tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951591334534129741.post8881553882861390691..comments2023-06-09T05:27:24.197-05:00Comments on LovelyKnits: Attitude AdjustmentKnittin' Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05206371672892409658noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3951591334534129741.post-63240368851613358962012-05-30T11:44:51.020-05:002012-05-30T11:44:51.020-05:00Christine, I can completely relate to how you'...Christine, I can completely relate to how you're feeling, and everything you said in this blog entry. Even though I was up for moving to New Jersey when Adam was offered his job up there, I *loved* living in Richmond and would have stayed there forever. <br /><br />Once we moved to Jersey, things just started falling apart. There were certain aspects of it I liked (mostly, being in close proximity to NYC), but I hated just about every moment of our six years spent there. <br /><br />We spent four and a half years looking for a church, and when we finally found one it succumbed to politics and our beloved pastor and his wife left for a church in Texas. <br /><br />We never really found good friends - they always stabbed us in the back or moved away right after we met. I finally found an amazing group of knitters I could call friends after five years. <br /><br />Jobs - oh, God, the struggles I had with jobs and bosses. <br /><br />I was seriously depressed and anxiety-ridden for the last two years we lived there. But I knew there *had* to be a reason we were there. I still don't know what it is to this day, but my faith is strong enough that I know there is one. Adam doesn't necessarily agree with me, and I honestly think it was harder for me that he hated it even more than I did. I'm naturally a very optimistic person (or at least I used to be), and Jersey sucked it all out of me. With nobody to help pull me out of it, I just sunk deeper and deeper until I didn't even recognize myself anymore. I think I'm slowly emerging with every good thing that happens, but most days I'm still that unhappy Jersey girl.<br /><br />All this to say - you'll make it through. Just focus on the little things that bring you joy, and try to ignore the things you hate. Make a life for yourself that makes *you* happy (and your beautiful girls, of course), and find a way to be content. Much easier said than done, but you have God on your side; you can do anything!Mrs. Homesteaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935308634934812654noreply@blogger.com