T minus a month or so...

Do you smell that? That clean, crisp new scent in the air? It's not the rain, it's the smell of a fresh start right around the corner. I, for one, could not be more thrilled for the refreshing change. Meticulous planning and careful purchases will help create a woman's domain: candles, pyramid trunk, vintage artsy room divider, 4 post bed...I, sincerely, cannot wait for the time when I can go home, and not only have it be my home, but have it be quiet and calm. I will be able to watch what I want, when I want, without the masculine griping and moaning. I will be able to study without having to remind anyone that I'm doing so. I might just have peace at last!

This does not come without abject fear. Leaving the pseudo comfort of a life on hold, of someone always being there when you get home. All of this will disappear as soon as I leave. But if I don't leave, I may never. I've seen woman after woman become content with men that don't treat them well enough, who settle for the sake of settling...out of fear or some crazy sense of social pressure. I don't want to be one of those women. I don't want to settle because I am too afraid. I want to live. Even if it means alone--eff it! I'll live alone in a bad-ass apartment!