i never want it to go back.  

this quiet, this freedom and peace.  i don't understand how i ever did without.

the messes are mine, and i clean them because they are such.  i turn off the lights and go to bed at a reasonable hour not because someone is telling me to, but because i know it's healthy for me.  i cook meals not to feed others, but because i know i have to feed myself.

it's pretty much official...any doubts i had about leaving home have been pushed aside after this weekend.

i am so ready to be independent.  new chapter of my life, one month to go.