I am just happy.
I am "just" a nurse. I am "just" a mom. I don't say that in a negative way. I truly mean it in a matter-of-fact way. In a positive, confident way, I am happy being a nurse and a mom. It wasn't until recently I felt true happiness to be just that. When I gave myself permission to be just a mom and just a nurse, I was able to be happy in the present. A weight was released, and I was able to start my life of happiness. I am not sure if there is irony in this, but it all hit me on my way home from the endocrinologist. I was in a place about the appointment. My endo doesn't usually point out my flaws of diabetes management because I do a mighty fine job of that on my own, but she did on this day. I spent the appointment defending myself, reassuring her that my numbers were shit because my insulin pump had fallen out of my chest pocket after work into literal dog shit. I have a new puppy at home. I can honestly say potty training the toddler was easier than