@melissa, @pud - thanks for the encouragement. Man, I feel like an old wise guy now. Maybe it's being out of the emotional pursuit, but I'm doing great. I used to get mad, frustrated, upset, panicky - now, I still have feelings, but I might just get a little sad or hurt, but I move on.
@Wonka - the thing that I think is interesting and I was not prepared for is that the journey AFTER R is so long and hard. I know a bunch of vets warned me, especially NTX. I keep reminding myself that I've been on this path since late June, with an earnest desire to better myself, and W just really started maybe 3 weeks ago.
Debating moving to Piecing; get out of the way of new folks, and maybe see if some peeps over there can tell me what to think!