On changes beyond control.

Life really does change in a second. I say that all time, but the full weight of it didn’t strike me until Maddie’s accident. That’s a universal truth, I suppose, that you really never know how you’ll react or feel until it happens to you. If you had told me a tragic accident would have upended my life as I knew it, I would have scoffed and never truly considered all the aspects of my life that would be altered. I’ve been cranky and overwhelmed all week, but now that plans are coming to fruition, I feel more at ease.

My leave from work was approved. I have to get observed tomorrow, but that’s fine. I can’t expect the world to stop just because mine has. Tomorrow’s my last day for a while, and I will miss my students and my colleagues, especially those that are more like friends. I’ll be back for the last day of the school year, which is actually awesome timing the more that I think about it. I could have made my return date September 1st, but that would have negated Ireland as a possibility for next year and I really am trying to keep that option open. Life can change from one second to the next, as I said at the start of this post.

After my last day of work before my leave, my realtor scheduled a photography session so my listing could go live over the weekend or the beginning of the next week. I’m going to spend some time with friends, too.

I’m leaving for Florida Saturday morning. I’m driving down and I’m going to try and drive straight through. Then it’s day by day.

Because life can change in a second.

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