Update on Life's Chaos

Hello everyone,

I just wanted to write up a quick update. I know I haven't posted any photos for Project 365 and for this I apologize. However I have good reason.

On the evening on January 31st, my purse was stolen right out of my car, out of my yard. It really amazes me the extent that people will go to in order to get a couple bucks out of someone. I've had a lot of time to think these things over- such as how important everything in my purse was to me, and how completely unimportant it was to whoever stole it. Realistically, they probably took anything they could sell or use to take money out of my accounts with, but the rest of it? Well my MAC makeup, my favorite necklaces, my pocket knife I've had for years, my brand new cell phone I'd just received only a month earlier, my older (though in perfect condition) cell phone I was planning on selling, all the business cards I've been collecting over the years of important contacts I needed, my driver's license, my SS card, my work IDs, my comp passes to Universal, my car registration and proof of insurance- I could go on- all of these things are probably laying in a garbage can somewhere (...well... probably not the cell phones...).

Now I'm stuck spending my days making phone calls of cancellation, waiting in long lines at government buildings, and suffering through random bouts of tearful fits- and all for what? Twenty bucks?? That's all they got out of me (as my online banking transaction history told me). Was it worth it? Was it REALLY worth it? And that's the biggest problem I'm having. Of course it wasn't worth it, but there's absolutely nothing I can do. And that's the worst feeling in the world.

So what do I do from here?

I've decided to not allow this situation to completely take me over. If I do that, then the terrorists win (:p). Instead, I wake up each morning with hopes that whoever felt the need to steal something valuable beyond money to me- begins to lead a life of blessing and prosperity. I'm deciding to see this as a fresh start for myself. Out with the old, in with the new. Starting over from scratch. It's not easy, and I'm not saying I'm enjoying any of it, but it's what I've decided to do, and I'm sticking with it. Otherwise, what's the alternative? Well, I'd rather not allow myself to go there, even mentally, so we'll leave it at that.

All this to say, I've had to take a break from Project 365 because of the circumstances, but I will hopefully have everything back to normal by the end- if not mid February. Thanks for your understanding and keep creating because your creativity can't be stolen from you.


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