As many of you know, I've been separated for 4 months now. I'm just finishing a 2 week summer holidays and it has been the first, for some years, without Ex or former SS7.
Well... it wasn't easy. I stayed "home" for most of the time (I live close to the seaside, so going to the beach is not a problem) but took a 4 day roadtrip and went to a place I'd never been, also on the seaside. Though I looooooooved not having to listen to "daddyyyyyy" 500 times a day and being able to establish my own routine (or lack of), seeing amazing things for the first time without having Ex there was odd and uncomfortable. I ususally say that everything is prettier if seen in the reflection of the eyes of the one you love and certainly that's how I felt.
Nevertheless, it was a landmark and I think I'm ready to move a step further: I'm looking for a more permanent place to live, where I can feel at home. It just sank on me that I'm a single woman and I'll be so for a while, so I better move on!