still tells me how awesome she thinks it is that I taught her that she doesn’t have to rely on a relationship to get by in this world. It literally warms my heart to hear those wise words come out of her mouth.
After two years of being re-married, my husband and I have found our groove. We are completely fine having date nights as well as watching different television shows in different areas of the house. I promise it is okay for you and your significant other to be apart at times.
Getting re-married isn’t the only change. I have made a significant career change this year. I am now a licensed real estate agent in the state of Tennessee, and I’m super excited. I am with the SimpliHom brokerage.
Stay tuned for more content. My plan is to post weekly with both my blog and my new YouTube channel. I’m also going to change the title and the logo a bit but I wanted to start writing again instead of waiting another four years. Wow. I can’t believe I went from weekly posts in my travel blog to nothing. Life is all about learning and making positive changes!