“We all get scared and want to turn away, but it isn’t always strength that makes you stay. Strength is also making the decision to change your destiny.” Zoraida Córdova

Upon reading the name of my blog, you may wonder what actually is a coddiwomple. The word coddiwomple itself is a slang word in English that means to travel in a purposeful manner towards a vague destination. In a way, I think it describes life in general as none of us are really promised any particular destination in our individual lives and the only thing we have control over is to travel along the way with purpose.

This blog is a tool to document my purposeful travels through life to a destination that is as of yet unknown and not anything I ever would have dreamed or imagined if asked even three years ago.

Let me get you up to speed… first of all, how did I get to where I am now? My backstory is one that could make me either a villain or a hero and I guess which one depends on your perspective. Who am I? I am woman who has experienced the underbelly of humanity in ways I have never wished and have witnessed the power and beauty of the human spirit during times of trial. I was in a situation in my personal life where I had to make the decision to fully live my life or not at all. I chose the former, resulting in a life-saving divorce, starting my masters degree in forensic nursing and taking a chance on myself by applying to law school.

After 25 years in nursing, most of which has been a hospice nurse caring for the dying, I am now starting my second year of law school. The dynamics in my marriage required me to give up child support and waive alimony so I could finally find freedom. As much as I love my apartment, it no longer fits my family or budget requirements, so I am moving. I am choosing to live as fully as I can, leaving nursing for a bit, moving into my small camper and heading south with the hopes to work as a scuba instructor and study law throughout the winter. I don’t know where I am going to end up, how it is all going to happen, or how I am going to be changed in the process. Please feel free to join me on my coddiewomple as I reimagine myself from who I was to who I may become.

A caterpillar must trust the process as their insides get all rearranged. They don’t know of the beauty awaiting on the other side.

Image created by ChatGPT… I am slowly learning.