{"id":506,"date":"2007-11-03T17:25:07","date_gmt":"2007-11-04T02:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/erin\/?p=506"},"modified":"2007-11-03T17:25:07","modified_gmt":"2007-11-04T02:25:07","slug":"independent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/erin\/2007\/11\/03\/independent\/","title":{"rendered":"Independent"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I started my morning at Barnes & Noble knowing I could spend hours in that store and never get bored. I grabbed this new book – definitely chick-lit – before heading to the cafe part of the store. I was a bit disappointed to find that it’s past the pumpkin spice latte season, but I decided to be adventurous and try the new toasted marshmallow mocha. It was fine, not quite what I’d hoped for, but warm and fragrant. After deciding my beverage was drinkable, I opened up my new book and began to read.<\/p>\n

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This is when I had the realization that I missed this very act. It took a long time to get comfortable going out to dinner by myself, going to the theater by myself, and just BEING by myself while I consulted for SFA. But somewhere along the way I got used to it, and today I realized that I actually ENJOYED it.<\/p>\n

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Don’t get me wrong… that job was not right for me at this part of my life. Maybe again some day, but certainly not now. I have no regrets about returning to the classroom. I also couldn’t be happier to have more time with Bill, my sisters, parents and grandparents; I miss them all terribly when we’re apart. I guess it just came as a surprise to realize how comfortable I became\u00a0 on my own.<\/p>\n

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