Today is my Birthday 

Have you ever woken up and- for some reason- been in a good mood all day?  That's how I've been feeling all day today.  I can't attribute it to anything in particular since it's my day off and I've been doing what I always do on my day off- catching up on errands/chores I don't have time for during the week. 

Maybe it's the fact that the rain is finally moving on and the sun is peeking out.  Or maybe it's because I found out my stbx has to pay more in child support than we originally thought and it makes me feel relieved.  Maybe I won't be too financially strapped after this divorce after all!  Or maybe it's because I went down to the courthouse to talk to a lawyer about this confusing paperwork (we're doing our own) and got a little bit of help.

When I came home from doing errands this afternoon I found someone had left a birthday present for me on my doorstep.  That was very sweet and a mood lifter in itself.  But most of all, my good mood is probably because it is my birthday and instead of being depressed and all alone my whole family is coming over tonight with food and cake to celebrate.  When you're going through a divorce and feeling run down and invisible to everybody else, it's so helpful to feel that there are people out there that still love and care about you.