Haven't felt this way in a long time

For the first time in months, I feel hopeful about the future.  Not only do I not dread it, I am eagerly anticipating what it brings.  Things have been going well for me lately and I have to keep believing that they will continue to get better.

As cheesy as it sounds, I came up with a perfect analogy for where my life is right now.  I am standing on one side of a river and I can clearly see my future and the life I want on the other side.  I've spent the last year wandering down the shore hoping to find a bridge that would take me to the other side.  But now I'm going to stop looking for a way across and put in the effort to build my own way across.  I'm going to do whatever it takes to get to the other side and the life that I want.

I'm going to not only kick ass at my new job to ensure raises and promotions, I'm going to continue seeking other opportunities that might lead to something better.  I'm going to drag myself out of debt this year and start setting myself up for financial success.  I'm going to pursue hobbies and interests that I've been hesitant to start or dive into.  I'm going to break the old habits that have kept me overweight and unable to live my fullest possible life.  I'm going to let go of the past and the remaining feelings from my relationship with Asshat and allow myself to not only be involved with other guys, but trust them to not rip my heart into millions of pieces.

My short term goals right now are:
*Walk to work all four days this week.  I skipped all of last week because of the weather, but temps are good this week.  The 35 minute walk does wonders for my energy the rest of the day.
*Finish all of my online training for work this week so I can hurry up and officially start working for real.
*Do all of the necessary paperwork and phone calls to manage my student loans by next Saturday.
*Research photography and cooking class options this week during the evenings.
*Go on a real life, honest to goodness date with a guy in the next four weeks before Valentine's Day.
*Buy a book this weekend and allow myself to jump into it and read until 5:00 am if I want to.

Time to start building my bridge...