It's finally happening y'all

I made a post months ago about my husband being a complete dickhead about our son's Easter bunny pics and me needing to divorce him. Well, things gradually improved over that time, and I felt like we were finally mending things for the better. Then in August, shit hit the fan. The ADA petitioned for termination of parental rights, and we were served an eviction notice. In September, we had court for both things. We were granted 30 days in eviction court, and our DHS case was granted a continence. We were looking at apartments and found somewhere within our budget. We even looked into a sober living house that's run by our mental health services provider. Things between us continued to improve, but just days before our deadline, my husband and I had a minor argument and he decided he was done. Just like that. He left me to fend for myself, knowing that I had nothing to my name.

I squatted in the apartment over that weekend, gathering my essentials, making sure I only took what I knew I needed along with a few sentimental items. I left the apartment for the final time the morning of Oct 7th, stayed at my friend's for a couple nights, stayed at the homeless shelter for a couple of nights, then Oct 11th my luck changed. I'm so glad I went to group that Friday, because my PRSS called around and was able to get me into a sober living house for women THAT DAY. Shortly after, I had an interview with Insomnia Cookies and was offered the job which I took! Their new location doesn't open until Nov 11th so I applied for Murphy USA for some immediate income, landed an interview, and I'm just waiting on word about my start date! I'm also starting online college courses soon, pursuing my associate degree in digital marketing!! 🎉🎉🎉

I'm still worried about what will come of court on Wednesday, and I haven't seen my kids in 2 weeks (today will be 3), because the sober living house I'm at requires me to go to church every Sunday and that's the only day the foster moms have available. Getting a hold of my worker has also been a struggle. But I'm cautiously optimistic about my future, and I feel lighter than I have in weeks. Here's hoping that when I do file for divorce (which I will first chance I get), it won't turn nasty or get dragged out.