How Can I Begin To Explain?

If a deep,detailed explanation as to why I haven't posted in a while is what you're looking for, I'm sorry.
I'm not going to disclose that information due to the sole fact that it is far too much to explain, but I will give you a quick summary.
I started practicing as a licensed nurse in December of 2012 and have been working since.  I am going tomorrow to see about getting into a transitional program to get my license to be a registered nurse.  I am excited and I'm hoping for the best.  I was also in a relationship that lasted a little over a year.  It was a great relationship for the most part and we are still friends.  I am not a child anymore, therefore I do not choose to act as one.  I would rather converse as an adult and keep friends rather than stomp my feet and throw a fit and ruin friendships.
Along with relationships and working and all that exciting stuff, there's been a fair amount of tragedy.  With myself as well as with other family members and friends.  I've lost friends, made friends, had a lot of medical problems, watched family members struggle with medical problems, and much more that has shaped who I am today.  I like to fathom that everything happens for some reason, so I will not dwell on the hardships we struggle with.  All you can do is move past them and hope for the best.
On a much lighter note, there has been a new addition to the family.  Her name is Nala :]

I know, I know, she's adorable.  Aaaand much bigger now than she was in that photo.  But yes I do have 3 cats now.  They are not all mine, the other two are mainly my parents', so I don't feel like a crazy cat lady just yet.
But picking up where I left off before the adorable kitten took my attention away, yes, there is a lot going on in my life.  I am attempting to make things work between an old ex of mine.  I'm trying to get back into school.  I'm thinking more about the future rather than just short term, so I feel like I'm giving myself a good push.  But to help with that, and everything else, I'm going to start seeing a therapist.  I always looked down on people that had to attend counseling or see a therapist but I believe that I could really benefit from it.  Plus, what is there to lose?  Except the money in my wallet.  But that's beside the point.
I do not know what the future holds, nor do I wish to know.  I feel that things will work out in the long run and the journey getting there will be hard but worth it.  Because if things came easy, you would never appreciate them.  That's all for now.  I will try to write here more often.

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