The further I get into this transition to the rest of my life, the more I understand how it is a process not a “giant step” from one state to another. Experiences that seemed daunting when I started – like making peace with my waist-loss – are now in the past, but new challenges that I hadn’t anticipated – like reconfiguring friendships – have cropped up. I feel older, yes, and even a bit wiser, yet each new development catches me by surprise.
As the current picture fills in, I am …