Write about something you thought was impossible, but then it happened anyway

I’m kind of tired, so this has to be a list, but what I would say if I expanded on it probably wouldn’t be that enlightening.

• Going to Mexico in 2012.
• Getting a “professional” certification around 2017. It wasn’t surprising that I passed. Just that I passed on the first chance. By the way, the certification did absolutely nothing to my nonexistent career. Glad I don’t measure everything in that way. But I did mention it to my current employer about 18 months ago when asking for a raise, and they said it didn’t matter, even though the subject matter is related. And they want to know why I will never have a high opinion of them…
• Seeing Gabby Bernstein live about 10 years ago. It wasn’t nearly as good as going to Mexico. I got to meet her, too. I’m no longer a follower of her or anyone who does that kind of self-help or spiritual stuff. But I don’t hate or anything. I just realized that what she teaches doesn’t work for everyone, even though it’s advertised as working for everyone.
• Adopting my first dog, falling in love. Adopting my 2nd dog, falling in love. I didn’t have dogs growing up, so this was a huge deal.

Oh wow, I just remembered that I let my professional certification lapse in 2025!* This is why I worry about my memory. I have a visual memory deficit and a bad working memory – documented by a neuro exam. But not remembering what happened in January of this year is indeed strange.

And I didn’t remember from typing all that out. I remembered, after looking to see if any jobs existed and then 30 minutes later it occurred to me…OH, I no longer have my TWO certifications (one after another).

Oh well, no jobs will exist in 2027. So, none of this really matters.

By the way, I let the certifications go because of the cost…of course! Why should I make less money and have to pay for TWO certifications when others get theirs paid for by their employer? That doesn’t make logical sense to me. The price kept getting high and corporations were paying. WELL, do I look like a corporation? Why am I having to pay the same price as corporations pay? I already pay more taxes than the average corporation so hell, no.