I had a very turbulent year thanks to the many moving parts of early to not so early transition.
Let me start off by saying I started going full time on May 3rd, 2012 (thanks to losing my job) . On October 5th I moved to a much more accepting city. By January, 2013 I started to feel a financial pinch and accepted another roommate. By April, the old roommate started doing drugs and becoming abusive. In May, my unemployment ran out and I tried as hard as possible to find a job, and my other roommate got fed up with the behavior of the first roommate and moved away (she was a good friend of mine too, I miss her). We were just scraping by with our finances and it was an extremely trying time for me. Through July, I remained unemployed and my roommate started to become physically threatening, so I had to move out. Another friend offered to help me out while I went through this rough patch in life. I'd given up hope of finding employment. Literally 1 week later I found a job. The rest of the year I have been building myself up.
I'm writing this because 2013 has been an extremely difficult year for me. However it has been the single most rewarding year of my 31 year life. To think I could pick myself up and move to a place that I'm much happier at in the middle of unemployment and get stable after trying to pick myself up for a year, it's rather inspiring. I'm very proud of the path I've been able to stay on. I've learned much this past year and have experienced a side of life I really needed to experience.
Thank you, 2013. You have been very fertile soil in my life. I will miss you, and will always remember how a great challenge in life can come with very worthwhile rewards... thanks to you!!
