I agree with you 100% on this. The real hard work is beginning now and this is the time that I am going to need to most support I think. I am not real sure I am on the right road yet but I do agree that the conversations are encouraging.
NOW is where the hard work - truly hard work - begins. You HAVE to take everything she said at face value. Don't look into ANYTHING positive or negative. Take it as a great conversation and leave it at that.
This is going to be hard for me because I am not known for patience so this is surely to test me. Your sitch has inspired me not to give up and continue so please check in often and evaluate my progess and give me good critique, you can start with the update I am going to post after this
