Hi Julia!
Everyday I'm thankful to be out of that JW hamster wheel! I have so much more time now to do things I like and want, and being mentally free to do things I want and like. I never realized how much "space" the JW took up in my head.
This summer was the first year missing a DC where I wasn't guilty for 2 weeks. I couldn't go to DC because of my health, so it was so liberating this year!
On a side note: We live in the southwest USA and the DC for this area are always around 4th of July, one of the hottest times of our summers. Going to DC in meeting clothes in summer was horrible. I laughed because this year that weekend when the DC was going on was 100+, I laughed because I thought of all the MS out in the parking lot having to direct traffic in the sweltering heat in full suits. Yup I said it, full suits. I don't know how many times I've seen the ambulance called because a brother passes out from heat exhaustion. Don't even get me started on having to leave and all the traffic being backed up and everyone in a hurry to get out of their. Oy Vey. SO GLAD TO BE DONE WITH THEM!