Far Too Long...

I am back and extremely sorry for the insane delay between posts! Swear to you though, there was good reason.

Back in May, I was hired as a Morning Producer for WTOL in Toledo. Yep, that meant I got to go back home and be with the family!!!

My emotions were very mixed though.Yes, I was going to be back in Michigan, close to family. However that of course meant I had to leave WFXT, my Fox Family, The Commune and my most cherished of friends.

In the end, I knew this had to be done though. A major part of my depression was not being near family. The stress of trying to work out times to see them, missing pretty much every holiday and birthday; it was really wearing down on me.

So here I am, back at home and doing remarkably well.

The new job is great! My coworkers are insanely nice and brilliant. It is quite a change for me though. In smaller markets, there is a lot more the producer needs to do. Basically everything from producing to writing to researching on our own. It's quite a lot. I have done each of this jobs before both in Detroit and Boston, but never all at once in such a capacity. Though it is overwhelming at times, I am extremely grateful to have wonderful coworkers who all work as a team and we all help each other out.

It is also quite exciting to find out that my new health insurance is very helpful when it comes to my therapy and medications. All my psychological care is COMPLETELY covered with this group. That alone was such a relief I wanted to cry when I found out. In Boston, I was paying $40 a visit for up to 4 visits a month between my two doctors, not to mention the $100+ I had to pay monthly for all my meds. They understand that sucking my bank account dry does NOT help with anxiety and depression right?!? So yeah, can't wait for that to kick in, but finding myself a new therapist who I click with is gonna take a bit, and my insurance doesn't kick in til July. So fingers crossed I don' have to go too long before finding a good match.

On top of all that, I am 1 week... yes 1 WEEK away from going to Washington DC with the AFSP to speak to lawmakers about our mission. I am so grateful for this experience and can't wait to get my story out.

Then right after that... BACK TO BOSTON BABY!!! So happy to get to see my friends again and participate in the Overnight. I am also so thankful for all my friends who have asked if they could walk with us, even though they didn't sign up. They just want to be there with me and support this cause that is so dear to my heart. I am truly so lucky to have all these amazing people in my life.

So as you can see... so far, so good! My next mission here in Michigan is to find my own place, which has actually been quite fun. With the cost of living so low here, I am actually looking at homes rather than an apartment. A real place to call my own, to decorate, to demolish, to rebuild, to grow in. I've decided to stay here in Milan near my family. It's less than an hour from my new job, and obviously an area I love. I feel it will work out wonderfully.

So once again, many apologies for not writing sooner. So many times I would sit and want to write, but this new schedule has been difficult to get use to, but I'll manage. And I promise to get back to writing more often.  :)