{"id":813,"date":"2004-02-24T07:15:32","date_gmt":"2004-02-24T12:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amynews.com\/?p=804"},"modified":"2015-10-08T17:40:42","modified_gmt":"2015-10-08T21:40:42","slug":"muddle-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amynews.com\/2004\/02\/muddle-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"Muddle Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m muddling my way to full-time right now,<\/p>\n

And this phase brings with it a really strange feeling.<\/p>\n

On one hand …<\/p>\n

I feel an incredibly strong sense of determination …<\/p>\n

Along with a sense of ease and anticipation.<\/p>\n

But at the same time …<\/p>\n

I feel so alone.<\/p>\n

I’m not saying I’m lonely …<\/p>\n

I’ve got Shaft and Singer there for the asking, while The UnUsual Suspects and My Hobbits check in on me practically every day.<\/p>\n

What I’m saying is that even with all the support and greatness I have from my friends and family …<\/p>\n

Right now … I’m muddling through this all by myself.<\/p>\n

I’m responsible for everything at this point …<\/p>\n

And nothing I can say or share really conveys to others what it feels like to be in such a position …<\/p>\n

Many people can relate to the mix of emotions associated with getting married, starting a new job, moving to a new city …<\/p>\n

But few can comprehend the feelings and emotions one encounters as they are leaving behind an identity they’ve used for years.<\/p>\n

I feel like I’m right in the middle of a big pond of mud.<\/p>\n

And that as I look to my left, to my right, behind me and in front of me …<\/p>\n

I become well aware …<\/p>\n

At this point,<\/p>\n

I’m all by myself.<\/p>\n

Sure, my family and friends are on the side opposite from where I entered the mud pond … waiting for me,<\/p>\n

They can see me struggling,<\/p>\n

And will do practically anything to help me get to shore and out of the mud,<\/p>\n

But there’s not much they can do,<\/p>\n

Except shout encouragement and offer support from the side.<\/p>\n

It’s up to me now, to have faith in myself, and muddle my way to the other side.<\/p>\n

Step by Step.<\/p>\n

Muddy Splurt by Muddy Splurt.<\/p>\n

I’m so going to need a shower after this !! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m muddling my way to full-time right now, And this phase brings with it a really strange feeling. On one hand … I feel an incredibly strong sense of determination … Along with a sense of ease and anticipation. But at the same time … I feel so alone. I’m not saying I’m lonely ……<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[139],"tags":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":139,"label":"General"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"Amy","author_link":"https:\/\/amynews.com\/author\/amy\/"},"comment_info":11,"category_info":[{"term_id":139,"name":"General","slug":"general","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":143,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":775,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":139,"category_count":775,"category_description":"","cat_name":"General","category_nicename":"general","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amynews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amynews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amynews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amynews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amynews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/amynews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amynews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amynews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amynews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}