I am not a playbook.

Feeling lost and free, I started thinking about my in between time, not as a dead end to escape, but as a space worth exploring. And with that mindset, I quickly became reacquainted with an old friend and ally: curiosity. Not having a clear playbook to follow opened a world of possibility. I paid attention to the conversations that energized me and the topics that drew me in. I took online courses. I attended workshops. I bought books for pure pleasure. Although the while, I freelanced to maintain a source of income. I felt like my old self again, and I loved her. I wasn’t falling off a cliff. Rather, I was living in my own Choose Your Own Adventure novel.