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*** CLOSED *** January 24: How Have You Changed in 13 Years (Journaling)

Thanks for the great challenge Lisa.
I was stumped for what to write about for a bit (as there were a lot of subjects I could cover over the past 13 years) but as we drove home from the markets this morning we saw a line of parents outside a shop waiting to get their kids uniforms for the start of the new school year. I said to my hubby, I don't miss those days at ALL and I'm so happy that we can do what we like on a Sunday morning! Then I had an AH HA moment.... and the page was born :giggle
MOC13 Jan 24 - How Have You Changed in 13 Years - Amandac

MOC13 Jan 24 - How Have You Changed in 13 Years - Amandac

 
Thank you for the challenge!
2013

2013

January 24: How Have You Changed in 13 Years (Journaling)



2013 has been an important year for me, in many aspects. First of all, I had a surgery (myomectomy) in October. Back then, I was struggling with infertility and heavy menstruations. Thanks to this surgery I was able to get pregnant naturally and give birth to my daughter in 2016. Around the same time, I took a sewing class and bought a sewing machine. This helped me enormously with myhandmade business. And it was in that sewing class that I got to meet one of my best friends. I'm not an easy person when it comes to getting to know other people or becoming friends with them. I'm really socially awkward and I struggle when I'm around many people, or even worse many and new people.. I remember seeing her on our first lesson; she was doodling owls in her notebook (owls were a big trend then!), and I thought to myself "She looks like an awesome person. I wish we were friends!". And we became friends indeed. I don't remember anything else from that time, but 2013 was a year that really shaped who I am now, in January 2026.
 
myka said:
Whelp - this was difficult, but also cathartic - it's been a journey & I'm grateful the worst is behind me.
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#24 Where were you 13 years ago
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@myka bless you for your courage in sharing this, never mind living through it. I am so sorry this happened in your life and so happy that your faith sustains you. Thank you for your honesty. May I ask where the current photo of you was taken? It looks beautiful!
 
Even though I didn't write and this is how I have changed, I hope it's easy to see/read how I am shaped by the changes around me. Thanks for the challenge that allowed me to revisit the past
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