Move the Damn Needle Already

After
the loss of a loved one, we must endure the year “firsts.”  The first birthday, first holiday, first
anniversary of the death and so many more. 
I have come to realize that there’s also a year of “lasts.” 

As I
contemplate the start of my last year as a full-time member of the workforce, I
am excited about what I still want and need to accomplish and thrilled by many
of the pending lasts (the various administrative tasks that I’m happy to be rid
of).

I also
feel some dismay, stemming from my Read more